During Thanksgiving weekend, I went to Lianhua Mountain Park in downtown Shenzhen to get out for some fresh air and exercise. It’s Shenzhen’s main and most central park. The park has a lot of open spaces, winding paths, picnic spots, and flora. I had to take a bus and the subway to get there but it was worth it. As you can probably see from some of the pics below, even though it was late November, the weather was still warm and flowers/plants are still in full bloom. Lots of Chinese flying kites. At the top of the mountain via a slightly challenging walk is a bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping; this area is the focal point of the park and you can get a bird’s eye view of the city. Deng is striding forward and looking over the city. The statue was erected in 2000. Deng was a Chinese politician, statesman, and diplomat. Deng was a reformer who led China to a market economy. He’s considered the ‘father’ of Shenzhen and was the force behind the development of Shenzhen as a Special Economic Zone. Near the park are shopping, a library, museums, and concert halls.
How beautiful! My kind of place....I'd love to go for walks there.
ReplyDeleteif i remember i think i like this old man from our chinese history tapes. was he the one that died before mao? what a beautiful park and love the temple facade and the pathways and flowers. you know when you leave china, i will miss these blogs. you are a little chinese tourism agency. now i really want to see china.that is the problem with an interesting blog.......you dont want it to end.
ReplyDeleteno...deng died 20+ yrs after mao...
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