The OCT Wetland, set to the north of the OCT Harbour complex, is a park covering over 685,000 square meters, containing close to 40,000 square meters of mangrove forest together with 500,000 square meters of water surface. It is a level 2 National Breeding Habitat for numerous different birds such as the Black-faced Spoonbill. The park is not only a site of great natural beauty, but also plays a role in the protection of the ecological diversity of the wetlands area in Shenzhen.
After five years of nature restoration, the OCT Wetland has regained its resources and beauty in the raw, at the same time, becoming the "Green Lung" of the city's eco-system. In addition, the inner-city natural wetlands, ecological education base, bird watching pavilion, and other eco-tourism and environmental education facilities are all designed to achieve year-round interaction with the public as an "Eco-Museum".
