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They are more than just a place to lay your head down for a night. Hotels have become attractions on their own, the reason for the journey. In the China Daily travel article Themes for dreams, Shi Yingying visits a few outstanding examples at Shenzhen’s OCT East theme park and resort – the Mahayana Boutique Hotel, Otique Aqua Hotel and Cargo Hotel.

Many visitors to Shenzhen are familiar with Hongfa Temple in Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, the largest Buddhist temple in the city. James Baquet introduces some more in these Shenzhen Daily articles:

• Hongyuan Temple, Shiyan
• Longxing Temple, Longgang
• Houwang Temples

You can also see the previous news stories Two Shenzhen temples, Tianhou temples in Shenzhen, Two temples in Xili, Two temples in Dapeng and The difference between temples and halls?

One of Shenzhen’s hidden treasures is the large number of historic Hakka enclosed villages (or Hakka houses). James Baquet explores one of them in the Shenzhen Daily article Maosheng Residence, Henggang.

Shenzhen is a fully planned city and its urban areas include a large proportion of planned green space.  In his Shenzhen Daily articles  Evergreen Resort and Sihai Park, Nanshan James Baquet profiles two of Shenzhen’s many parks and reserves.

The closing ceremony for the Shenzhen 26th Summer Universiade was held on 23 August. About 13,000 players and officials from 180 nations around the world attended this majestic event. This year’s competition was not only the largest in the event’s history, it was also different from previous games. Find out more about games highlights and see the videos from the closing ceremony see the CNTV News stories Closing ceremony of 26th Summer Universiade and Shenzhen Universiade makes history.