| Lianhuashan Park | |
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 Lianhuashan Park and skyscrapers within Futian CBD in the distance | |
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| Location | Futian,Shenzhen,China |
| Area | 150 hectares (370 acres) |
| Created | 1997 |
| Status | Open |
| Lianhua Hill ('Lianhuashan') | |||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 莲花山 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蓮花山 | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Linfa Hill | ||||||||||||
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Lianhuashan Park (Chinese:莲花山公园;pinyin:Liánhuāshān Gōngyuán;lit. 'Lotus Hill Park') is a hill andurban park inShenzhen,China, inaugurated in 1997. It is located at the northern end of theFutianCentral Business District and covers an area of 150 hectares (370 acres). It is within walking distance fromChildren's Palace Station of theShenzhen Metro.[1][2][3]
A 6-meter-high statue of formerChinese leaderDeng Xiaoping stands on a hilltop at the center of the park and dominates the monumental perspective ofFutian, marking the northern end of an axial composition that evokes urban design patterns of Imperial China.[4]: 1514 It was created by sculptorTeng Wenjing[5] following a 1995 decision by theShenzhen Municipal Committee to erect a memorial to Deng that would be inaugurated on the 20th anniversary ofShekouSpecial 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 ofCCP general secretaryJiang Zemin.[4]: 1513
The statue shows Deng walking briskly, a reference to his words that "The step ofreform and opening-up should be bigger."[6][7]: 111 On its pedestal is acalligraphy by Deng's successorJiang Zemin.[8] The statue is 6 metres tall and weighs six tons.[7]: 111
The statue was visited byPremierLi Keqiang in 2015[9] and by CCP general secretaryXi Jinping in 2020[10] as they paid homage to Deng's role in Shenzhen's development.
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