Shenzhen 深圳

Shenzhen River

Shenzhen River by Richard Yuan. Sourced via Flickr under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Shenzhen (深圳), the first city in China to be opened up and receive Special Development Zone status, now a high technology hub in the far south of China. Shenzhen is right on the border with Hong Kong. As a result it shared in Hong Kong's boom years to become a highly developed city. This vibrant and modern city, due to it's location, has an international feel to it. A large number of expats, working in and around Hong Kong, choose Shenzhen as a place to live due to it's lower cost of living and good transport links with the rest of the Pearl River Delta region.

Tourist Attractions

Below is a list of tourist attractions in Shenzhen:

Happy Valley Park__Shenzhen__China by Mohammad Emdadi. Sourced via Flickr.

(深圳华侨城旅游度假区; shēnzhèn huáqiáochéng lǚyóu dùjià qū): Shenzhen Subway Line 1 and get off at "Huaqiaocheng" (Overseas Chinese Town) station, Exit D. A large group of amusement parks in Shenzhen city. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAAA on China's national tourism scale. Opening times at each park vary. In general parks open between 9am and 9:30am and close between 6pm and 10:30pm. Each park within the OCT and OCT east has it's own entrance fee. These are typically 120 to 150 yuan per person. Combined tickets can also be bought with some discount.

(深圳市仙湖植物园; shēnzhènshì xiān hú zhíwùyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

(深圳观澜湖高尔夫球会; shēnzhèn guān Lán Hú gāoěrfūqiú huì): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.