Lianhuashan Park
Lianhuashan Park and skyscrapers within Futian CBD in the distance
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LocationFutian, Shenzhen, China
Area150 hectares (370 acres)
Created1997
StatusOpen
Lianhua Hill ('Lianhuashan')
Simplified Chinese莲花山
Traditional Chinese蓮花山
PostalLinfa Hill

Lianhuashan Park (Chinese: 莲花山公园; pinyin: Liánhuāshān Gōngyuán; lit. 'Lotus Hill Park') is a hill and urban park in Shenzhen, China, inaugurated in 1997. It is located at the northern end of the Futian Central Business District and covers an area of 150 hectares (370 acres). It is within walking distance from Children's Palace Station of the Shenzhen Metro.[1][2][3]

Statue of Deng Xiaoping in Lianhuashan Park

Statue of Deng Xiaoping

A 6-meter-high statue of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping stands on a hilltop at the center of the park and dominates the monumental perspective of Futian, marking the northern end of an axial composition that evokes urban design patterns of Imperial China.[4]: 1514  It was created by sculptor Teng Wenjing[5] following a 1995 decision by the Shenzhen Municipal Committee to erect a memorial to Deng that would be inaugurated on the 20th anniversary of Shekou Special Economic Zone.[6] As the project generated controversy, the statue was kept for some time in a warehouse while its fate remained unclear, until it was eventually unveiled in November 2000 in the presence of CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin.[4]: 1513 

The statue shows Deng walking briskly, a reference to his words that "The step of reform and opening-up should be bigger."[6] On its pedestal is a calligraphy by Deng's successor Jiang Zemin.[7]

The statue was visited by Premier Li Keqiang in 2015[8] and by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping in 2020[9] as they paid homage to Deng's role in Shenzhen's development.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lianhuashan Park, Lotus Mountain, Shenzhen Attractions, Shenzhen Guangdong Tours - Easy Tour China".
  2. ^ "Places Archives".
  3. ^ "Sina Visitor System".
  4. ^ a b Carolyn Cartier (August 2002), "Transnational Urbanism in the Reform-era Chinese City: Landscapes from Shenzhen", Urban Studies, 39:9 (9), Sage Publications: 1513–1532, JSTOR 43196946
  5. ^ "Retrospective Exhibition of Teng Wenjing's Works". Guofeng Art. 2019.
  6. ^ a b Zhao Juan (August 2013). "Parks as Soft Location Factors". In Uwe Altrock; Sonia Schoon (eds.). Maturing Megacities: The Pearl River Delta in Progressive Transformation. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 304.
  7. ^ "Macao Chief Executive Visits Shenzhen". People's Daily. 15 November 2000.
  8. ^ "Premier Li Keqiang pays tribute to Deng Xiaoping". China Daily. 5 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Xi presents flowers to statue of Deng Xiaoping in Shenzhen". Xinhua. 14 October 2020.

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