# Splendid China Folk Village, Shenzhen

> Splendid China Folk Village (锦绣中华民俗村) is two joined parks in Nanshan: 82 miniatures of China’s landmarks plus life-size ethnic villages with shows. A day ticket is ¥220 and the evening ticket (entry from 17:30) ¥120. It’s open daily from 10:00 until 21:00–22:00. Allow 4–5 hours. Metro: OCT, Line 1, Exit D.

Web page: https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/splendid-china-folk-village

- City: [Shenzhen](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen), China
- YesGo score: 24/100 (Yes, if nearby)
- Time on site: 4 h
- With kids: Fine with kids
- Day ticket: ¥220, adult
- Evening ticket: ¥120, entry from 17:30; often discounted
- Kids and seniors: Under 1.2 m and 70+ free; 1.2–1.5 m and ages 65–69 half price
- Hours: Daily from 10:00 to 21:00–22:00, evening entry from 17:30
- Miniature area: One local guide says it closes at 18:00 — see it in daylight
- Entry: Real-name tickets — bring the original passport you booked with
- Payment: Trip.com takes foreign cards; on site Alipay or WeChat Pay linked to a foreign card, UnionPay, or cash
- Metro: OCT (华侨城), Line 1, Exit D — about 5 minutes on foot
- Address: 9005 Shennan Avenue, OCT, Nanshan District (深南大道9005号)
- Time needed: 4–5 hours with one or two shows; about 3 for the highlights
- Coordinates: 22.53500, 113.98361
- Facts checked: 05.11.2026

## Key facts

- **82** — scale models of Chinese landmarks and landscapes, laid out roughly as on a map of China (source: Official park website; Chinese Wikipedia)
- **¥220** — adult day ticket; the evening ticket is ¥120 (source: Official park website (English section))
- **1:15** — scale of most models; the largest pieces are full size (source: Official park website; Chinese Wikipedia)
- **1989** — the miniature park opened on 21 September; the Folk Culture Village followed in October 1991 (source: Official park website; Chinese Wikipedia (1991))
- **17:30** — evening-ticket holders are let in from this time (source: Official park website; Shenzhen Bendibao)
- **32 ha** — for the miniatures, plus 20 ha of ethnic villages (source: Official park website (Wikipedia gives 30 ha for the whole park))
- **22 m** — height of the Thousand-Hand Guanyin statue in the folk village, about 40 tonnes (source: Official park website)
- **1.2 m** — children under this height go in free; up to 1.5 m half price (source: Official park website; Shenzhen Bendibao)
- **Line 1** — OCT station (华侨城), one stop east of Window of the World (source: English and Chinese Wikipedia)
- **1,500 seats** — in the Impression China theatre inside the folk village (source: Official park website)

> **See the miniatures before dusk** The park stays open late, but a recent Shenzhen Bendibao guide says the miniature area shuts at 18:00, and the in-park train and boats stop around 17:30. If you want both the landmarks and the villages, arrive at opening or by early afternoon on a day ticket. The 17:30 evening ticket is really for the villages, the lights and the big evening show.

## Splendid China tickets and price

An adult day ticket is **¥220** and the evening ticket **¥120**, valid for entry from 17:30 — both from the park’s official website. Children up to 1.2 m and visitors aged 70+ go in free; children 1.2–1.5 m and seniors aged 65–69 pay half. Age discounts are checked against an ID card, so ask at the ticket office whether a foreign passport qualifies.

Promotions are frequent: a ¥99 evening ticket, half-price day tickets on selected dates, summer family passes and an annual pass. A ticket is good for one entry only — leave and you need a new one — and the park’s rules say tickets can’t be refunded or changed, so book the exact date.

Tickets are real-name. Bring the **original passport** you booked with; a QR code on your phone may not be enough at the gate. For foreign visitors the easiest channel is **Trip.com**, which has an English interface and takes foreign Visa and Mastercard. You can also buy at the ticket office or in the park’s WeChat mini-program. Elsewhere in the park you pay with Alipay or WeChat Pay linked to a foreign card, UnionPay, or cash — keep some small notes for water and snacks.

## Opening hours: day or evening ticket?

|  | Day ticket | Evening ticket |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price (official) | ¥220 | ¥120, ¥99 on promotion |
| Entry | From 10:00 | From 17:30, last entry an hour before closing |
| What you get | Miniatures, villages, daytime shows, train and boats | Villages after dark and the evening show; one guide says the miniatures are already closed |
| Time | 4–6 hours | 2–3 hours |
| Best for | First-timers who want the landmarks | Anyone who spent the day at Window of the World or in town |

Even the park’s own website disagrees: 10:00–21:30 on the home page, 10:00–22:00 on the hours page and until 21:00 in the English section. Shenzhen Bendibao listed Monday–Thursday to 21:00 and Friday–Sunday to 21:30 in October. Holidays run later. Check closing time on the day.

## What is Splendid China Folk Village?

**Splendid China** (锦绣中华) was mainland China’s first theme park. It opened on 21 September 1989 in OCT (Overseas Chinese Town), the leisure district of western Shenzhen. Its 32 hectares hold 82 scale models of the country’s landmarks and scenery, placed roughly where they sit on the map: the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the Potala Palace, the Terracotta Warriors, Mount Tai, the Yellow Mountains and the Leshan Giant Buddha.

