Noah's Ark (Hong Kong)

Main entrance of Noah's Ark, Hong Kong
Noah's Ark beachfront of Tsing Ma Bridge
a side View of Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark under construction.

Noah's Ark is a tourist attraction located on Ma Wan Island in Hong Kong.[1][2] It is an evangelical Christian theme park centred, according to its own materials, around the themes of nature, art, education and love. The overarching theme of the park is a creationist narrative.[3]

History

Noah’s Ark opened to the public in May 2009.[4][5]

Attractions

The park's centrepiece is the world's first full-size simulation of Noah's Ark. Alighting from the ark are sculptures of 67 life-size pairs of exotic animals, birds and creatures. The ark is, in fact, a multi-storey building where visitors may book a stay in either a hotel or a youth hostel located on the top floor.

Within the park is a nature garden alongside the existing natural landscape, where native trees have been preserved along the terraced paths. The park features amusements designed for young children together with a menagerie of small animals (mostly reptiles) in small display cages. There is also an obstacle course, climbing, and outward bound type courses.

Evangelism

Inside Noah's Ark the main attraction is a multimedia experience, including a 180-degree wide-screen theatre. The multimedia experience begins with an introduction to Judeo-Christian teaching from the time of Moses and features an imagined 'reconstruction' of the Holy of Holies complete with the Ark of the Covenant. There are guides who lead the audience through a series of theatres and galleries designed to convey messages about the challenges that the Earth and humanity are facing today.[6]

The suggested solution to said problems is an acceptance of the Christian God and Biblical teaching. The multimedia experience concludes with a history of the Bible with emphasis on the dissemination of the Bible in China. Elsewhere within the park visitors are likely to come across staff playing the role of the Holy Family being pursued by others dressed as Roman legionaries.

References

  1. ↑ "Noah’s Ark Brings Fiberglass Tigers, Rainbow to Hong Kong Beach". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Hong Kong Tourism Board
  3. ↑ Rory Boland, Noah's Ark Hong Kong Creation Museum, About.com, .
  4. ↑ http://www.hongkongextras.com/_noahs_ark.html
  5. ↑ Noah's Ark
  6. ↑ Brief information on Noah’s Ark at Ma Wan

External links

Media related to Noah's Ark Hong Kong at Wikimedia Commons


Coordinates: 22°20′53.5″N 114°03′41.6″E / 22.348194°N 114.061556°E