Category: Shenzhen
Central Park is Shenzhen’s biggest park. It is right in the middle of the city between Huaqiang Rd and the Central Futian axis. It runs from almost the border …
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 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, …