Happy Valley () is a shopping mall in the
Zhujiang New Town of the
Tianhe District,
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
, China.
Overview
The mall, completed in 2012, has of floor space designed by Altoon-Partners and Benoy Ltd. The total floor area makes it the biggest shopping mall in
Zhujiang New Town. The mall is managed by the Paragon Group (Guangzhou).
The mall is home to many multinational retailers such as Class Cavalli of
Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli (; born 15 November 1940) is an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He is known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The high-end Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli sells luxury clothing, per ...
,
Maxvalu Tokai
() or MaxValu is a Japanese retail store chain. Until 2000 it was named Yaohan, but changed its name after its bankruptcy and takeover by the ÆON Group.
MaxValu in other countries
Thailand
In 2008, the owners ÆON Group rebranded all JUSCO stor ...
,
Uniqlo,
Dirk Bikkembergs
Dirk Bikkembergs (born 2 January 1959) is a Belgian fashion designer.
Early life
Dirk Bikkembergs was born in Cologne, Germany, as his father was in the Belgian Army. He lived most of his years in Diepenbeek, Limburg, Belgium. In 1982, Bikkem ...
,
NEW LOOK,
H&M,
MUJI
(), or is a Japanese retail company which sells a wide variety of household and consumer goods. Muji's design philosophy is minimalist, and it places an emphasis on recycling, reducing production and packaging waste, and a no-logo or "no-bran ...
, and is home to the Guangzhou flagship venue of China Film Cinema.
The English and Chinese names of the shopping mall are unrelated: the Chinese name is 太陽新天地購物中心 (“Sun Plaza Shopping Center”).
Location and accessibility
Happy Valley is located a
36 Ma Chang Road, Guangzhou There are 1200 dedicated parking spaces and the location is well accessible through public transport by a bus stop in front of the mall and
Guangzhou Metro
The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...
Line 5, Guangzhou Metro
Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro runs from Liwan District to Huangpu District. It starts at running in a wide "∩" shape and ends at . Like lines 4 and 6, it is equipped with linear induction motor technology. Line 5's color is . Huangpu Line ...
at close by
Tancun Station.
The Happy Valley Mall is within close walking distance to several luxurious residential properties such as The Canton Mansion, Guangzhou Yitong Mansion and Yu Feng Park Towers. The mall is also adjacent to premium office space including the China Unicom Square, the GRC Cooperative Union, the Fuli Kexun Building, and is within a 10-minute drive from the
Guangzhou International Finance Center
Guangzhou International Finance Center or Guangzhou West Tower, is a 103- story, skyscraper at Zhujiang Avenue West in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong. One half of the Guangzhou Twin Towers, it is the 24th tallest building in the w ...
.
The mall is in the proximity of Zhujiang Park, as well as Guangzhou Jockey Club and the “72 Golf” Golf Driving Range.
Jinan University
Jinan University (JNU, ) is a public research university based in Guangzhou, China. "Jinan" literally means "reaching southward", indicating the university's original mission to disseminate Chinese learning and culture from North to South when ...
(the first university in China to recruit foreign students and the university with the largest number of international students) is located across Huangpu Avenue.
The mall is also in the vicinity of a host of leading hotels and serviced apartments such as The Vanburgh Hotel, The Jockey Club Hotel,
W Hotel
W Hotels is an American upscale lifestyle hotel chain owned by Marriott International that is marketed towards a younger age group.
History
W Hotels was launched in 1998 with W New York, a conversion of the former Doral Inn hotel on Lexington ...
, The Guangzhou
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC is an American multinational company that operates the luxury hotel chain known as The Ritz-Carlton. The company has 108 luxury hotels and resorts in 30 countries and territories with 29,158 rooms, in addi ...
and Ascott IFC apartments of
The Ascott Limited
The Ascott Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Ascott") is a Singaporean wholly owned lodging business of CapitaLand Investment, one of Asia's largest diversified real estate groups. Headquartered and listed as a Singapore company, Ascott has g ...
.
History
See also
TaiKoo Hui—another international shopping mall in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
's
Tianhe District
Tianhe District () is one of the eleven districts of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. In Chinese, the name Tianhe literally means "a river in the sky/heavens", which is also a Chinese name for the Milky Way. It is bordered by Yuexi ...
.
References
External links
Website of the Happy Valley MallWebsite of the Paragon Group (Guangzhou)
{{Shopping malls in China
Shopping malls in Guangzhou
Shopping malls established in 2012
Tianhe District