Splendid China Folk Village (

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: Jǐnxiù Zhōnghuá Mínsú Cūn) is a theme park including two areas (Splendid China

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and

China Folk Culture Village The China Folk Culture Village ( 深圳中国民俗文化村) is a part of Splendid China Folk Village in Shenzhen, China. It is located adjacent to the Splendid China theme park and features displays of the daily life and architecture of Ch ...

) located in

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province,

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. The park's theme reflects the history, culture, art, ancient architecture, customs and habits of various nationalities. It is one of the world's largest scenery parks in the amount of scenarios reproduced. The park is developed and managed by the major travel and tourist corporation,

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Location

Splendid China is situated by the

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in a tourist area of

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(OCT) in the

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. It is a 35-40 minute train ride from

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on Line 1 of the

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or 30 minutes by bus (bus number 101 or mini-bus 23 are two examples).

Hours and tickets

Time: 9.00 am to 9.00 pm
Entry Closing time: 6.00 pm

1 Day ticket
Ticket Price: RMB 220
Child Ticket: RMB 90 (height 1.2 m to 1.5m)
Small kids; free (smaller than 1.2m height) Annual Ticket
Solo Annual Ticket: RMB 360 (only 1 person can use)
Parent Annual Ticket: RMB 460 (One parent with 1 child under 1.5 m)
Family Annual Ticket: RMB 660 (Two parents with 1 child under 1.5 m)

''Note: Annual Ticket prices as per February 2011. Solo as in November 2015''

About the park

Over 100 major tourist attractions have been miniaturized and laid out according to the map of China. Most attractions have been reduced on a scale of 1:15. It is divided into Scenic Spot Area and Comprehensive Service Area. The entire park covers 30 hectares. There are cars and trains to transport visitors around the park, making it possible to visit the

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and the

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in one day. The park also hosts several shows depicting various events in Chinese History (e.g. a horse riding show depicting a battle led by

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), Chinese Cultural Show, etc. Some of the shows are only performed on weekends.

Other information

Asteroid 3088 Jinxiuzhonghua was named after the park.

Chinese Folk Culture Village The China Folk Culture Village (wikt:深圳, 深圳wikt:中国, 中国wikt:民, 民wikt:俗, 俗wikt:文化, 文化wikt:村, 村) is a part of Splendid China Folk Village in Shenzhen, China. It is located adjacent to the Splendid China theme park ...

is adjacent to the park in Shenzhen.

References

Travel China Guide article

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