Day 35 - Theme Park

My friend arranged an outing with our tour guide to the local theme park. There were many exhilarating rides, and on the flip side, there were also rides which cater to the young. After a fun time at the park, we took a public train to Han Kou where we had lunch and lots of shopping! Nightfall, we boarded a ferry and headed back home!


Theme Park
Their amusement park is a combination of a normal park for elderly citizens and a theme park with rides. Each ride comes at a different price, and is paid individually per ride, instead of a standard ticket for unlimited rides.


Viking
This ride is designed for people who want to conquer their fear of heights. Every time the viking heads forward, I can feel my heart floating in the air.


Roller Coaster 360
It's really breath-taking to ride one of these on a cool morning, where your hair will stand on ends due to the cold rush of air. It is amazing that the tracks they used are strong, and that boosted my confidence in their level of safety.


Bell Boy
Looking after all their belongings!


Public Train
Their train system works slightly the same as Singapore's 10 years ago. Purchase a magnetic coin relative to your destination, and tap it at the gates. Upon exiting, insert the coin in the gates whereby the coin will be eliminated and the gate will open.


KFC Delivery
Bicycles attached with huge containers at the back for KFC fast food delivery. Whereas in Singapore, we use motorcycles.


Ferry Terminal
In order to go back to our hostel, we have to cross over from one side of the river to the other, and we did so by taking a ferry. Even people on motorcycles are allowed to ride up on the ferry!

REFLECTIONS

I expected China's theme park to have extremely exhilarating rides, or rather more thrilling than Singapore's. In the end, it turned out that the theme park is mainly an amusement park for children or for family-oriented outings. I did not dare to sit a few rides because the system itself looks like it could give way at any moment due to its old age. In Singapore, safety is our number one priority, and proper maintenance and quality checks of rides are done every night.

China is such a huge country, and traveling from one side of the river to the other requires to be transported by a ferry. In Singapore, one can just travel over a bridge to the other side of the river.


Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death.
-James F. Bymes