Safari park cable car opens in Guangzhou

Asia's first cable car line at a safari park was officially put into use in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on Wednesday, allowing visitors to see the forest and animals right under their feet.

A cable car line opens service at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on Wednesday. photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn

The Chimelong Safari Park, owned by leisure tourism and hotel service operator Chimelong Group, opened the 3 km-cable car facility after two years of planning and construction.

"Clear glass flooring and zero-noise, eco-friendly designs allow visitors to observe the animals with minimal disturbance to the animals, with a 720-degree vantage point," said Dong Guixin, the safari park's general manager.

Since its trial operation in January, the cable car line has attracted a growing number of visitors who are keen to observe the animals from a different angle, according to Dong.

"Visitors can take a bird's eye view of antelopes wandering on the opening field or zebras running across the grassland while waving their hands to greet the swans, parrots, pandas and koala," Dong said.

The Guangzhou-based safari park is home to the triplet giant pandas, who were born early in 2014, a rare development in the protection of giant pandas.

The cable car line has three stations, named for the triplet giant pandas: Mengmeng, Kuku and Shuaishuai.