Welcome to Splendid.China

Splendid China, situated by the picturesque Shenzhen Bay, is a tourist area of Overseas Chinese Town in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. It is the richest, most lively and comprehensive miniature scenic area which reflects the history, culture, art, ancient architecture as well as the customs and habits of various nationalities in China.Splendid China is one of the world s largest scenery parks in the amount of scenarios reproduced.Spreading over 450 mu of land, it is divided into Scenic Spot Area and Comprehensive Service Area.

In the Scenic Spot Area, about a hundred scenic wonders arranged in accordance with the real location of China's scenic spots are the epitome of China's long-standing history, brilliant culture as well as beautiful scenery and rich historical sites. Here you will see the Great Wall, life-size Terra Cotta Figures of Soldiers and Horses of Qinling Mausoleum, which are among world's eight wonders. And there are many world's "first":the world s most ancient stone arch bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge), astronomical observatory (Ancient Star-Observatory), and wooden pagoda (Yingxian Wooden Pagoda), the world's biggest palace and Buddha statue),the Imperial Palace and Leshan Grand Buddha Statue), the largest imperial garden (Yuanmingyuan - "the garden of all gardens"), the world's longest fresco (Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes), the world s most splendid building located at the highest land above sea level (Potala Paiacel), the world s most wonderful karat landscape (the Stone Forest), the world's most steep peaks (Huangshon Mountain), one of the world s biggest waterfalls (Huangguoshu Falls). Other well-known Sights found here are the solemn and dignified Huangdi Tomb, the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, the Ming Tombs, Dr. Sun Yot-sen's Mausoleum, the resplendent and magnificent Confucius Temple, the Temple of Heaven, the imposing, majestic Taishon Mountain, the precipitous, graceful Three Gorges of Yangtze River, the picturesque, marvelous view of Liiiang River, the West Lake of Hangzhou, Wangshi Garden of Suzhou and other beautiful scenery of southern China, the famous pagodas, temples, towers and grottoes with infinite variety of beauty and charm and local houses with rich and colorful customs of nationalities. Besides, you can enjoy the scenes of emperors praying for good harvests, the wedding of Emperor Guang Xu, a memorial ceremony at Confucius Temple and the local conditions and customs of wedding and funeral. in the hall of bronze chime belk, you can enjoy the unmatched music of the State of Chu using the sounds of these musical instruments played by women in ancient long-sleeved dresses, etc.

In a word, you will get a good idea of the ancient civilized country with a history of five thousand years and travel over numerous famous rivers and mountains all over China only in one day.

With the artistic style of Suzhou architecture and gardens, the Comprehensive Service Area has retained a traditional shopping street in southern China. Here, you can have a taste of famous dishes of Beijing, Sichuan, Jiangsu and Guangdong as well as traditional flavor of delicacies and snacks from various places of the country. You can enjoy the performance of national songs and dances, on-the spot demonstration of making traditional articles of handicraft art, a world rare Cinerama, what is more, the endless array of beautiful handicrafts, antiques, herbs and tonics, famous local specialties as well as tourist souvenirs with unique characteristics of Splendid China are provided for you to choose.

Splendid China is, so to speak, a world of flowers and greenery and a window for a glimpse of China s history and culture and her tourist resources.

Blessed with excellent transportation facilities, Splendid China is easy of access by CTS direct tourist coach between Hongkong and Shenzhen and bus or light bus through Shen-Nan Hioway, GuangShen Highway and Beihuan Freeway.