Spectacular pictures show China’s £1 billion VR park

Astonishing images of a ground-breaking virtual reality theme park due to complete in south-west China have been revealed.

Curious gamers will be able to travel to the future, battle with dragons, fly to space, or live alongside aliens through virtual experience.

One of the most impressive features is that the attraction will have a gigantic Transformer statue which measures 53 metres (174 feet) in height.

The immersive experience VR park will be unveiled to the public in October and is situated in Guizhou province, Chin

Spectacular: The impressive Transformer statue is a massive  174ft tall constructed out of a whopping 750 tonnes of steel

Spectacular: The impressive Transformer statue is a massive  174ft tall constructed out of a whopping 750 tonnes of steel

Spectacular: Construction of East Valley of Science and Fantasy has started and it is scheduled to open to public in December

Spectacular: Construction of East Valley of Science and Fantasy has started and it is scheduled to open to public in December

View of the construction site of the virtual reality theme park Guiyang city where visitors can live in a world alongside aliens 

View of the construction site of the virtual reality theme park Guiyang city where visitors can live in a world alongside aliens 

The Transformer statue is built by 750 tonnes of steel – the weight of two Boeing 747 planes – and cost a mega 100 million yuan (£11 million) to construct.

The theme park is called the ‘East Valley of Science and Fantasy’. Its first phase, called ‘Alien Base’, is scheduled to be complete in December.

The theme park attraction is part of a massive 1.3 square kilometres (320 acres), 10 billion yuan (£1 billion) project being developed by the Oriental Times Media Corp’s animation unit which is listed on the Shenzhen stock market.

However, the new venture will be devoted to virtual reality movie making, with a cutting-edge media research and development center.

The attraction site will be able to give the opportunity for gamers to fights dragons, live alongside aliens and ride on UFOs

The attraction site will be able to give the opportunity for gamers to fights dragons, live alongside aliens and ride on UFOs

Immersive: VR helmets and other gadgets will be handed out to visitors to the theme park and can 'interact with environment'

Immersive: VR helmets and other gadgets will be handed out to visitors to the theme park and can ‘interact with environment’

A spokesman for the park reveled that VR helmets and other gadgets will be handed out to visitors to the theme park so they can ‘interact with the environment’. 

The VR site will give players a more lifelike feeling than playing video games.

Additionally, the park will feature China’s first VR roller coaster and 13 pavilions showcasing different UFOs, which can help children explore outer space in a digitally immersive way.

An impressive birds-eye view of the newly constructed attraction where gamers can wrestle with dragons and travel in space

An impressive birds-eye view of the newly constructed attraction where gamers can wrestle with dragons and travel in space

The mega  theme park site in Guiyang will be part of a larger 1.3 square kilometre, 10 billion yuan (£1 billion) project in China

The mega  theme park site in Guiyang will be part of a larger 1.3 square kilometre, 10 billion yuan (£1 billion) project in China

Aerial view of the mega construction site shows the impressive strucktures of the immersive themed virtual reality  park

Aerial view of the mega construction site shows the impressive strucktures of the immersive themed virtual reality park

A giant model of a Transformer is on display at the construction site of the virtual-reality theme park in Guiyang city, China

A giant model of a Transformer is on display at the construction site of the virtual-reality theme park in Guiyang city, China

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