Category: China
Wutong Mountain broods at great height over Shenzhen. At 984 metres 3050 ft. it is the tallest mountain in the city, and, after Tai Mo Mountain in Hong Kong, …
CHINESE SAYINGS ABOUT SHENZHEN You think you’re brave until you go to Manchuria, you think you’re well-read until you reach Beijing and you think you’re rich until you set …
Mid August. Yet another typhoon is bearing down and this time it looks like a direct hit on Shenzhen’s coast. In accordance with the prescribed rules, all haze suddenly …
The Guan Shanyue Art Gallery is dedicated to the works of Guan Shanyue, a master of the Lingnan school of Chinese painting. Lingnan south of the ranges was a …
STREET SCULPTURE SHENZHEN There are excellent street sculptures all over Shenzhen. Our favourite is in Shennan Ave to the east of the entrance of Windows of the World. Several …
Protestant Church in Shenzhen Meilin Christian Church One of the largest churches is the Meilin Christian Church in Futian. The church building is massive and built to resemble Noah’s …
SHENZHEN AFTER 1979 First and most obviously there were the buildings. In 1979 the tallest building in Shenzhen was a five storey military barracks. Within three years of the …
The Shenzhen International Exhibition Centre is vast a huge multifunction hall, nine separate exhibition halls and several convention halls. We have to admit to a liking for both commercial …
SHENZHEN IN MODERN TIMES But the Shenzhen area was never really at the centre of Chinese history. Especially after the Opium Wars it was a backwater, not even a …
RESTAURANTS: SHENZHEN CHAINS This section does not include McDonalds, KFC or other well-known fast-food restaurants. Rather we aim to let you know about several franchised restaurants, offering a standard …