Lianhuashan Park

Coordinates: 22°33′18″N 114°03′00″E / 22.555°N 114.05°E / 22.555; 114.05
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Lianhuashan Park
Futian, Shenzhen, China
Area150 hectares (370 acres)
Created1997
StatusOpen
Lianhua Hill ('Lianhuashan')
Hanyu Pinyin
Liánhuā Shān
Wade–GilesLien2-hua1 Shan1
Yue: Cantonese
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Lianhuashan Park (

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

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. ^
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  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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