Luohu Culture Park exemplifies the latent urbanity of early Shenzhen planning. The 2,000 sq meter park includes underutilized cultural infrastructure, a lake, and a sculpture.
Designed in 1986, the park is located just across the street from the entry gate to New Hubei Village and slightly west of Dongmen. Xiangxi New Village is also a five minute walk away, as are old work unit compounds from early 1980s industrialization. The park is part of the Dongmen Precinct, a densely populated urban area with over 100,000 residents occupying 2.1 sq km, or 50,000 people per square kilometer. Much of this area, including Hubei area has been slated for a complete raze and renovate over haul.
The park, however, will remain, effectively privatized as a new economic class occupies the space. Currently many dancing training centers are held in the park. And there are a few cookware shops are pop-up in the street.
Chinese Name: 罗湖文化公园 Hubei Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen 深圳市罗湖区湖贝路