A site known for its dinosaur relics will soon be home to a theme park for the prehistoric creatures in the Tongguling area of Maoming city, south China's Guangdong Province.
The area is made up of several hills and has yielded many dinosaur egg and bone fragment fossils.
Tongguling is also covered with unusual red sandstone stratums belonging to the late Cretaceous period when dinosaurs thrived. Some scientists believe the stratums may still contain complete dinosaur skeletons.
The theme park, to be created at the suggestion of the local culture management department, will serve for relic protection, scientific research and tourism.
Besides the dense dinosaur sites, Tongguling also boasts of scenic landscapes and luxuriant greenery.
The Tongguling area is located about five kilometers south of Maoming city in the west of Guangdong Province.
(Xinhua News Agency November 25, 2002)
