Posts Tagged ‘Shenzhen’Replica of the pastThursday, March 3rd, 2011A 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. Two temples in XiliSunday, February 27th, 2011Shenzhen 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. Central Park and Bijia MountainSaturday, February 12th, 2011Approximately 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. Hakka Houses in LonggangMonday, January 31st, 2011Did 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. New editions of the Shenzhen Visitors Guides now availableSunday, January 30th, 2011New editions (Edition 4) of the Shenzhen Visitors Guides are now available. The new editions include updated Shenzhen Metro information, updated links and more. To view or download the new editions:
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