Situated at Overseas Chinese Town in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with an area of more than 315,000 square meters, Splendid China is one of the largest and most elaborate miniature scenery parks in the world, depicting China's history, art, culture, ancient architecture and folklore of ethnic groups. Over 100 scenic spots are distributed generally according to China's territory.
You can see many of the world's 'mosts' here: 1. The world's most ancient stone arch bridge, Zhaozhou Bridge; 2. The astronomical observatory, Ancient Star-Observatory; 3. The wooden pagoda, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda; 4. The world's biggest palace and Buddha statue, the Imperial Palace and Leshan Grand Buddha Statue; 5. The largest imperial garden, 'the garden of all gardens', Yuanmingyuan; 6. The world's longest fresco, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes; 7. The world's most splendid building located at the highest land above sea level, Potala Palace; 8. The world's most wonderful karst landscape, the Stone Forest; 9. The world's most steep peaks, Mt. Huangshan; 10. One of the world s biggest waterfalls, Huangguoshu Falls.
In Splendid China exhibit, there are some other well-known sights: the solemn and dignified Huangdi Tomb, the Mausoleum of Genghis Kan, the Ming Tombs, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, the respondent and magnificent Confucious Temple, the Temple of Heaven, the imposing, majestic Taishan Mountain, the precipitous, gracefull Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, the picturesque and marvelous view of the Lijiang River, the West Lake of Hangzhou, the Wangshi Garden of Suzhou and other beautiful scenery of Southern China, the famous pagodas, temples, towers and grottos with infinite variety of beauty and local houses with rich and colorful customs of each of the Chinese nationalities.
Besides, it shows Ceremony of Emperor Offering a Sacrifice to Heaven, Wedding Ceremony of Emperor Guangxu, grand ceremony held in Confucius Temple, and folk wedding and funeral activities. Miniature Scenic zone of Splendid China can also be regarded as a window of China's history, culture, and tourism, which greatly fascinates tourists at home and abroad and enables them to discover history and tour China within only one day.
