Important Tourist Sites in Shenzhen
Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Tourist Resort is a collection of amusement parks within Nanshan District of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The area contains the amusement parks Splendid China, Chinese Folk Culture Village, Window of the World and Happy Valley. These mainly focus on Chinese themes but integrate elements form all around the world. Examples include a replica Eiffel Tower and Greek statues.
Other Tourist Sites in Shenzhen
- Fairylakea Botanical Garden, Shenzhen (深圳市仙湖植物园; shēnzhènshì xiān hú zhíwùyuán)
- Shenzhen Mission Hills Golf Club (深圳观澜湖高尔夫球会; shēnzhèn guān Lán Hú gāoěrfūqiú huì)
Intro to Shenzhen
Shenzhen (深圳), the first city in China to be opened up and receive Special Development Zone status, now a high technology hub in the far south of China. Shenzhen is right on the border with Hong Kong. As a result it shared in Hong Kong's boom years to become a highly developed city. This vibrant and modern city, due to it's location, has an international feel to it. A large number of expats, working in and around Hong Kong, choose Shenzhen as a place to live due to it's lower cost of living and good transport links with the rest of the Pearl River Delta region.
