Shenzhen - what to see, where to go and what to do here

Shenzhen is little known to tourists, so now tell where to go, what to see and what to do in this lovely, green and modern city in southern China. Our walk will be in the photos, so looking at them, you can decide for yourself should you want to go to a certain place or take an alternate route. I hope this list of interesting places, would be useful to you, when you get here for the first time, and will plan a tour of the city, but to really get to know this metropolis, I suggest you to meet local Chinese or foreigners, that will show you one of the best cities to live with his hand.

• Where to feel like a tourist
• Where to join the modern art
• Where cycling
• Where you can relax or sleep well
• Музей, which is worth visiting
• Where to buy electronics and clothing
• Where to go hang out on the weekends
• Where to rest actively
• Where you can forget about the city fuss
• Where to lie on the beach and take a dip
• Заключение + more bookmarks on the map Goroda

Let's go!

Things to Do

Let's start with attractions, several dozen of them here in one place. If you've been dreaming to see the Egyptian Pyramids or the Eiffel Tower, it is not necessary to go to Africa or Europe - with the Chinese passion for copying and good quality of these copies, you can see it and more than a dozen well-known tourist dozen characters in the Window to the World (Window of the World). Reproductions made in the ratio of 1:1, 1:5 and 1:15, entrance fee 160 yuan. Likely, it may seem to many expensive, but price odinakova how dlya kitaytsev, and foreigners. The official website for WOTW.

Good to know: ble perenesti visit to Window of the World per night, to save, after 18:30 entrance fee is reduced to 60 yuan. Works to Park 21:00 (to 22:00 on weekends and holidays), Nearest subway station 世界之窗 (1-I, green branch).

A little east of the windows in the world is another theme park, под названием Splendid China Folk Village – represented there life, culture and traditions of the various peoples of China. Here you can visit the only section of the Great Wall of China in the south of China and the Terracotta Army (as part of the Chinese cultural heritage). Walk through one of these parks should take at least a couple of hours. The entrance fee is also rather big – 150 yuan.

Some local will tell you, that these places are not worth visiting, if you want to listen to them, then move on to alternatives (we ourselves are ever exactly go inside).

Арт квартал

You can go on the same metro stop, where the Folk Village (green branch, Article. Qiaocheng East) and go to meet contemporary art. Going west from exit A and the Institute Konka turning north.

You can not miss the art district called OCT LOFT (Overseas Chinese Town and nesmotrâ the station with same name by Qiaocheng East to the Loft IDTI closer). Like Beijing 798, in this area you can find a gallery, shops with Art Supplies. There are exhibitions, concerts in B10 and sometimes organize flea markets.

Even if there is no incredible sights, you should come and wander around - very cozy area, can have a meal, many recommend кафе Idutang (near the entrance), can agree: pizza is good, Thai dishes are fine (Tom Yam pans want to tuck) and get into this cafe the best in dining hours (11:30 – 14:30), where you will be served a set of two courses and a drink, of 52 yuan.

Another alternative to the places of interest can be квартал OCT Bay (also has several galleries and restaurants). Prior to this wonderful recreation area need only go to the north of the metro, and south. By Zabora for kotorym raspoložilasʹ Splendid China, courtyards you dobredёte to behold this oval building, s fontanami.

There also is a tourist center, where you can get a map of the city free of charge. Here is a nice walk, quiet, pleasing to the eye in the evening illumination of buildings, is popular and amateur clubs, and on the bay, you can see the laser show with fountains – very colorful and again, it can be done for free.

Покататься на велосипеде по набережной

If the weather is sunny (as often happens), is a great continuation of the day will be: take a bike and ride along the promenade overlooking Hong Kong.

If in Shenzhen you have a bike, then your level of happiness is clearly higher, than the average person without a bicycle.

In Shenzhen, a lot of dedicated lanes for cyclists, and you will always be able to see the townspeople, who commute to work or spend your day on two wheels.

Focusing: A couple of places, where you can rent a bike. The park Mangrove Seaside Ecology Park you can take to get out on the promenade and to rent not only a normal bike, but a tandem for two or three people, to travel to the whole family.

