Yes, we can understand the words that are coming out
of your mouth -- Jackie Chan says he's going to open a
theme park in Beijing. (File photo)
Jackie Chan is giving fans in China a new way
to get personal with the Hong Kong-born kung fu
superstar.
A theme park dedicated to the 59-year-old is under
development in Beijing, reports state media.
Dubbed the Jackie Chan World Park, it will contain five
major themed areas and various cultural exhibition
centers filled with items Chan collected over the years,
including four antique Chinese wooden buildings.
Entrance to the park will be free but visitors will have to
buy tickets to enter some of the attractions.
No opening date has been given.
Chan, who is referred to as "Cheng Long" in China,
confirmed the launch of the park on his official Weibo
account last week.
According to the People's Daily, Jackie Chan World Park
will be built in the Beijing suburb of Yizhuang. Once
popular with Chinese royalty for hunting, it's now
home to Beijing's Economic and Technical Development
Area.
Shanghai is also due for some Chan exposure.
The Jackie Chan Museum -- construction began in 2008
-- is due to open this year, though a precise date hasn't
been set.
The museum is set in a renovated factory in the
Changfeng Ecological Business District (CEBD) in
Shanghai's Putuo district, beside Suzhou Creek.
Chan says that while the Shanghai museum will be used
for displaying thousands of movie memorabilia he
collected over the years, the Beijing theme park will be
used to exhibit his personal collections.
"I wanted to buy everything when I was young, but now
I want to donate whatever I have," he posted on Weibo.
"One person's happiness can't compare to the joy of
all, only culture lasts forever."
Chan, who began acting in Hong Kong in 1962 at the
age of five, crossed the Pacific to become a household
name in the West in the 1990s thanks to comedic
martial arts performances in Hollywood films like "Rush
Hour" and "Shanghai Noon."
Though he's said in recent interviews he's going to lay
off the stunts that made him famous, Chan continues
to act, direct and produce films.
Comments
Post a Comment