Posts Tagged ‘Chiwan’

Tianhou Temple reopens

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Shenzhen’s Tianhou Temple, which has a history of over 1,000 years, has reopened after a facelift, reports Zhang Yaobo in the Shenzhen Daily article Temple reopens.

Tianhou temples in Shenzhen

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

One of Shenzhen’s best-known temples is the Tianhou Temple in Chiwan. James Baquet talks about his excitement in discovering six more in Shenzhen in his Shenzhen Daily article Tianhou temples in SZ.

Chiwan Left Fort

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

In Shenzhen Chiwan you’ll find the remains of a gun emplacement from the days of the Opium Wars in the 19th century. This was when British and American merchants were illegally importing opium into China. Read more in James Baquet’s Shenzhen Daily article Chiwan Left Fort.