Historically, Lianhua Mountain once belonged to three villages and had three different names. From the south of the top of the mountain belongs to Gangsha. The villagers of Gangsha call Lianhua Mountain Dawangling. The north slope of the mountain belongs to Shangmeilin and Lower Meilin. The upper Meilin calls it Lianhualiang, while the villagers of Lower Meilin call it Jiujiang Ridge.
Lianhua Mountain is an important commanding height. During the Anti-Japanese War, after the Japanese army occupied Shenzhen, they built a fort on Lianhua Mountain and used this fort to attack the Dongjiang Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column. After liberation, in order to protect the border, the People's Liberation Army Engineering Corps also built military facilities on Lianhua Mountain in 1952.
Among the three different names of the three villages, the one that was both popular and nice was selected, with slight changes, and the name "Lotus Mountain" was officially marked on the map.
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The main peak of Lianhuashan Park has a 4,000-square-meter summit plaza, which is the highest outdoor plaza in Shenzhen. In the center of the summit square stands a statue of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of reform and opening up. The statue is 6 meters high, with a 3.68-meter-high base and a weight of 7 tons. It is cast in bronze. On November 14, 2000, Comrade Jiang Zemin personally inscribed and unveiled the bronze statue. The Peak Plaza is the best place in the downtown area of ??Shenzhen.
The Peak Plaza is also an important reception point for the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to receive distinguished guests. Party and state leaders Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Huang Ju, Li Changchun, Luo Gan, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Li Lanqing, Wei Jianxing, Qiao Shi, Qian Qichen and others have visited the park and inspected it: "Lianshan Spring" has long been selected as one of the eight scenic spots in Shenzhen.
There are two hiking trails on the south slope of the main peak of Lianhua Mountain Park that lead directly to the summit square, and there are also three tree-lined hiking trails in the northwest and north. More than 10,000 poinciana trees are planted on the southern slope of Lianhuashan Park.