AFP report
A Hong Kong businessman said on Monday he was planning to build China’s first Bible-themed amusement park, with construction to start next year if he gets approval from authorities in the communist state.
Mr Leung Moon-lam, founder of logistics firm China South City, said he and some fellow businessmen were working on the final blueprints for the US $659 million (S$912.7 million) tourism project in China’s north-eastern Liaoning province.
Mr Leung, a devout Christian, said the Harmony World park would feature high-tech attractions to tell the stories of Chinese and Western civilisation.
Some of the items would be based on Bible stories, including Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and Noah’s Ark.
“It would not make sense to talk about Western civilisation without mentioning the Bible,” he told AFP.
“I believe we are the first as I have not seen any theme park in China which presents the history of Christianity. It just goes to show how much more open China is today,” he said, adding that other religions, such as Buddhism and Taoism, would also be showcased.
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