Chongqing Surveying and Mapping Culture Park, the first surveying and mapping themed park in Chongqing, has completed construction and is open to the public for free, reporters learned from a landscape bureau in Liangjiang New Area on March 8.

Chongqing Surveying and Mapping Culture Park entrance gate.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

With the theme of surveying and mapping, the designer adopted sculptures as its form of expression and combined the cultural landscape with its surrounding environment, demonstrating the profound history and culture of surveying and mapping in Chongqing, China, and the world.

Located in Liangjiang, the park covers an area of 200 mu (13.33 hectares). There are theme sculptures, running tracks, and lakes, joining together to create a pleasant environment with various functions.

"After reconstructing and upgrading the former Qingyu Sports Park, this new park facilitates the popularization of sciences and offers a place for learning as well as relaxation," a manager with the landscape bureau said.

Based on the features of its land formations, the park has a layout of "one road, one ring." "The road of mapping culture", its main road, is in coordination with the "ring of mapping time", the lane around a lake, with various scenic spots scattered between them.

One spot along the road of mapping culture seen by park visitors.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors got to learn about the achievements of surveying and mapping, representatives in this field, its equipment, as well as its historical development.

Topography is an important part of China's cultural heritage, and the park, with its comprehensive and interactive functions, is a park as well as an outdoor topography museum. It enriches local residents' lives while improving Liangjiang's landscape.

People enjoying their time in the park.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]