Shenzhen Bay Park

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Shenzhen Bay Park
Shenzhen Bay Park
Type	Urban Park
Location	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Area	267.0518 acres (108.0720 ha; 0.4172684 sq mi; 1.080720 km2)
Visitors	about 12 million annually
Open	6:00 a.m. to 11:00  p.m.
Public transit access	Subway and bus
United States historic place Shenzhen Bay Park

Shenzhen Bay Park (Chinese: 深圳湾公园) is a seaside urban park spans much of the coastline of Nanshan and Futian districts in Shenzhen, China. Covering an area of 108.07 hectares(267.0518 acres), it is one the most visited urban park in Shenzhen, with an estimated 12 million visitors annually since first opening in 2011.^[1]

Shenzhen Bay park consists of two parts, namely The Shenzhen Bay Coastal Leisure Zone (Chinese: 深圳湾滨海休闲带) at its South West side and Shenzhen Mangrove Coastal Eco-Park (Chinese: 红树林海滨生态公园) at its Eastern side. The latter is situated within the Shenzhen Mangrove Nature Reserve, a habitat of numerous endangered bird species and is also known for its mangrove.

The entire area of the park opened on August 6, 2011, day before the 2011 Summer Universiade that took place in Shenzhen.

This two parts are divided into more than 10 different theme areas, including Zhongwan Yuehai Plaza (Chinese: 中湾阅海广场), Haiyun Garden (Chinese: 海韵园), egret hillside (Chinese: 白鹭坡), Beiwanlu harbour (Chinese: 北湾鹭港), Xiaosha Hill (Chinese: 小沙山), Universiade Torch Tower (Chinese: 大运火炬塔), Liuhua hill (Chinese: 流花山), Crescent Valley (Chinese: 弯月山谷), Sunrise Theater (Chinese: 日出剧场), Tidal Wetland (Chinese: 潮汐湿地), Wedding Plaza (Chinese: 婚庆广场), Sea Viewing Pier (Chinese: 观海栈桥), Sea Breeze Sports square (Chinese: 海风运动广场) and so on. Among them, the Universiade Torch Tower is 26 meters high and became a new city landmark after Shenzhen hosted the 2011 Summer Universiade.

Shenzhen is an important places for migrant birds from Siberia to Australia, which make Shenzhen Bay Park also become a good place for bird watching - including a lot of nationally protected bird species. The local environment organisations often hold public bird watching activities, provide equipment and bird watching guidance. And the Shenzhen Bay Park Nature Education Centre(Chinese: 深圳湾公园自然教育中心) jointly established by the Shenzhen Urban Management Bureau, the Shenzhen Park Management Center and the Shenzhen Mangrove Wetland Protection Foundation, which is the first nature education centre in China. Shenzhen Bay Park bridges the nature and human, it is not only a contemporary coastal landmark, but also demonstrates the integration of Shenzhen’s ecology and humanity.