Blank canvas for Shijingshan game park

A Disney-like animation empire is to be created on the ground of a State-owned machinery company and the local government is soliciting an urban planner to draw up the blueprint, said Shijingshan district governor.

Zhou Maofei said on Saturday that an animation and game park is to be built on the site of Beijing No 2 General Machinery Co, which went bankrupt in 1992 and was incorporated into the steel giant Shougang Group. Shougang is moving its steel production to Hebei province, so the land is now available.

Zhou said the park aimed to become a focus for animation and game companies. At present, Chinese game companies including Nasdaq-listed Changyou.com and Perfect World Co Ltd are already located in Shijingshan district.