中国的矿山公园

Mine Parks in China


The list of 中国的矿山公园 (Mine Parks in China) or even National Mining Parks, is a project which was started by the government in 2005. The idea was to transform former mines into parks which draw tourists, domestic as well as foreign. Most of the parks have a mining museum and a show mine, but also parks, trails and some even have theme park like rides. There are even some parks which use the space for something completely different, like a botanical garden or zoo.

The official list of Mine Parks in China contains 72 mines in three batches. 14 parks were developed on completely closed mines between 2005 and 2012. Others use abandoned parts of still operating mines.

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