Shenzhen Travel Guide
Situated on the border of Guangdong near Hong Kong, the city of Shenzhen has a unique and lively atmosphere that is quite different from most places in China.
- Worth It?
- The number of interesting tourist attractions in Shenzhen makes this a good place to spend some time.
- What to Do
- take a trip around the theme parks, visit the art museum.
- Best Time to Go
- between April and September, when the weather is warm and dry.
- How Long?
- Two days is enough time to cover many of Shenzhen's attractions.
- Trivia
- Shenzhen was specially designed in 1979 to become the first of China's Special Economic Zones (SEZ).
Shenzhen has sometimes been likened to Las Vegas as it has a flashy and rather artificial atmosphere. However, there is certainly plenty to see and do here such as numerous theme parks and plenty of shopping. Many people choose to spend a few days living it up in Shenzhen before traveling to some of China's more isolated towns and villages.
Communicating in Shenzhen can be rather challenging as few people understand English and a number of different Chinese dialects are spoken, including Mandarin and Cantonese. It is best to buy a phrase book and ask hotel staff to help in negotiations with taxi drivers or write instructions for you.
Travel to Shenzhen - Getting There
Visitors can fly straight into the Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, which is connected to most other airports in China including Beijing (2 hours, 25 minutes) as well as international destinations such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Shenzhen has its own train station, which frequently receives high-speed trains from places such as Guangzhou (1 hour), Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. There are also buses to and from a large number of destinations throughout China.
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