3 Essential Places To Visit In Shenzhen China

S henzhen is a city of over                                           12 million people located       Modern day Shenzhen is a vibrant,  in Guangdong Province,          cosmopolitan city that offers a    China, directly on the border         wide range of cultural and         with the New Territories of Hong      leisure venues for tourists, as    Kong.                                 well as unrivalled shopping and                                          dining. If you like Hong Kong and  It's likely that your travel          Shanghai, you will also love       guide to China does not say much      Shenzhen - fast, fashionable,      about this city except to dismiss     cool, and not a little bit crazy!  it as industrial and good only                                           for cheap knockoff shopping.          If you are clueless about                                                Shenzhen and want a few basic      Similarly, if you ask people in       pointers, here are the three most  Hong Kong about Shenzhen, they        famous city center places to see   will pretend to think it's still      in one day:                        a small town full of                                                     knife-wielding thieves and you        Diwang Building                    shouldn't even consider going                                            there.                                Diwang building is the tallest                                           skyscraper in Shenzhen, at 69      Both these impressions couldn't       floors, and the symbol of the      be further from the truth.            city's super fast success. The     Shenzhen's incredibly fast growth     building is office space for the   is the reason travel books are        city's most prestigious firms,     out of date, and perhaps Hong         but you can pay around 120RMB to   Kong people's snobbishness about      go to the viewing deck on the      the city stems from a certain         68th floor and look over the       fear and envy of this shiny           whole city center.                 wealth center on their doorstep!                                         Opposite the Diwang building is       this modern boom city.             the new multi-storey shopping                                            center "Mix C" complete with ice      Across the road from the Grand     rink, cinema, and lots of             Theater is Lychee Park, which is   international style restaurants.      recommended for taking photos on   Many of the shops in the Mix are      traditional style bridges, taking  Hong Kong style overpriced            a pedalo out on the lake, or       fashion boutiques, but this does      watching the unnervingly           not deter the hordes of window        professional ballroom dancing      shoppers.                             couples practice outdoors.                                                                                  A short distance from Diwang is       On the corner of the park is a     the Shenzhen Stock Exchange,          large billboard with a Picture of  which you can't go into, and          Deng Xiao Peng, the "father of     still within walking distance, a      Shenzhen". It was he who came up   block away and still the same         with the idea of raising Shenzhen  metro station, is the Grand           / Baoan from a fishing village to  Theater.                              a global scale metropolis, and                                           Chinese visitors to Shenzhen       Grand Theater                         wouldn't want to miss a chance to                                        be pictured in front of the late   Completely refurbished in 2006,       Chairman.                          the Da Ju Yuan / Grand Theater in                                        Shenzhen is a great venue for         Citizens' Center                   classical music and traditional                                          Chinese music events. Shenzhen        Shenzhen's city government         has its own Symphony Orchestra        decided to relocate the Central    and with tickets normally between     Business District west, out of     60 - 300 RMB no one can complain      the original city center (Luohu)   that culture is out of reach in       and into brand new, spaciously     planned zones in Futian District.     Shenzhen style, impressive just    Part of this project is the           because it is huge.                Shimin Zhongxin / Citizens'                                              Center: a huge government             Visiting Shenzhen                  building with an iconic "bird                                            shape" roof. Not much to do or        If you are in Hong Kong it's an    see inside, but it's worth taking     easy day trip to Shenzhen,         a taxi around this whole area,        crossing the border at Luohu (KCR  especially at night time, to see      to Lowu) or Huanggang (Bus to Lok  all the shiny new skyscrapers.        Ma Chau) - both of which are less  The newly developed area around       than an hour from HK Central.      the Citizen's Center also                                                includes the Children's Palace        If you are leaving Mainland China  amusement center and exemplary        e.g. from Guangzhou or from        New Shenzhen Library. About half      Shanghai through to HK, we hope    a mile south is the New               you're open minded about Shenzhen  Exhibition Center / Huizhan           to carve out an extra whole day    Zhongxin, which is, in typical        to stop off and explore the city.  About the Author: For English language news and commentary about Shenzhen, visit the Shenzhen Blog http://www.theszweb.com/ Photos of Shenzhen, a web forum, and further information are available at Shenzhenweb Shenzhen Information: http://www.shenzhenweb.com/ Published At: www.Isnare.com