Beijing Naihaizi wetland park, part of which was converted from a landfill, opened to the public on Sept. 26, Beijing Times reported.

The whole park, which is located in the south of Beijing and covers 11.7 square kilometers, will be the largest wetland park in Beijing upon the completion of the second phase in 2012. The first phase cost 600 million yuan.

Nanhaizi Park is located in the Da Xing District along the No. 5 Ring Road and it includes a glade landscape zone, an imperial culture zone, an ecological zone for leisure and a preserve for milu, a species of deer unique to China.

This wetland area will aid in water filtering, enhance the quality of downstream water and be a supplement to groundwater, according to Li Guangxi, deputy director of Da Xing District Bureau of Landscape and Forestry.

The first phase of the park is combined with the original Milu Garden to create an ecological zone for milu covering 2 square kilometers. Wire gauze, instead of the original wall, allows tourists to watch milu in the distance or enter for free.

Before construction, the pond in Nanhaizi was filled with garbage, which polluted soil and underground water. In creating the park, the garbage was stacked to make hills and scenery to avoid pollution.

Construction waste was separated to be reused. Debris with a diameter length longer than 20 centimeters was used to form a hill. Waste between 10 centimeters and 20 centimeters was used for road bed construction and waste shorter than 10 centimeters for pavement.

The hole, which was once used to bury garbage, was excavated, waterproofed and filled with purified water. Fish and water plants were then added.

An exit on the south of No.5 Ring Road was specially opened for the park and parking spaces for more than 1,000 cars were built.

"Next, we will reconstruct the New Palace, Old Palace and South Palace [based on historical records]," said Liu Chun, Party Secretary of Da Xing District Bureau of Landscape and Forestry.

Nanhaizi Park was once an imperial park for five dynasties, but it was changed into Southern Farm after New China was established.

Nanhaizi Park is the first important ecological project of the South Beijing Plan, which was scheduled in 2009 and includes subway construction, education, medical care, shanty town transformation and ecological transformation.

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