Zhongshan Park () is a public urban park in Nanshan,

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. Built in 1925 and subsequently named after

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(also known as Sūn Zhōngshān), the first president of the Republic of China, it is the oldest surviving park in Shenzhen. A section of the northern city walls of

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dating back to 1394, are preserved within the park. The park was renovated and reopened to the public in 1999. It also features a carving of Sun Yat-Sen, the largest of its kind in the country.

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