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3 Essential Places To Visit In Shenzhen, China

Shenzhen is a city of over 12 millionCompletely refurbished in 2006, the Da
people located in Guangdong Province,Ju Yuan / Grand Theater in Shenzhen is a
China, directly on the border with thegreat venue for classical music and
New Territories of Hong Kong.traditional Chinese music events.
It's likely that your travel guide toShenzhen has its own Symphony Orchestra
China does not say much about this cityand with tickets normally between 60 -
except to dismiss it as industrial and300 RMB no one can complain that culture
good only for cheap knockoff shopping.is out of reach in this modern boom
Similarly, if you ask people in Hongcity.
Kong about Shenzhen, they will pretendAcross the road from the Grand Theater
to think it's still a small town full ofis Lychee Park, which is recommended for
knife-wielding thieves and you shouldn'ttaking photos on traditional style
even consider going there.bridges, taking a pedalo out on the
Both these impressions couldn't belake, or watching the unnervingly
further from the truth. Shenzhen'sprofessional ballroom dancing couples
incredibly fast growth is the reasonpractice outdoors.
travel books are out of date, andOn the corner of the park is a large
perhaps Hong Kong people's snobbishnessbillboard with a Picture of Deng Xiao
about the city stems from a certain fearPeng, the "father of Shenzhen". It was
and envy of this shiny wealth center onhe who came up with the idea of raising
their doorstep!Shenzhen / Baoan from a fishing village
Modern day Shenzhen is a vibrant,to a global scale metropolis, and
cosmopolitan city that offers a wideChinese visitors to Shenzhen wouldn't
range of cultural and leisure venues forwant to miss a chance to be pictured in
tourists, as well as unrivalled shoppingfront of the late Chairman.
and dining. If you like Hong Kong andCitizens' Center
Shanghai, you will also love Shenzhen -Shenzhen's city government decided to
fast, fashionable, cool, and not arelocate the Central Business District
little bit crazy!west, out of the original city center
If you are clueless about Shenzhen and(Luohu) and into brand new, spaciously
want a few basic pointers, here are theplanned zones in Futian District. Part
three most famous city center places toof this project is the Shimin Zhongxin /
see in one day:Citizens' Center: a huge government
Diwang Buildingbuilding with an iconic "bird shape"
Diwang building is the tallestroof. Not much to do or see inside, but
skyscraper in Shenzhen, at 69 floors,it's worth taking a taxi around this
and the symbol of the city's super fastwhole area, especially at night time, to
success. The building is office spacesee all the shiny new skyscrapers. The
for the city's most prestigious firms,newly developed area around the
but you can pay around 120RMB to go toCitizen's Center also includes the
the viewing deck on the 68th floor andChildren's Palace amusement center and
look over the whole city center.exemplary New Shenzhen Library. About
Opposite the Diwang building is the newhalf a mile south is the New Exhibition
multi-storey shopping center "Mix C"Center / Huizhan Zhongxin, which is, in
complete with ice rink, cinema, and lotstypical Shenzhen style, impressive just
of international style restaurants. Manybecause it is huge.
of the shops in the Mix are Hong KongVisiting Shenzhen
style overpriced fashion boutiques, butIf you are in Hong Kong it's an easy day
this does not deter the hordes of windowtrip to Shenzhen, crossing the border at
shoppers.Luohu (KCR to Lowu) or Huanggang (Bus to
A short distance from Diwang is theLok Ma Chau) - both of which are less
Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which you can'tthan an hour from HK Central.
go into, and still within walkingIf you are leaving Mainland China e.g.
distance, a block away and still thefrom Guangzhou or from Shanghai through
same metro station, is the Grandto HK, we hope you're open minded about
Theater.Shenzhen to carve out an extra whole day
Grand Theaterto stop off and explore the city.



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