Tianlin (Venusian Haven)

Leda (: 勒达), officially the Democratic Republic of Leda (D.R.L) is a democratic communist republic made up of modern thinking Chinese who wanted change from the present regime in China to make it a more open one. It was established in 2001 with the landing of the first Chinese colonists on the island.

Early Exploration
With the Soviets, American and British having established colonies, China did not want to be left behind. They quickly put all their economic might into their Space Program and sent many probes to survey the ground for the best place to set up a colony. Their results bore fruit and in 2001, the first Chinese settlers were heading toward Venus.

Colonization
With the "first Volunteers" having landed on Venus, colonization was quick and within 5 years, many Chinese who wanted change started settling and building homes on Venus. China, unlike other space-faring countries did not restrict access to their colony. They saw it as a way to ease the population crisis and/or send Chinese opposing the regime somewhere else. However, they did need to loan shuttles from other countriers, such as Russia and the USA.

Colonial Expansion
The population of Leda boomed and in the five years, over two million people came to call Leda home. It really seemed as if "Happy Fortunes" was following them. The shuttles transporting people were crammed to their maximum capacity, to transport as many people as possible to Venus.