City Seaview
Located inside the Crab Island Resort past the Lido Hotel, the 60,000-sq-m City Seaview is a favorite with water park fans, with the largest man-made beach and wave pool in all of China. Stake out a spot under a coconut tree with a book, build sand castles or dive into the humongous waves. On weekends, there's even a live band. 60 yuan per person.
1 Xiedao Lu, 10 minutes from Lido Hotel, 8433-9689
蟹島路1號(hào)
Caribbean Lagoon
Designed by the same company that is behind Disney Water Adventures, Caribbean Lagoon includes wave pools, gargantuan slides, water rides, picnic areas and restaurants for an entire day of summer fun.
With more than 100,000 sq m of slip-and-slide magic, it is one of China's biggest and best water parks. Whether you're looking for the adrenaline rush of a supersonic slide or a lazy inner tube sojourn, you'll find it here. 75 yuan per person.
118 Quanshuitou, Yanxi Town, Huairou, 8528-8966
雁棲鎮(zhèn)泉水頭118號(hào)
(China Daily August 10, 2009)