Where is Chang'an Plaza located?
Chang'an Plaza is a famous scenic spot for city sightseeing in Dongguan.
Chang'an Central Plaza is located at the intersection of the Second Ring Road, Tiyu Road and Changqing Road in the center of the town. It covers an area of 8 hectares and cost more than 40 million yuan. It was designed in 1997 and started construction in August 1998. It was put into use during the Spring Festival of 1999. The central square integrates Western architectural style and Chinese garden architectural art. It is currently a large-scale municipal cultural facility in Chang'an Town. It can accommodate gatherings of tens of thousands of people and provides a beautiful leisure place for more than 300,000 people in the town.
Stepping onto the stage from the north entrance, you will see a wide, flat square with an area of more than 20,000 square meters. On the east and west sides of the square, there are two rows of 10-meter-high king coconut trees. The green trees and two rows of fine banyan trees show the southern style and add to the grandeur of the square.
Going south, there is an open-air theater that can accommodate 2,500 spectators. The outer wall of the theater is a relief sculpture more than 100 meters long, which artistically reproduces the past history of Chang'an. After the reform and opening up, brilliant achievements and a bright future. At the south entrance of the square is a bronze mirror door made of alabaster marble. A large bronze mirror hangs above the door, which symbolizes the fair, open, honest and noble governance style of the Chang'an Town Government. Surrounding the square, there are four leisure attractions including Chunhua Garden, Summer Scenery Garden, Qiuyue Garden and Winter Jingyuan Garden. Pavilions, winding paths, red flowers and green grass, as well as various exquisitely conceived fountains complement each other. The unpredictable lights and elegant music fill the entire square with an elegant, romantic and harmonious atmosphere.
The most eye-catching thing is the giant "Feng Shui Ball" in the center of the square, which is said to be the largest in China. The large "Feng Shui Ball" has a diameter of 1.8 meters, and four small "Feng Shui Balls" with a diameter of 1.2 meters. The "Feng Shui Ball" formation consists of "balls". At night, colorful lights make the music fountain colorful, making people feel mysterious about the central square.