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Entertainment and resort complex in Yantian, Shenzhen, China.
OCT East
Interlaken Hotel OCT East
Simplified Chinese东部华侨城
Traditional Chinese東部華僑城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngbù Huáqiáochéng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdung1 bou6 waa4 kiu4 sing4
Tianlu (天麓) Mansions, holiday residences in OCT East

OCT East (Chinese: 东部华侨城) is a major entertainment and resort complex in Yantian, Shenzhen, China. It was constructed at a cost of CNY 3.5 billion and covers an area of nearly 9 km (900 ha; 3.5 sq mi; 2,200 acres). Construction started in 2004 and it was opened in 2007. It is divided into 3 theme parks, namely Knight Valley (大侠谷), Tea Stream Resort Valley (茶溪谷) and Wind Valley (云海谷) and features 8 hotels and a Buddhist Temple.

On 29 June 2010, a malfunction at a rocket ride killed six and injured ten. According to one victim, first responders took 20 minutes to reach her.

See also

References

  1. "Overseas Chinese Town East". Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. "OCT East". Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  3. "OCT East Theme Park". Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  4. "OCT East Shenzhen". Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. Carothers, Christopher. "Deadly Chinese Amusement Park Mystery". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  6. China Daily, Cao Bin (2010-07-21). "Fatal theme park rides put spotlight on safety".
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22°38′N 114°17′E / 22.633°N 114.283°E / 22.633; 114.283


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