This is a fun place which recreates 24 ethnic minority villages from throughout China in downtown Shenzhen.  The villages present ethnic architectural styles, folk customs, art and music, attempting to reflect the rich folk customs and culture of China's various nationalities.  Various replicas of scenic spots are here including a stone forest from Yunnan and a coconut forest from Hainan.  You can choose to walk around the villages, cycle or take a boat trip.   Just spend an afternoon or morning to learn something about the many nationalities living in China!  There's a huge folk song and dance party here every evening.

Splendid China
Located next to China Folk Culture Villages and the Window of the World, Splendid China is a most lively replica of China, reflecting long-standing history, brilliant culture, art and ancient architecture as well as the customs and habits of 56 nationalities in China with its miniature scenic area.  Divided into a Scenic Sport Area and a Comprehensive Service Area, Splendid China offers hundreds scenic wonders which are in the Scenic Spot Area including the Great Wall, life-size Terra Cotta Figures of Soldiers and Horses of Quiling Mausoleum.  

Many of the world's mosts, such as The world's most ancient stone arch bridge, Zhaozhou Bridge, the wooden pagoda, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda and the world's biggest palace and Buddha statue, the Imperial Palace and Leshan Grand Buddha Statue can be seen here.  Local houses with rich and colorful ethnic customs are all found here too. 

You will definitely have an understanding of the five thousand years history in traveling at Splendid China for just one day.

Window of the World
Window of the World is just near Splendid China and China Folk Culture Villages.  The park contains examples of famous attractions from all over the world - the Pyramids of Egypt, the Amon Temple of Karnak, the Angkor Wat of Cambodia, the Grand Canyon of America, L'Arc de Triomphe of Paris, St. Peter's Cathedral of the Vatican City, the Taj Mahal of India, the Sydney Opera House of Australia, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa and much much more!  Each is presented as a wonderful miniature replicas.

Some large-sized spectacular attractions are also available like the 108-meter-tall replica of the Eiffel Tower.  Reach to its top, you can take in the beautiful scenery of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The view of the active Hawaii Volcanoes, and intriguing scene of glowing rocks with surging molten lava, and the fountains will really fascinate you.  

Litchi Park
Litchi Park is an urban park composed of any pretty pavilions and landscaped gardens, situated in Futian District.  There're some nice palms here.  Lanterns are lit in the park during the New Year period - it's when the place looks specially attractive!

Nan-ao Bay
Here in Nan-ao Bay, you can expect for fresh and tasty seafood, and it is also a great area to sample some more unusual sea creatures in lively and vibrant atmosphere.  The sea here is abundant with rare sea animals including abalone and sea urchin.  The beach here is as well a pleasure and the bay looks over to Hong Kong only 1,000 meters across the water.  

The Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Gardens are designed according to traditional principles of Chinese garden design and there are more than 3,000 different types of plant here.  The gardens also contain a plant research institute as well as a few nice pavilions that provide shelter from the sun.  The gardens are large, green and clean, providing you a welcome change from the rest of this concrete city.  They are located in the northeast of the city on Xianhu Road with the majestic Wutong Mountain behind.

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