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Eden Island floats at the centre of Luxelakes in Chengdu, a land-and-water leisure project developed by Chengdu Wanhua New City Development and Luxelakes Cultural Tourism, with landscape design by Yinche Landscape and contractor Dingxin. The 11,388-square-metre island was completed in 2024. Connected by water and land to the Lufang Centre, Waves Park, Waterline Park, Qilin Hui, Manting and other commercial and residential districts, and facing the leisure Luxe Guest Island and the future Celebration Island across the water, Eden Island's functional role is one of linking. Its original site was flexible but isolated; turning it into a paradise required enriching space, controlling sightlines and giving the site a distinctive life. After a long design period with Wanhua, the team moved from an initial immersive garden concept to a strong IP symbol, Eden Island, whose theme of love, vows made at the Austin chapel, meeting of like-minded people, the night and day of Eden Island, gives the island its spirit. The path to the Church of Light winds through roughly 500 square metres of tropical flower sea, mixed planting that moves like an Impressionist painting, evoking a solemn and dreamy wedding atmosphere. The other side of the island is given over to energy and leisure, including an Aqua World and the Luxelakes Water People Festival programme. The project is a long-cycle experiment in Wanhua's long-termism and innovation, turning a floating island into a human paradise of romance and warmth. Project details are limited in the source material.
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