LumDimSum Discovery: Make a Splash in Chaoyang Park

As awesome as the Tuanjiehu Pool is with its fake beach and giant wave machine, it really does not offer me much other than visual amusement and a very mesmerizing picture of local Chinese culture (a very, very different scene than I would see at an outdoor pool party filled with Westerners ie the Riviera Pool Party).

In seeking out a nice outdoor pool, I much prefer to avoid the crowds and proper lanes so that I can actually swim laps. As you can see from the photo attached, Chaoyang Park now offers multiple pools including a massive Olympic sized pool with swimming lanes!

Although the open space pool is pretty packed in with people flapping around, the Olympic sized pool just behind was surprisingly relatively empty. Even more surprising, not only were the swimmers in this pool relatively serious, the poolside tanners were hardcore about their sun exposure. Men in tiny speedos were spread out like I’ve never seen.

Only RMB 18 to enter with lounge chairs available to rent (an additional RMB 15), the pools at Chaoyang Park gives Beijingers a much needed, easily accessible outdoor pool for some fun in the sun.

LumDimSum Snapshots of Chaoyang Park’s Pools:

Note: Most of these photos were taken at sunset (close to closing time), hence the lack of flappers in the water.