Discover China

This park features a glorious bamboo-covered mountain with great views from the pavilion on its peak – read more in James Baquet’s Shenzhen Daily article Cuizhu Park.

Guan Shanyue was a painter and educator of the Lingnan School of Chinese painting, which has a uniquely Chinese blend of local and foreign influences. Read James Baquet’s Shenzhen Daily article Guan Shanyue Art Museum to find out more about this museum which features two galleries dedicated to Guan Shanyue’s paintings.

Summer is the time to enjoy litchi, the most popular fruit in Guangdong Province. To find out where to pick and enjoy the best litchi see these Shenzhen Daily articles:

• Summer fun in Guangdong (I)
• Summer fun in Guangdong (II)

The pleasant climate, blue sky, white clouds, rolling grass, wandering flocks and herds, hard-working herdsmen and fine delicacies of China’s grasslands can provide a summer getaway to remember. To find out more about some great grassland destinations see these Shenzhen Daily articles:

• Summer trip to grasslands (I)
• Summer trip to grasslands (II)

Read Wang Yuanyuan’s Shenzhen Daily article Some quiet and cool ancient towns to find out how to visit some ancient towns that are little known and quiet and offer cool relief from the summer heat – Heijing in Yunnan, Huangyao in Guangxi and Anchang in Zhejiang .