The first theme park on the Chinese mainland, Splendid China is a
great success that led to a rush of theme park construction across the
country. The largest miniature park in the world was built on 30
hectares over four years when Ma Chi-man, general manager of China
Travel Service (Hong Kong) Ltd., came up with the idea in 1985, after
he was asked to develop the OCT area.
Here 84 replicas of ancient
Chinese buildings, natural landscapes and folk residences have been
constructed on a scale of 1:15. Among them are the Great Wall of China,
the Forbidden City, the Temple of Confucius, and the Three Gorges along
the Yangtze. A walk away are the China Folk Culture Villages built two
years later, consisting of 24 life-size ethnic villages representing 56
nationalities of China. The two parks merged Jan.1, 2003.
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How to get there?
Many busses go here, close to Window of the World: Shennan Thoroughfare, OCT, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Buses:21, 26, 54, 59, 79, 109, 113, 204, 209, 210, 222, 223, 234, 245, 319, 324, 327, 365, 367, 373
Admission Fee: CNY 120 (including the ticket for China Folk Culture Villages)
Opening Hours: 09:00 to 18:00
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