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 Shenzhen,
located more than 160 kilometers away from
Guangzhou and 35 kilometers from Hong Kong,
borders Dapeng Bay in the east, the Pearl River
mouth in the west and New Territory of Hong Kong
in the south. Shenzhen is a long and narrow
city in Guangdong Province, being 81.4 kilometers
from east to west, with the narrowest section
from south to north being 10.8 kilometers.
Covering a total area of 2,050 square kilometers,
Shenzhen boasts a population of 1.32 million and
the name itself Splendid China in Shenzhen actually refers to three places
namely Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Special Economic
Zone (SEZ) and Shenzhen County. Most travelers
who make their way here to this city are usually
on business but for those who have time, there
are many interesting tourist attractions in
Shenzhen and famous places of interest in
Shenzhen for them to explore.
 Use this travel
guide to learn more about Shenzhen and also its
many famous places of interest. One important
travel information that is useful to know is
that the northern section of the SEZ is fenced
off from the rest of the country. This is done
to stop illegal smuggling and also to prevent
people from entering Shenzhen and Hong Kong
illegally. Shenzhen stands against mountains
and faces the sea, a beautiful coastal city.
The winding Dapeng Bay has a coastline of more
than 70 kilometers, linking the Greater Meisha,
Lesser Meisha, Xichong, Diefu, Shuishatou and
Xiyong snowy beaches together. The Shenzhen
Reservoir, and Xili Lake and Xiangmi Lake have
quiet and beautiful environment and
are Photo:
Chinese Folk Culture Village
good places for tours
and holidays. The night scenery is spectacular with
all its glittering and neon lights flashing from
the tall skyscrapers.
 This newly
developing city is clean and nice all year
round. Natural landscape matches quite well with
the buildings. Among the popular places of
interest here are the many theme amusement
centers and famous tourist spots like the
Chinese Folk Culture Village, Splendid China and
Window of the World.
Besides these famous
tourists area, Sea World and the Minsk Aircraft
Carrier are also good places to spend the day.
Shenzhen has now become one of the most famous
tourist destinations in China whereby for
visitors who do not come here for business are
actually here for shopping since this place is
regarded as a shopping haven for the people of
Hong Kong. If you are traveling to Shenzhen just
for a sightseeing vacation, then you should find
yourself a place to stay at near the western
part of the SEZ since most tourist attractions
are found near the beautiful Shenzhen Bay.
Window of the World Shenzhen is becoming
more and more like Hong Kong with its
extravagant shopping malls. More travel
information on Shenzhen's transportation,
hotels, recreation, restaurants, shopping
and useful telephone numbers can be found
below.
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