Starshine Five Continents Tourism Resort

　　Starshine Five Continents Tourism Resort is situated at the site of the former Jinnan Reservoir in Tianjia Lake Scenic Area, BaliTai Town, Jinnan District, Tianjin. Located at the core of the Bohai Rim and lower Haihe River circular tourism economic zone, it is one of the eight leisure scenic areas planned by Tianjin Municipality and has been listed as a key municipal project by the Municipal Construction Commission and the Municipal Development and Reform Commission. Built on the site of the old Jinnan Reservoir and taking advantage of the vast expanse of Tianjia Lake, the resort innovatively constructed a 4,100-acre landmass atop the 7,000-acre lake surface — an area slightly larger than Hangzhou’s West Lake — forming a unique 7.3-square-kilometer “floating city on water” that is truly one of a kind in China. While respecting the original ecological environment, the project slightly adjusts and proportionally miniatures the world map, thereby creating geographic representations of the world’s five continents. Europe & Asia, North America, South America, Africa, and Oceania each feature distinctive architecture, culture, landscapes, cuisine, and local customs, establishing a “World Architecture Expo,” “World Bridges Expo,” “World Gardens Expo,” “World Sculpture Expo,” and “World Proverbs Expo.” This is a world map within China’s territory and an irreplaceable, unique asset.

　　Starshine Five Continents Tourism Resort was invested in by Tianjin Starshine Investment Co., Ltd., with master planning and design by Australia’s U/A Design Group. It was jointly developed by more than 10 internationally renowned architectural masters including Richard Meier and Michael Sorkin, along with several top-tier international architecture and landscape design firms, resulting in a super-complex international tourism, resort, and residential community.

　　The Starshine Five Continents scenic area plans to build 400,000 square meters of world-class leisure and entertainment facilities, including: the world’s most comfortable seven-star luxury hotel with a full 360° waterscape view, China’s largest circular music fountain built at a cost of tens of millions, a Peace Square for 10,000 people covering approximately 30,000 square meters, themed cultural plazas for each continent accommodating thousands, a large-scale water amusement center, a global cuisine dining center, an indoor multi-sports complex, an international film and entertainment club, themed commercial pedestrian streets, lakeside bar streets, intercontinental landscape sports parks, intercontinental yacht clubs, seven-star corporate clubs, a top-tier chain education system consisting of kindergartens, primary schools, and middle schools, a 20,000-square-meter supermarket, as well as hospitals with first-class medical equipment, post offices, banks, and other living amenities. These public facilities are mainly concentrated in the North American section. Currently, the music fountain, Peace Square, sports park, yacht club, and entrepreneurs’ club have been completed and put into use.

　　The project fully leverages the unique ecological advantages of Tianjia Lake to create a “world-class leisure platform, international residential community, and global tourism destination.” Once completed, the project will drive the development and construction of Jinnan District, enhance the visibility of both Tianjin and Jinnan District, provide employment opportunities for a large number of people, and contribute to the growth of the tourism and service industries in Jinnan District and Tianjin Municipality.