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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.

A foundation laying ceremony for the construction of a miniature Ancient Tea Road, or southern Silk Road, has been held at Splendid China-China Folk Culture Villages theme park in OCT, Nanshan District, Shenzhen. Read more in the Shenzhen Daily article Replica of the past.

Shenzhen Xili is a quiet, developing area now, but it has a few fairly old features, including the villages of Pingshan and Liuxiandong, each of which features a small temple. Read more in James Baquet’s Shenzhen Daily article Two temples in Xili.

Approximately the same size as New York’s Central Park, Shenzhen’s Central Park virtually bisects the main part of the city. With the addition of Bijia Mountain, it reaches from the foothills in the north all the way down to Binhe Boulevard. Find out more in James Baquet’s Shenzhen Daily article Central Park and Bijia Mt.

Did you know that the Shenzhen district of Longgang has about 100 historic walled Hakka villages? These fortified towns were built mainly in the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty, and unlike the more famous round “tulou” of Fujian, the villages in Longgang are all built to square plans. To find out more read James Baquet’s Shenzhen Daily article Hakka Houses in Longgang.