New tourist park with deer to open in Baotou

A tourist park in Baotou containing thousands of deer is set to open to the public in spring with work on the main structure recently completed, according to a Jan 10 Baotou Daily report.

The park, located in Jiuyuan district, will cover an area of 440 mu (29.3 hectares). A total of 200 million yuan ($30.66 million) will be spent on the project.

The park will have deer sheds covering an area of 30,000 square meters, plus a 150,000-square-meter sightseeing area and a museum highlighting the influence of deer on Baotou’s culture (as Baotou is also known as Lucheng, literally a place with deer).

Sika deer and New Zealand red deer will soon be introduced to the park. 

Some 4,500 sika deer and New Zealand red deer are to be introduced to a deer park under construction in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo/Baotou Daily]