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Vast urban park planned to reflect majesty of Suzhou's Lion Mountain
landscape architecture studio TLS will design a 74 acre urban park in the centre of Suzhou, China after winning an international design competition for the high-profile project.
The park will be designed around the existing Lion Mountain – named due to the lion-shaped geological formation at its peak – and a newly-created lake. The site is currently home to a run-down amusement park and small pond – described as “less than flattering” by TLS.
The architecture and design team are tasked with creating a beautiful and ecologically diverse park to complement the mountain landmark.
The amusement park will be replaced by a recreational boating programme around the new lake. A 2km circular promenade will lead visitors around the site through a changing landscape of cultural and natural scenes.
More information about the project is revealed in the video below:
![The architecture and design team are tasked with creating a beautiful and ecologically diverse park to complement the mountain landmark / TLS The architecture and design team are tasked with creating a beautiful and ecologically diverse park to complement the mountain landmark / TLS](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/HIGH14171_477549.jpg)
![A run-down amusement park will be replaced by a recreational boating programme around the new lake / TLS A run-down amusement park will be replaced by a recreational boating programme around the new lake / TLS](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/HIGH14174_303237.jpg)
![Outdoor theatre will be one of the cultural programmes incorporated into the design / TLS Outdoor theatre will be one of the cultural programmes incorporated into the design / TLS](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/HIGH14175_564556.jpg)
![A circular promenade will lead visitors around the park / TLS A circular promenade will lead visitors around the park / TLS](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/HIGH14176_865418.jpg)
![TLS won an international design competition for the high-profile project / TLS TLS won an international design competition for the high-profile project / TLS](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/HIGH14178_643626.jpg)
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