Lianhuashan Park
Public park in Shenzhen, China
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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]
| Lianhua Hill ('Lianhuashan') | |||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 莲花山 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蓮花山 | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Linfa Hill | ||||||||||||
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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][7]: 111 On its pedestal is a calligraphy by Deng's successor Jiang Zemin.[8] The statue is 6 metres tall and weighs six tons.[7]: 111
The statue was visited by Premier Li Keqiang in 2015[9] and by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping in 2020[10] as they paid homage to Deng's role in Shenzhen's development.