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Inspired by the starry sky, which has carried human imagination, history and longing for the future since earliest times, the landscape design for China Resources Land Runyue in Guangzhou builds a modern, artistic, interactive and immersive open activity space. Located in Zengcheng District and developed by Guangzhou Zengcheng Runyu Real Estate, the project is a premium residential landscape of 22,144 square metres, designed in 2018 and completed in 2019. The star-themed activity space is composed of three parts: a skateboard park, a star-sky theatre and a star-sky playground, while a fifty-metre avenue of stars decorated with zodiac constellations and twinkling lights leads along the route to the sales gallery. The skate park fuses the geometry of celestial bodies with the slopes demanded by skateboarding, bringing an energetic, strongly social character that ignites the entire park. The star-sky theatre, dominated by a white palette for a futuristic feel, comprises an astronomy interpretation zone and an overlook platform equipped with interactive installations that draw both children and adults into hands-on exploration of the cosmos; white walls are flecked with colourful stars that glow mysteriously after dark. Climbing the steps, the overlook engages with the whole site and doubles as a resting vantage point. The playground translates children's dreams of the heavens into play structures, with trampolines, fitness walls and other equipment set against a deep-blue cosmic backdrop painted with a golden sun, colourful planets, orbital rings and illuminated stardust. The design draws on the conviction that the universe still holds many mysteries, and that exploring the stars embodies hope for the future. By soaking awareness of the cosmos into daily life, the park invites visitors to move freely and energetically, to retain curiosity about the unknown, and to strive toward a better life. It is conceived as a journey of inquiry into the starry sky, opened to anyone who comes to walk under its constellations.