Beijing’s green lung video
WenYuHe Park is being showcased as Beijing’s largest 'green lung' — roughly 30 sq km with 600+ plant species and 47 rare species — in a 3+ minute social video. (x.com) The clip is getting attention for the park’s biodiversity and open‑space value in the capital. (x.com)
Wenyuhe Park stretches across three Beijing districts — Chaoyang, Shunyi and Changping — forming a cross‑district ecological corridor at the Wenyu, Qinghe and Xiaoqinghe confluence. (news.cctv.cn) Construction moved beyond the initial demonstration phase in 2025: the park’s second phase was completed and the full park was scheduled to open to the public on September 29, 2025. (news.cctv.cn) Planners designed the site as a “平急两用” flood buffer with a maximum flood‑storage capacity of about 12 million cubic meters to hold stormwater during extreme events. (news.cctv.cn) The park includes five ecological water‑corridors, ten wetland patches and roughly 350 hectares of permanent water surface that are maintained using reclaimed water and linked to urban water reuse goals. (news.cctv.cn) Officials report the park’s recorded species list has grown rapidly — registering over 880 plant and animal species with roughly 200 added in five years — and about 9 square kilometers (30% of the site) managed as near‑wild habitat for biodiversity recovery. (news.cctv.cn) The Chaoyang section of Wenyuhe Park won the Gold Award in the Environmental Sustainability Projects category at the 2025 LivCom Awards, citing its landscape, climate response and green‑economy practices. (english.beijing.gov.cn)