Most models are built at 1:15, so the Wall snakes right across the park and thousands of tiny clay figures fill the palace courtyards — hence the local nickname ‘Lilliput’. In October 1991 the **China Folk Culture Village** (中国民俗文化村) opened next door on 20 hectares: full-size houses, temples and bridges of China’s ethnic groups, from Miao, Yi, Dong, Li, Naxi and Zhuang villages to a Tibetan lamasery, Mongolian yurts, Uyghur houses and Shaanxi cave dwellings.

Today the two are one park with one ticket. Expect song and dance in the villages through the day, big productions in the afternoon and a headline show after dark. It’s not a museum with detailed labels; it’s a postcard tour of the whole country in a day, and a good way to see places you may never reach on this trip.

## What to see at Splendid China

- **The Summer Palace** with the Tower of Buddhist Incense on its hill above a lily pond — the park’s best photo.
- **The Great Wall** — climbing a ridge across the park, with watchtowers you can walk past.
- **The Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven** — Beijing’s palaces and the round blue-roofed hall side by side.
- **The Potala Palace** — Lhasa’s white-and-red palace on an artificial hill.
- **The Terracotta Warriors, Leshan Buddha, Mount Tai and the Yellow Mountains** — inland China’s headliners, all far from Shenzhen.
- **The Thousand-Hand Guanyin**, a 22 m statue that marks the folk village.
- **Ethnic villages** — Miao, Yi, Li, a Dong drum tower and wind-and-rain bridge, Naxi and Korean houses, Mongolian yurts and Uyghur homes.
- **Huizhou Street and the siheyuan** — whitewashed Anhui architecture and a Beijing courtyard house.

## Splendid China shows and show times

- **Legend of the Desert** (大漠传奇) — a horseback stunt show with effects, set in a caravan town on the Silk Road; 14:30 on the official site, 15:00 per China Highlights, no show on Mondays.
- **Oriental Costume** (东方霓裳) — a dance production on the dress of China’s 56 ethnic groups, winner of the national Lotus Award for dance; 17:00 on the official site.
- **Dragon and Phoenix Dance China** (龙凤舞中华) — the headline evening show, running for over 20 years; around 19:30, no show on Wednesdays. Seats are free on weekdays: collect a seat ticket after 18:00 at the booth beside the Uyghur village.
- **Village performances** — short song-and-dance sets by Yi, Miao, Li and Uyghur performers several times a day, no extra charge.
- On weekdays the big shows are included; on weekends and public holidays Legend of the Desert and some others cost about ¥30 extra. Times change — check the board at the gate or the park’s WeChat that morning.

## How to get to Splendid China

1. From central Futian (Civic Center station, Lines 2 and 4), ride Line 4 one stop south to **Convention and Exhibition Center** and change to Line 1 towards Airport East.
2. Line 1 runs 6 stops to **OCT** (华侨城, Overseas Chinese Town). The whole trip from Futian takes about 20–25 minutes.
3. Use **Exit D** — the park gate is about 5 minutes’ walk along Shennan Avenue.
4. From Luohu at the Hong Kong border, Line 1 is direct: 13 stops. From Bao'an Airport, take Line 11 to **Qianhaiwan** and change to Line 1 towards Luohu for 8 stops to OCT.
5. By taxi or DiDi, show the driver 深南大道9005号 锦绣中华民俗村. Shenzhen Metro gates accept contactless foreign Visa, Mastercard, Amex and JCB, so you can simply tap in with your card.

## Is Splendid China worth it, and how long do you need?

Allow 4–5 hours: enough for the main miniatures, a few villages and one or two shows. A fast loop of the models alone takes about 3 hours. If you want the evening show, plan on most of the day, from lunch until about 21:00. The grounds are big; a sightseeing train (free on weekdays) and paid electric carts help.

It’s worth it if this is your first trip to China and Beijing, Xi’an and Tibet aren’t on the itinerary — in one afternoon you see the country from the Wall to Lhasa, and the villages show how its ethnic groups live. It also works well with kids: space to run, boats, a train and shows. If you’ve already stood in the real Forbidden City or in front of the real Terracotta Warriors, the models will impress less, so head straight for the villages and the shows.

YesGo’s take: the models are more than thirty years old and the open paths get hot, with little shade and long walks between sights. In summer arrive at opening or after 15:00 with water and a hat. Weekends and Chinese holidays are very busy; weekdays are calmer, and the shows are free.

## Splendid China vs Window of the World

|  | Splendid China | Window of the World |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What’s inside | 82 models of Chinese landmarks plus ethnic villages | About 130 replicas of world landmarks |
| Opened | 1989; villages 1991 | 1994 |
| Area | 32 ha of miniatures, 20 ha of villages | 48 ha |
| Day / evening ticket | ¥220 / ¥120 | ¥220 / ¥120 (unofficial) |
| Metro | OCT, Line 1 | Window of the World, Lines 1 and 2 |

Neighbouring parks with separate tickets, one stop apart on Line 1. Window of the World prices come from travel guides and Shenzhen Bendibao; we couldn’t load that park’s own website.

