Futian District, which occupies 78.66 square kilometers, has built 125 parks for citizens to enjoy a “green” city life. The green area of Futian is 3,384.48 hectares, with a green coverage rate of 46 percent. Residents have access to a municipal park, a community park or a green belt within 500 meters.

The 76,000-suqare-meter Futian Coastal Ecological Sports Park opened to the public Sept. 11 with football pitches — two standard ones for 11 players, four pitches for eight players and another two for five players. The sports park is located southeast of the intersection of Baishi Road and Hongshulin Road. Photos by Sun Yuchen

Citizens enjoy themselves at Jingmi Park — a community park located west of Jingtian Road.

People run at Lianhua Hill Park, which is located at the north of Futian CBD.

The entrance of Shangbu Green Gallery Park. The community park has a 400-meter circular track, 2,500-square-meter lawns and a 1,000-square-meter children’s playground.

A bird’s-eye view of the Poetry Park, which is located north of the Civic Center.

A view of Shenzhen Central Park.

A view of Xiangmi Park, which is a municipal park in the Xiangmihu area. The 424,000-square-meter park can host 20,000 people at a time and is Shenzhen’s first handicapped-accessible park.