OCT East

OCT East
Interlaken Hotel OCT East
Simplified Chinese	东部华侨城
Traditional Chinese	東部華僑城
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngbù Huáqiáochéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping dung1 bou6 waa4 kiu4 sing4

OCT East (Chinese: 东部华侨城) is a major entertainment and resort complex in Yantian, Shenzhen, China.^[1] It was constructed at a cost of CNY 3.5 billion and covers an area of nearly 9 km² (900 ha; 3.5 sq mi; 2,200 acres).^[2] 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.^[3][4]

On 29 June 2010, a malfunction at a rocket ride killed six and injured ten.^[5] According to one victim, first responders took 20 minutes to reach her. ^[6]

See also

• Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer), a roller coaster in Knight Valley
• Dameisha Beach, a neighboring beach resort
• List of parks in Shenzhen

References

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attractions

Theme parks	Overseas Chinese Town China Folk Culture Village Window of the World Happy Valley Splendid China OCT East Minsk World (closed)
Commercial areas	Dongmen Huaqiangbei Shekou (Sea World) Coastal City OCT Bay COCO Park Yitian Holiday Plaza
Public buildings and museums	Civic Center Convention and Exhibition Center Shenzhen Museum Shenzhen Cultural Center He Xiangning Art Museum Nantou Ancient City Museum
Historic settlements	Shenzhen Market Dapeng Fortress Nantou Chiwan Chung Ying Street
Mountains and beaches	Xichong Yangmeikeng Dameisha Beach Fenghuang Mountain Wutong Mountain Qiniangshan Nanshan
Public Parks	List of parks in Shenzhen

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