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There are four well-known mountains in Guangdong that are a great getaway from southern China’s heat humidity at this time of year: Dinghu, Xiqiao, Danxia and Luofu. Find out more in these Shenzhen Daily articles:

• Four best-known mountains in GD (Part I)
• Four best-known mountains in GD (Part II)

The Shenzhen Daily article Watchtowers found in Nanshan reports that a recent cultural relics census has identified 21 historic watchtowers in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District. The 21 watchtowers were built between 1910 and the 1920s.

James Baquet profiles two Shenzhen temples in the Shenzhen Daily articles Huaguang Temple and Temple at Xili Lake.

In the Shenzhen Daily article Guanlan Market James Baquet reveals how to find the site of a market that played a key role 100 years ago, once one of the four main markets of Shenzhen.

On 19 May China celebrated it’s first National Tourism Day to promote tourism and tourist initiatives throughout the country. This is a great initiative, with China having so much to offer tourists – after my five trips to China I have many wonderful experiences and seen many outstanding sights, but I have only really seen a tiny proportion of China’s endless attractions. The date of 19 May was chosen for National Tourism Day as it commemorates the day when China´s ancient travel book writer Xu Xiake began writing his masterpiece “Travel Notes of Xu Xiake” in the Ming Dynasty.