To get to this park can be, More passing south of the OCT Bay or the straight road to the south from the same metro Qiaocheng East (if you are on OCT has not will be going).

Take a look at how much it cost to rent bikes, eg, ordinary bicycle – 20 yuan per hour, and the longer, the lower the cost of one hour rental.

The security deposit is necessary to leave the passport and 200 yuan, returning the bike you put everything back and rolled deduct funds.

Bicycles can be found easier and cheaper, eg, between stantsiyami Baishizhou (1 line) и Hongshuwan. BSZ from the south along the street you can find a lot of tasty street food, at the crossroads of Baishi Road can rent a bike for just 5 yuan per hour (even a passport can not leave, only 200 or 300 yuan pledge). Taking it, you can go to the south, bypass station Hongshuwan (orange line) and that will eat up the embankment Citic Mangrove Bay, look there for birds and picnics.

Ужин в небоскрёбе

In the evening you can go for dinner the highest skyscraper of the city – KK100. On 99 floor to eat pizza and go through the viewpoints, Enjoying views of the night Shenzhen. Here you can see more photos. Ближайшая станция метро Grand Theater, output B.

Расслабиться в бане. Массаж и спа процедуры

After a snack and water comes a moment of relaxation treatments. Where are we going, when suddenly a hotel room is not booked, friends and acquaintances in town, and cheap hotels Us, as foreigners, not allowed? – Correctly, in the bath!

And this is not the only case, when we got there we go, all the virtues of the Chinese baths, with quotations and pictures, we wrote in the article: Luxury bath in Shenzhen. The city has many good saunas (we only go so far in this) with different sets of services, included in the price of a 24-hour stay.

Музей Науки

In the same area, not far from the Carnival and have fun Kingkey100, for kids and adults, Museum of Science (станция метро Science Museum). You can get there for free, inside you will find a few floors with interactive exhibits, which show us the different physical phenomena, the most important, that it is possible almost everywhere press a button and something is bound to happen.

On the ground floor you can feel like the lord of the elements and arrange tornado, the truth in a nutshell. And on the top floor has a great game, where you can pump your skill telekinesis and the power of thought to move the ball. You have to play as a couple, give the opponent the ball, the winner in the battle. Voltage laughing!

Шоппинг. Радиорынок и дешевая одежда

Who has not heard, that Shenzhen is full of LED products, measuring technique, computers, cheap iPhones and other high-tech products? Edema most extensive electronics market in – Huaqiangbei Business Zone (Huaqiangbei, Huaqiang North). You can get to the market from the metro station of the same name on the orange branch and Huaqiang Road Station on the green branch.

Here you can buy a lot of strings on your new year, build your own iphone and new supercomputer. Generally, all who are interested in gadgets, wearables, new technologies, cheap replicas and accessories for your electronic devices, here is incredibly interesting. There you can find a cargo company, which will help you to deliver your goods from China to Russia.

As for cheap clothes, you should go to the area of ​​the East Gate (Dongmen), the nearest metro station on the green branch Laojie. Here you will not only find a huge clothing market, but also be able to eat a snack street food, that too much.

It is important to remember: Be careful and watch your pockets, and most importantly do not forget to actively bargain for things, even Esli tsennik cargo heights, very often it is not the final price!

Клубы, бары и тусовки

There is a place, where the gathered crowd of immigrants from other countries, and Chinese elite – It's Bar Scene street at Coco Park (метро Shopping Park, output C). Several pubs, taverns and local clubs is no shortage of Aliens, and if you see fit carousing in Europe, you probably should go straight here, Friday evening or Saturday. Sure, that a lot of Russian-speaking people can be found in the Vodka Bar (в районе Shekou, near metro Shuiwan).

If the party until the morning you do not seduce, you are tired of the day and just want to relax, then one of the options of cheap housing in Shenzhen's Youth Hostel, that is in the OCT LOFT, Dorma bed in there faces 75 yuan. Other accommodation, we always recommend travelers – it kauchsёrfing, who has repeatedly help us out and helping to meet interesting people, get to the interesting events and generally cool changed our lives.

