Overseas Chinese Town

Overseas Chinese Town (Chinese: 华侨城; pinyin: huá​qiáo​ chéng​) is a scenic spot in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, near Huaqiaocheng Station in the Shenzhen Metro.

It integrates traditional Chinese culture, Chinese folk culture with the World cultural essences, featuring theme parks including "Splendid China" (Chinese: 锦绣中华), "Chinese Folk Culture Village" (Chinese: 民族文化村), "Window of the World" (Chinese: 世界之窗) and "Happy Valley" (Chinese: 欢乐谷).[1][2] It is currently owned and operated by Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Holding Company (SZSE: 000069).

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Fatal accident

Six people were killed in a thrill-ride plunge at a popular amusement park in Shenzhen on 29 June 2010. At least nine people - two from Hong Kong - were also injured when the Space Journey, a dome-like, space shuttle simulator, a copy of EPCOT's Mission: SPACE, plunged 12 meters to the ground with more than 40 people inside. The accident happened at 4.45pm in Ecoadventure Valley.[3]

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References

  1. ^ The Overseas Chinese Town
  2. ^ Top Eight Shenzhen Scenic Spots-Overseas Chinese Town
  3. ^ Six die in space ride horror Phila Siu, Serinah Ho, Rebecca Yu and Beatrice Siu. The Standard. Wednesday, 30 June 2010

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