Chongqing Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Lego discovery center and the world's first marine life museum will have a chance to flower in Chongqing. On March 20, Merlin entertainment, the world's second largest operating company of tourist attractions, opened its business in the UK The group, together with Hong Kong land group and China Merchants land, held an intention signing ceremony to cooperate with Hong Kong land Yorkshire project and changjiahui project, which is a joint venture between Hong Kong land and China Merchants real estate, and introduce three major entertainment brands of Merlin: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, marine life Museum and LEGO discovery center to Chongqing. Experts believe that the implementation of these three major projects in Chongqing will greatly enrich the connotation of Chongqing's tourism and enhance its international city image, which is an important witness to the development of Chongqing's tourism industry and the promotion of its city status.

Chongqing Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Chongqing Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is located at 133 Nanbin Road, Chongqing, next to the French Navy barracks, in changjiahui shopping park. It is located at the intersection of Yangtze River and Jialing River, facing Chongqing Grand Theater, overlooking Chaotianmen square, echoing Jiefangbei CBD and Jiangbei CBD. The venue covers an area of about 2000 square meters, with an average tour time of 1-2 hours. It was officially opened on September 10, 2016.

The origin of the project

On March 20, 2014, Merlin entertainment, the world's second largest operating company of tourist attractions, was established The group, together with Hong Kong land group and China Merchants land, held an intention signing ceremony to cooperate with Hong Kong land Yorkshire project and changjiahui project, which is a joint venture between Hong Kong land and China Merchants real estate, to promote Merlin's three major entertainment brands: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Ocean Exploration Center

LEGO discovery center was introduced into Chongqing.

Project significance

Barry Cox, director of new business development in Asia of Merlin entertainment group, said that Chongqing Madame Tussauds Wax Museum will be the first in Southwest China, the fifth in China and the 16th in the world. The implementation of the project in Chongqing will greatly enrich the connotation of Chongqing's tourism and enhance its international city image, which is an important witness to the development of Chongqing's tourism industry and the promotion of its city status.

architectural composition

The Chongqing Branch of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is located in the riverside commercial cluster of changjiahui, Nanbin Road (next to the French naval barracks) to be built in 2016. At that time, Chongqing citizens will have the opportunity to have zero distance contact with international first-line stars such as Andy Lau, Fan Bingbing and Michael Jordan.

As for the size of the Chongqing Branch, it is not "composed of three floors and basement, divided into five exhibition floors" that has been hotly discussed by microblog before. The person in charge of Hong Kong land said that the specific size of the exhibition hall will be determined according to the later planning of changjiahui business cluster.

On April 8, 2016, Liu Xiaoqing unveiled her wax figure. This wax figure is based on Liu Xiaoqing's classic image of Wu Zetian in "the sun and the moon in the sky" in 2006. It was created by British artists. Liu Xiaoqing, a Chongqing native, became the first celebrity to enter Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Chongqing.

The exterior style of the building reproduces the unique historical features of old Chongqing. The area for sightseeing in the museum is divided into two floors. From the entrance to the first exhibition area, the first thing you can see is the wax statue of Chongqing film queen Liu Xiaoqing, who is deeply loved by the audience. She is dressed in Empress Wu Zetian's costume to welcome every visitor with the world's hegemony. Around the goddess Liu Xiaoqing, Dazu stone carving, one of the ten cultural symbols of Chongqing, is specially restored.

Theme exhibition area

There are eight theme exhibition areas in the venue, including "global film and television", "sports heroes", "TV studio", "world leaders", "world civilization", "behind the scenes Tour", "music pioneer" and "star show Nanbin".

Address: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, 133-9 Nanbin Road, Nan'an District, Chongqing

Longitude: 106.5645865

Latitude: 29.5408098

Opening hours: 10:00-21:00

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