Lianhuashan Park
Lianhuashan Park | |
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Area | 150 hectares (370 acres) |
Created | 1997 |
Status | Open |
Lianhua Hill ('Lianhuashan') | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Liánhuā Shān |
Wade–Giles | Lien2-hua1 Shan1 |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | lin4 faa1 saan1 |
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]
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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
- ^ "Lianhuashan Park, Lotus Mountain, Shenzhen Attractions, Shenzhen Guangdong Tours - Easy Tour China".
- ^ "Places Archives".
- ^ "Sina Visitor System".
- ^ JSTOR 43196946
- ^ "Retrospective Exhibition of Teng Wenjing's Works". Guofeng Art. 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Macao Chief Executive Visits Shenzhen". People's Daily. 15 November 2000.
- ^ "Premier Li Keqiang pays tribute to Deng Xiaoping". China Daily. 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Xi presents flowers to statue of Deng Xiaoping in Shenzhen". Xinhua. 14 October 2020.