Shunfengshan Park

Coordinates: 22°49′38″N 113°16′39″E / 22.827182°N 113.277611°E / 22.827182; 113.277611

Shunfengshan Park
顺峰山公园

An image showing Shunfengshan Park at night

Shunfengshan Park at night
Location Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China
Area 8.209 hectares (20.28 acres)[1]

Shunfengshan Park (Chinese: 顺峰山公园; pinyin: shùnfēngshān gōngyuán), located at the foot of Taiping Mountain in Shunde District, Foshan City, is one of the "Ten Attractions of Shunde".[2][3] It was built between 1999 and 2002, and was opened to public on October 24, 2004.[1][4]

Notable places

The paifang inside is the symbol of the park. It's called China's No.1 Paifang because of its massive size.[5] The paifang is 37.6 meters high and 88 meters wide, decorated with engravings of dragons, lions, birds and gods.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "顺峰山公园剑指顺德新城"软中心"" (in Chinese). Nanfang Daily. April 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ "佛山市顺德区人民政府关于将顺峰山公园等景点确定为"顺德新十景"的决定" [People's Government of Shunde's decision to include Shunfengshan Park etc. into the "Ten Attractions of Shunde"] (in Chinese). Government of Shunde. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "顺峰山公园 - 顺峰览胜" (in Chinese). sdtravel.cn. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "顺峰山公园" (in Chinese). mangocity.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "中华第一牌坊高过凯旋门" [China's No.1 paifang higher than Arc de Triomphe] (in Chinese). Guangzhou Daily. May 19, 2003.
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