Sights in Shēnzhèn
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Dapeng Fortress
East of Shenzen is Dapeng Fortress. This preserved walled town, still a lively village, was built 600 years ago and was a key battle site in the Opium Wars in the 19th century. To get here, board bus 360 at Yinhu bus station; the bus also stops near China Regency Hotel at Sungang Lu. The journey takes about 90 minutes. Alight at Dapeng bus station (Dàpéng zǒngzhàn; 大鹏总站 ) and change to bus 966. Faster and easier is the Sha Tau Kok Express ($60, 90 minutes, hourly departure between 7am and 6.30pm) at Suffolk Rd (MTR Kowloon Tong, exit C). At the Dapeng bus station change to minibus 966.
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Minsk World
Some 12km east of Shenzhen City a 40,000-ton decommissioned Soviet aircraft carrier and military theme park called Minsk World, complete with choppers, MiG fighter planes, and a troupe of Russian dancers in military costumes (and hot pants) performing bizarre erotic dances.
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OCT East
Some 20km east of Shenzhen City, a whopping Y3.5 billion went into making OCT East, an upmarket and incredibly beautiful theme-park-cum-resort that will certainly awe you. It feels like a supersized Universal Studios plus Chinese Disneyland, with a mock Swiss village, a golf complex, a tea valley and luxurious hotels to keep you entertained and pampered. The park offers some stunning views that make it worth a couple of days to explore, and you can rent a car from inside the park to tour around. To get here, an express bus (Y65, one hour) leaves hourly at exit E, Kowloon Tong MTR station in Hong Kong, between 8.15am and 5.15pm. In Shenzhen, Sightseeing Bus 1, which leaves…
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Shēnzhèn Museum
A good introduction to this incredible city is this hulking new complex. Through spectacular life-sized dioramas and massive interactive multimedia presentations, it showcases the city's short yet dynamic history of social transformation before and after Deng Xiaoping's policies of reform. Take metro line 4 to Shìmín Zhōngxīn station (Civic Centre Station), exit B.
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OCT-LOFT Art Terminal
The city’s cultural ambition is obvious, especially in the Overseas Chinese Town, 15km west of Shenzhen City. The OCT-LOFT Art Terminal is an ambitious project intended to attract artists to gather and explore, discuss and consume. This excellent museum complex exhibits works of international and local contemporary Chinese artists. Some communist-era warehouses have been converted into artists’ studios, hip cafes and bars.
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Window of the World
Travellers with kids may consider visiting this theme park in the OCT, where diminutive famous monuments of the world are admired. This and other OCT theme parks can be reached by metro line 1 to the Window of the World station (Shìjiè Zhīchuāng Zhàn).
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OCT Art & Design Gallery
Just one metro stop from the Art Terminal is He Xiangning Art Gallery.Adjacent is the Beijing Water Cube–like OCT Art & Design Gallery. The focus of this new gallery is on fresh, mainland avant-garde designers. A marvellous collection of innovative design pieces in various art forms is on display. Exhibits change frequently.
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China Folk Culture Village
Splendid China is home to miniature replicas of China’s own famous sights. Included in the admission is China Folk Culture Village, which has two-dozen faux minority villages complete with minority-culture demonstrations. A mini-monorail run by the Shenzhen Happy Line Tour Co links the parks, along with several other sights.
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He Xiangning Art Gallery
Just one metro stop from the OCT-LOFT Art Terminal is He Xiangning Art Gallery. It has an esoteric collection of hybrid Japanese/Chinese water paintings by the legendary late master of modern Chinese art, He Xiangning. Pick up a pamphlet in English at the ticket office, as there are no English descriptions by the displays.
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Splendid China
Splendid China is home to miniature replicas of China’s own famous sights. Included in the admission is China Folk Culture Village, which has two-dozen faux minority villages complete with minority-culture demonstrations.
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Old Shenzhen Museum
The old Shenzhen Museum in Litchi Park (Lìzhī Gōngyuán) has been converted into a museum of ancient arts that has less interesting displays of some 20,000 jade, porcelain and bronze artefacts.
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OCT Contemporary Art Terminal
Out in 'Overseas Chinese Town' (OCT; Huáqiáochéng) this is an excellent museum with exhibits of international and local contemporary Chinese artists. The pub scene thrives here as well. To get there, take metro line 1 to Qiáochéng Dōng station, exit A. Turn right and walk 300m to the petrol station, then turn right again on Enping Jie.
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Art Galleries
Just one metro stop from the Art Terminal are two galleries worth a visit. He Xiangning Art Gallery has an esoteric collection of hybrid Japanese/Chinese water paintings by the legendary late master of modern Chinese art, He Xiangning. Pick up a pamphlet in English at the ticket office. Adjacent is the Water Cube–like OCT Art & Design Gallery, with a marvellous collection of works from mainland avant-garde designers. Take exit C from Huáqiáochéng station.
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