Gourmet note: at the exit of the subway there is a small cafe Tamayaki, where 12-15 yuan can buy 4 hot, fried balls with different fillings, delicious! От станции Shopping Park до Convention & Exhibition Centre is within walking distance to the underpass – Shopping Centre City Link. Stores with household goods, also full of restaurants, where you can eat a snack.

Активный отдых. Хайкинг по горам

Shenzhen – is an excellent choice for those who like to climb neperesechёnnoy area (although it is difficult to find a place here, where there is foot stomped kitajca), here is full of hills, gorochek and mountains higher. The highest mountain in the vicinity – Wutong (Wutongshan) located in the Luohu. You can get there by bus, and on the weekends it can be very exhausting adventure, when you divide the bus with hundreds of others who want to climb a mountain.

Buses number 211 from the same Laojie Metro Station (need to cross the road), and from the terminus to the foot of the hill walking. Rise, though not the coolest, but long, a few hours up the asphalt road and you will find yourself on the Small Wooton. To the highest peak of a few more hours of course.

Mountains in and around the city a lot (eg, Nanshan, marked On the map), therefore will not be bored, some of our friends will organize trips to all local vertices every weekend, if the weather allows.

Расслабиться в парке

Many people like to Shenzhen for its foliage throughout the year, Trees, grass, figured clipped bushes… Where else can you enjoy the whole harmony of the organization of space for leisure, not in parks. They are very much and probably should choose the, that is closer to your place of residence.

For example, возьмём парк Lianhuashan (Lotus Hill Park). You can go to the station Lianhua North on the Red Line. Here you can combine active walk and rest, if you climb to the top of the mountain to the statue of Deng Xiaoping, that the city offers a wonderful view. Some photos and species can be found in our photo report.

Wanted to Holland – welcome to the flower alley. The park is small, it is located to the north of the station Daxin (Qianhǎihuahui, Flower Park before the sea), on a cozy street there are several cafes and flower market.

Not far to the east of the metro Taoyuan has a large park Lixiang (Lixiang Park). No Pictures, something reminded Lianhuashan by Device, also well suited for picnics and rest from the city bustle.

Gourmet note: west of the output C is a cafe metro Saizeriya. The third floor of the shopping center on the corner right after the crossing. Make a note of the name of this cafe – one of the cheapest in town, where for reasonable money you can eat pizza and pasta with, soups and other Western dishes. Taco wom coffee ble Knight eshtё in Coastal CIty stations Houhai (Orange line), location of the cafe this network can be found at the official site.

Лучшие пляжи города

What a journey and life without a trip to the sea? The beaches here too available and subjectively better, than in the north or in Beihai. From Luohu to sea to get the closest, to travel back fit buses – two-story room 1 service takes directly to a huge beach Dameisha (Dameisha,Meisha). Boot back into the bus at the bus stop can be at Metro Grand Theater, price 10 yuan, and enter the beach is free.

Although many say, there's too crowded and electronic accounting system can show, that at the same time on the beach are 3-5 thousands of people, is not felt, holidaymakers lie on each other (as on some of the beaches of southern Russia) and can not find a place, where you can spread out your litter.

You may want to go to a remote beach – it's called Xichong , He is also very popular with the locals, prygaem bus E11 from the Grand Theater or edema on it going from Shenzhen North Station (if we are sure to sit in a chair all the way) at the intersection of the red and purple branches. Para ostanovok for Dapen, plus fees 10 yuan per person (or hitchhiking) and you're already on Sichone, input that is worth more 13 yuan.

But it's worth it, people may be less, is possible diving, and when the waves are good and even surfing. Of Dapena can also go to a remote wild beach, read report on a trip there.

Заключение

Impossible to fit everything into one article; for, who came for the first time, just hvatit. If you stay longer in Shenchzhene, then you will certainly be useful sites, which publishes the city events: shenzhenstuff.com, shenzhenparty.com and of course itsoknoproblem.com – you can post an event on our website, sending us information about it through contact form or a personal message in the VC.

We have tried to note all the important points and interesnыe places on the map SHэnьchzhэnя, hope, it will help you to create your route exploring the city and spend time with benefits.

Ask your questions about the different areas of the city in the comments, leave the reviews and you can also discuss all the interesting places, which in this collection are not logged in.