About Shenzhen
Shenzhen, known as "Roc City," is a popular tourist destination in southern China and was named the second best city to visit in 2019 by Lonely Planet. Transforming from a small fishing village into one of China's four largest cities since the 1980 economic reforms, Shenzhen is also recognized as a Globalization and World City of Alpha-.
Despite its young age of only 44 years, Shenzhen is renowned for its rapid development, often referred to as "Shenzhen Speed," and its youthful population with an average age of about 33. The city is welcoming to immigrants from across China and the world. Dubbed "China's Silicon Valley," Shenzhen is home to renowned electronics brands like Huawei and Tencent, showcasing China's innovation and technological prowess.
Beyond its business and economic achievements, Shenzhen offers a variety of attractions, including famous theme parks, scenic coastlines, vibrant cityscapes, a rich culture of reading, artistic districts, and world-class international performances. These elements make Shenzhen an exciting city to explore and live in.
Dining
Shenzhen's gastronomic delicacies, is a reflection of its population - a smorgasbord of authentic cuisine from the provinces of China. Hot and spicy specialties of Sichuan Province, preserved ham of Hunan Province, cold dishes of northeast China and the perennial Cantonese meals are all favorite dishes of the locals. Japanese and Thai restaurants are also becoming popular.
Shopping
Shenzhen is renowned as a shopping paradise, with abundant choices of international luxury goods and local products at hand. Well prepare to select your ideal products from Shenzhen shopping malls & shopping streets. You can find a wide range of good replicas, souvenirs, watches, clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry, etc., in Shenzhen.
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Natural Landscapes, Attractions, Cultural Facilities
Shenzhen as the window to the world has a lot of places to feel the superfast developmental pace of China and the amazing modern fashion of this historical country. Here you can enjoy a wide variety of theme parks, skyscrapers, villages, museums, etc., to catch the glittery cityscape, unique culture of traditional and marine, comprehensive opening to different cultures, energetic creativity, and so on of this powerful and potential city.
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Accommodations
As a world-famous metropolis, Shenzhen offers extremely abundant selections of hotels from luxury, comfort to budget and hostels, homestays for your great stay there. A lot of deluxe international brands can be found, including Shangri-La, Wyndham, Hilton, Hyatt, Four Seasons, etc. Dongmen Old Street area and Luohu District is good for shopping and savor local life and offers most luxury and cheap accommodations. Overseas China Town and Nanshan District is good for family stay to enjoy the fun time in the amusement parks. Huaqiaobei Commercial Area and Futian District with many skyscrapers are good to enjoy the modern cityscape, enjoy the culture of electronics there, and most chosen for business people. Baoan District and area around Baoan Airport is better for early or late flight catching, and also a good fit for those who plan to attend events in Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center.
Transportation to Shenzhen
Shenzhen has land, sea, air and rail ports. There are nine wharfs, such as Shekou Cruise Homeport, Fuyong wharf and Yantian wharf, in Shenzhen and the city has seven railway stations, including Shenzhen Railway Station, Shenzhen North Railway Station, Shenzhen East Railway Station and Shenzhen West Railway Station. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, an important rail link in the country, runs across Shenzhen. Shenzhen International Airport is a regional pivot airport and the fourth-largest airport in China. As one of the top 100 airports in the world, Shenzhen International Airport has so far launched 60 international flights.