Splendid China Folk Village in Shenzhen hosted its first major Western tour group of 2025, welcoming over 200 international visitors to an immersive cultural journey. The park, China’s first miniature scenery theme park, showcased 82 iconic scaled-down landmarks from the Great Wall to Jiangnan water towns. “I had no idea China had so many diverse attractions,” remarked visitor Peter, echoing many guests’ astonishment at the country’s cultural and geographical variety. The visit coincided with the park’s 2025 Hanfu Festival, where travelers participated in traditional costume dress-ups and explored meticulously recreated Song Dynasty market scenes in the “Splendid Market·Dream of Splendor” zone.
Interactive Heritage Activities Bridge Cultural Divides
The itinerary transformed passive sightseeing into hands-on cultural exchange. Visitors queued enthusiastically at shadow silhouette stations after witnessing artisans create perfect profiles in seconds with just scissors and paper. At other workshops, they tried rubbing reproductions of ancient stone carvings and learned about delicate inner-bottle painting techniques. “These crafts aren’t just beautiful – they carry centuries of stories,” observed participant Jenny while adjusting her Hanfu robes. The evening’s multimedia spectacle “Dragon & Phoenix Dance of China” merged acrobatics, opera, and cutting-edge projection mapping, leaving many reaching for cameras during the climactic fusion of tradition and technology.
Strategic Tourism Policies Amplify Cultural Diplomacy
Park General Manager Li Yingchun credits Shenzhen’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy for the 35% quarterly increase in foreign visitors. The policy enables extended layovers that many tourists now use for deep-dive cultural experiences. This particular tour’s success – with its blend of miniature landmarks, living heritage demonstrations, and theatrical dining experiences like the “Saihan Tala Dinner Show” in Mongolian yurts – demonstrates how China’s tourism industry is innovating to meet international travelers’ growing interest in authentic cultural immersion rather than superficial sightseeing.
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