Capture both city wall and trains in this park!
Located on the north side of the City Wall North Road and south of Longhai Railway Line in Lianhu District of Xi'an, Longhai Line Railway Theme Park is the first park in Xi'an themed on railroad culture.
Here the elements railroad are far more than the visual decoration, but the historic memories embedded in the park.
Lanzhou-Lianyungang Railway, simply called Longhai Railway, was firstly built in 1904. The line runs east-west, linking Northwest China, Central China and East China, and is one of the "three horizontal and five vertical mainline railroad networks" in China. It currently travels through the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi and Gansu.
In October 1905, the construction of Bianluo Railway started; in September 1912, the Beiyang government signed a loan contract with Belgium to build Longhai Railway, which was based on the Bianluo Railway, extending to both the east and west directions; in July 1953, Longhai Railway was put into operation. Longhai Railway starts from Lanzhou Station in the west and ends at Lianyungang Station in the east, with a total length of 1759 kilometers.
Bianluo Railway: the name of Longhai Railway at the beginning of the construction. With the extension of the railway, the name went through changes over time, finally settled as Longhai Railway.
The Longhai Railway witnessed a hundred years of Chinese history and its substantial development. From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present, every major historical event in China can be traced via this railroad.
Parks are the carrier of historical and cultural heritage, and also a crucial part of people's daily life. In the park, there are sculptures made from train wheels, steel rails decorated with flowers, and resting pavilions built by renovated green carriages. Every scene is closely related to the railroad. Now with the opening of this railroad theme park, the citizens of Xi'an can trace the memory of the railroad right beside the ancient city wall, surrounded by twittering birds and fragrant flowers.
Citizens enjoy leisure in the park, which is well facilitated with fitness equipment.
From an aerial angle, the Xi'an City Wall, traveling trains, Xi'an City Moat, Circular City Wall Park, and the Longhai Railway Theme Park together presents a fascinating ecological canvas.
The Longhai Railway Theme Park not only enhances the green landscape but also incorporates railroad culture and fitness settings, creating an unconventional scenery.