A Hello Kitty theme park has been proposed for construction in Huzhou, a city on the east coast of China.

Due to open in June 2013, the park will be constructed over a 328 acre site. 3D animation and other high tech attractions are in the pipelines, as well as retail areas for official Hello Kitty items.

Hello Kitty is incredibly popular throughout Asia; the Japanese government last year "appointed" the brand as its tourism ambassador to China and Hong Kong. The Hello Kitty online game and new 3D animated series have become popular around the world and in Beijing last year Hello Kitty's Dream Light Fantasy stage musical also opened.