## Before you go

- [ ] Ticket booked on the passport I’ll carry
- [ ] Alipay or WeChat Pay linked to a working card
- [ ] Some cash in small notes
- [ ] Checked the show schedule for my date
- [ ] Miniatures before 18:00, villages and shows after
- [ ] Water, hat, comfortable shoes and insect repellent

## History in Shenzhen

Shenzhen places with a story, scored by YesGo.

- [Dongmen Pedestrian Street](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/dongmen-pedestrian-street) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free
- [Nantou Ancient City](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/nantou-ancient-city) — YesGo score 28/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free, museum included
- [Splendid China Folk Village](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/splendid-china-folk-village) — YesGo score 24/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 4 h · ¥220, evening ¥120

## Nanshan in a day: old town and two parks

Morning in Nantou Ancient City, the afternoon at Splendid China for the models and shows, then Window of the World for the lights. Add them to your route and YesGo will sort the timing and transfers.

1. [Nantou Ancient City](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/nantou-ancient-city) — YesGo score 28/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free, museum included
2. [Splendid China Folk Village](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/splendid-china-folk-village) — YesGo score 24/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 4 h · ¥220, evening ¥120
3. [Window of the World](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/window-of-the-world) — YesGo score 27/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 4 h · ¥220, evening ¥120

## Don’t confuse

OCT has three neighbouring parks with separate tickets: Splendid China Folk Village, [Window of the World](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/window-of-the-world) with replicas of world landmarks at Window of the World station, and **Happy Valley**, a ride-focused amusement park. No single ticket covers all three.

## Tips

- Do the miniatures in the morning or straight after lunch, and save the villages and shows for later.
- If the East Gate queue is long, walk round to the West Gate — the folk village entrance.
- Pick up seat tickets for the evening show soon after 18:00; good seats go well before it starts.
- On weekdays the park train is free — ride one loop to get your bearings and save your legs.
- Leave big suitcases at the hotel: anything larger than cabin size has to go into the left-luggage office at the gate.
- With one day in Nanshan, start at [Nantou Ancient City](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/nantou-ancient-city) on the same Line 1.

## Questions

### How much is Splendid China Folk Village?

¥220 for an adult day ticket and ¥120 for the evening ticket, per the official website. Under 1.2 m and 70+ free; 1.2–1.5 m and 65–69 half price.

### What are the opening hours?

Daily from 10:00, closing at 21:00–22:00 depending on the day; evening entry from 17:30. Sources differ, so check on the day.

### How do I get to Splendid China by metro?

Line 1 to OCT (华侨城), Exit D, then about 5 minutes on foot. From Futian, take Line 4 one stop to Convention and Exhibition Center and change to Line 1.

### What shows are on and when?

Legend of the Desert around 14:30–15:00, Oriental Costume at 17:00, and Dragon and Phoenix Dance China around 19:30. Times change; some shows skip Mondays or Wednesdays.

### Is Splendid China worth visiting?

Yes if you won’t reach Beijing, Xi’an or Tibet on this trip, or you’re travelling with kids. If you’ve seen the real sights, focus on the villages and shows.

### How long do you need at Splendid China?

4–5 hours for the main models, villages and a show or two; about 3 for the miniatures alone; most of the day if you stay for the evening show.

### Are Splendid China and the Folk Culture Village separate?

Not any more. They are joined into one park with one entrance and one ticket.

### Do I need my passport?

Yes. Tickets are real-name and staff check the original document you booked with.

### Can I buy tickets with a foreign card?

Yes, on Trip.com, or use Alipay or WeChat Pay linked to your card. Cash works at the ticket office.

### Is Splendid China the same as Window of the World?

No. Window of the World is a separate park one stop west on Line 1 with replicas of world landmarks; Happy Valley next door is a ride park.

## How we checked

Prices of ¥220 and ¥120, concessions, opening years and areas come from the park’s official website. Hours differ even there — 10:00–21:30, 10:00–22:00 and until 21:00 on different pages — and Shenzhen Bendibao gives separate weekday and weekend hours, so we show a range marked as verifying. The 18:00 closing of the miniature area comes from a single Bendibao article. Show times come from the official site, China Highlights and Bendibao and differ by half an hour. Sources give 24 or 28 villages, so we leave the number out. Wikipedia gives 30 ha for the whole park; the park itself says 32 + 20 ha, which we use. The passport rule for foreigners is from travel guides.

## Sources

- Splendid China Folk Village official website: prices, opening years, areas, hours, visitor rules, miniatures, villages, shows
- Shenzhen Bendibao: hours by weekday, evening entry, real-name tickets, promotions, evening show schedule, station exit
- English and Chinese Wikipedia: the park, Shenzhen Metro Lines 1 and 4; Wikidata Q3493681
- China Highlights: time needed, show times, gates, in-park transport
- East China Trip: Exit D at OCT station, journey times, village performances
- Shenzhen Municipal Government: foreign bank cards accepted across the metro

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