Category: China
This magnificent building, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, opened to the public in 2006. It contains Shenzhen’s central library and Concert Hall/Theatre. Isozaki was commissioned to build the …
Some of the world’s great architects work in Shenzhen. See: Shenzhen Civic Centre Shi Min Zhong Xin: half a mile of glass podium covered by a great wing of …
SHENZHEN DONGMEN The Dongmen market area dates back to the Ming Dynasty in the 17th Century and is said to have been the busiest street in Shenzhen for over …
SHOPPING IN SHENZHEN Shenzhen is synonymous with shopping. Even before the 20th Century, the old Shum Chun the Cantonese name for Shenzhen was a market town and today’s Shenzhen …
ORIENTATION LOCATION Shenzhen is located in the south of Guangdong Province, its southern districts hugging the Hong Kong border. On the map, the SEZ forms a long narrow ribbon …
Shenzhen is China’s Garden City par excellence. Deng Xiaoping, encouraged by his experience in Singapore, was the first to urge that special attention be paid to greening the city. …
SHENZHEN CURTAIN STREET Its real name is Nanyuan Rd and it’s the street that runs behind Terminal One. We get all our curtains, sofas, armchairs and soft furnishings made …
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY The events surrounding the end of the Southern Song Dynasty thirteenth century are well known in relation to the history of Hong Kong. As the Mongol …
LUOHU COMMERCIAL CENTRE SHENZHEN Shenzhen’s most famous shopping mall is just over the border from Hong Kong, across a walkway and checkpoint from Hong Kong’s Lowu MTR station, one …
Longqi Wan Beach itself isn’t really worth a mention but its surroundings are what make it worthwhile. The beach is only 1 km away from the Dapeng seafood street, …
HISTORICAL SKETCH EARLY HISTORY The history of Shenzhen is the history of a county, or prefecture, bounded in the north by the East River and stretching to the Hong …
SHUIBEI JEWELLERY DISTRICT SHENZHEN Located in the centre of the Shuibei area in Luohu district, Shuibei Jewellery City is an amazing place for anyone interested in looking at or …
YIZHAN ZHONGXIN YIZHAN CENTRE OR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS CITY SHENZHEN This area started out as factory buildings. It was subsequently taken over by the City Light Industry Bureau as …
Chegong Miao is two Metro stops to the west of Central Futian and separated from it by the green of the Shenzhen Golf Club and the scruffy remains of …
SHOPPING AT LUOHU: SURVIVAL TIPS For newcomers, the Luohu Commercial Centre can be overwhelming noisy, crowded and filled with touts bothering you. However most of the people calling out …