--- title: "Beijing" description: "Beijing’s modern amusement history includes a major park developed beyond the historic city center.The story behind the day outA modern theme park in the capitalHappy Valley Beijing opened in 2006 in Chaoyang District. Beijing’s official tourism account describes a park organized into themed areas, including Wild Fjord and Lost Maya. The development brought rides, performances and designed landscapes into a coordinated setting. Its history is a different chapter from the capital’s imperial gardens and heritage attractions: this was a new entertainment environment built around the theme-park format.Sources & further readingBeijing Tourism · Happy Valley historical backgroundHistorical sources checked 25 October 2026." canonical_url: "https://thmprk.com/region/beijing/" markdown_url: "https://thmprk.com/region/beijing/index.md" language: "en-US" content_type: "taxonomy_archive" taxonomy: "job_listing_region" term_id: 223 page: 1 --- # Beijing Beijing’s modern amusement history includes a major park developed beyond the historic city center. The story behind the day out ## A modern theme park in the capital Happy Valley Beijing opened in 2006 in Chaoyang District. Beijing’s official tourism account describes a park organized into themed areas, including Wild Fjord and Lost Maya. The development brought rides, performances and designed landscapes into a coordinated setting. Its history is a different chapter from the capital’s imperial gardens and heritage attractions: this was a new entertainment environment built around the theme-park format. ### Sources & further reading - [Beijing Tourism · Happy Valley historical background]() Historical sources checked 25 October 2026. 1 published places. Page 1 of 1. - [Happy Valley Beijing]() · [Markdown](); location: Beijing, China. Canonical source: https://thmprk.com/region/beijing/