New chocolate theme park in China will include replica of Great Wall
A photographer shoots up close a replica Terracotta warrior coated with chocolate powder during a press event for the World Chocolate Wonderland theme park in Beijing, China, on Friday.
Chocoholics, rejoice! A chocolate theme park opens next week in Beijing that will feature life-size replicas of the Terracotta warriors and a slice of the Great Wall of China.
The 215,000-square-foot “chocolate wonderland” opens Jan. 29 near the Olympic stadium.
“Even though chocolate in China is not as popular as it is in Western countries, we hope to promote the chocolate culture and market in China,” Zheng Yaoting, general manager of the firm running the park, tells the Global Times.
The newspaper says the chocolate items will be displayed at five temperature-controlled indoor areas and two outdoor sites.
Park organizers hope to lure a million visitors before April, when warm weather can be downright discouraging for chocolate products. It will reopen in January with new displays.
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