URBAN dwellers will have a new option for a weekend getaway in the Pudong New Area.

The Heqing Country Park, nearly as large as 3,500 standard football fields, will be built along the coastal line in eastern Pudong, which is described as the city’s first seaside country park, said Pudong’s urban planning and land administration.

The new park, bordering towns of Heqing and Zhuqiao and G1501 (A30) and S1 expressways, is a rural retreat and seaside tourism resort, offering two in one. People can spend their holiday, hold events, and enjoy sightseeing. One of the main attractions of the park will be a series of water sports, like canoe.