SHENZHEN, CHINA: The last day of the Sarawak media’s trip to China in Shenzhen commenced with a visit to the Shenzhen Museum, a multifunctional modern museum. It has a total area of 37,000 square meters and a building area of 18,000 square meters. The museum was established in 1981 but was not formally opened until 1988. It holds more than 20,000 historical and cultural relics, mostly from the city.
There are two exhibition halls; one is at Tongxin Road, Longgang, while the other is located within the Civic Centre, Futian. After visiting the museum, the media group proceeded to visit Hytera Communication Corp., Ltd, a leading global provider of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) communications products and solutions.Founded in 1993 in Shenzhen, Hytera developed and provided innovative products and solutions for government, public safety and commercial customers.
Its goal is to improve organisational capability, thereby creating a safer world. Hytera serves more than 70 million end-users through a network of over 50 subsidiaries and offices worldwide.
The company has employees in 40 countries and has established relationships with more than 4,000 partners across the globe. Research and Development (R&D) has always been a core focus for Hytera which invests more than 15 per cent of its annual revenue back into the R&D activities.
The company responds to market requirements through R&D expertise in 10 global locations, namely, Shenzhen, Harbin, Hebi, Nanjing, Gongguan, Bad Munder (Germany), Cambridge (UK), Zaragoza (Spain), Vancouver (Canada) and Toronto (Canada). Hytera continues to obtain innovative patents year after year.
It is one of very few companies worldwide which have mastered TETRA, DMR, PDT, and LTE technologies, offering communication products and solutions under all mainstream digital protocols. In addition, the company plays an important role in the national R&D science and technology projects by studying the next generation of PMR trunking communications technology. After the Hytera visit, the media group proceeded to Splendid China, China’s first cultural theme park.
Splendid China – Folk Culture Villages were formerly two scenic spots in Overseas China Town by Shenzhen Bay; they were integrated as one in 2003. Now, the tourist attraction is the world’s largest and most comprehensive miniature park, reproducing nearly 100 famous tourist attractions in China and 25 full-scale ethnic villages.
There, one can have a thorough lesson on the 5,000 years of Chinese history and appreciate beautiful landscapes from throughout the country in one day. There are 82 detailed miniatures of famous sites from around the country.
Most of them are scaled down to a ratio of 1:15. Over 50,000 vivid tiny clay figures are placed around the sites, as if they have been living there for years. Besides the historical and scenic spots, visitors can also find many folk houses, where folk celebrations, songs, and dances are performed. There is also a business block near the gate of the theme park, following antique styles with workshops of traditional handicrafts and snacks.
