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Shenzhen Seasons

Weather in Shenzhen is generally pleasant, plentiful sunshine and rainfall all year round. The annual mean temperature in Shenzhen is 22.4C.

Spring - In the spring Shenzhen is relatively dry.

Summer - It has a hot and wet summer, occasionally hit by typhoons from the east, but the temperature rarely reaches over 35C.

Autumn - Weather here is temperate and mild in the autumn.

Winter - Relatively warm winters are as mild as the South China Sea.

Top 3 Shenzhen Attractions

• 1 Splendid China - Regarded as a window of China's history, culture, and tourism, it greatly fascinates tourists at home and abroad and enables them to have the vision...

• 2 Window of the World - It has assembled the marvelous scene and sites of historical interest in the world, the ancient and modern natural landscapes...

• 3 China Folk Culture Village - "24 Folk villages covering 56 nationalities," the living folk customs, the glorious...

Shenzhen Food

Shenzhen Dishes

There's impressive selection of cuisines including Cantonese, Sichuan, seafood...

Morning & Afternoon Dim Sum - Shenzhen's Morning Dim Sum (Morning Tea) has a leisurely pace, it extends into lunchtime, even many Shenzhen citizens make it their lunch, and there are restaurants where dim sum is available all day.

Chaozhou Dish - As a component part of Cantonese Cuisine, the outstanding Chaozhou dish is the porridge, which can be enjoyed as a white porridge, or as a salt porridge with some added seafood.

"Dongjiang Dish - As a component part of Cantonese Cuisine, Dongjiang dishes are Hakka recipes handed down from generation to generation. Three of the popular ones are: Yanjuji (salt-baked chicken), Niangdoufu (stuffed bean curd) and Hongshaorou (braised pork with soy sauce).

Featured Shenzhen Restaurants

Ke Jia Wang

The signature dish is Hakka dish: Yanjuji (salt-baked chicken).

Add N0.138, Hongbao Lu, Luohu District
Hours 10am to 12pm

Tang Palace

This is one of the most popular places for morning tea, so be prepared to wait for a seat.

Add 6th floor of Zhonghai Business City, No.1, Xinyuan Road
Hours 7:30am to 12pm

Shenzhen Map

Shenzhen City Map

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Shenzhen Attraction Map

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Shenzhen Transportation

Get In

Air - Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is 35 kilometers from central Shenzhen and connects the city with many other parts of China, and serves some international destinations.

Railway - Shenzhen Railway Station provides links to different parts of China. There are frequent high speed trains to Guangzhou, plus long-distance trains to Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha, Jiujiang, Shantou and other destinations.

Sea - Shenzhen is also connected by fast ferries linking Shekou, Macau, Hong Kong International Airport, Kowloon, and Hong Kong Island. And Shekou Port, located in the south part of Nanshan District in Shenzhen is the most convenient one.

Bus - About 30 long-distance bus stations operate out of Shenzhen, providing visitors with another convenient way to get to or leave the city, like Yinhu Bus Station, Futian Bus Station, Luohu Bus Station.

Get Around

City-Bus

Shenzhen's urban bus system consists of regular buses, mini-buses and double-decker sightseeing buses.

Fee From 2 Yuan

Subway

Taking subway is the most convenient and easy to get around the Shenzhen city area.

Fee 5 Yuan

Taxi

Taking a taxi here also makes your trip in Shenzhen easy.

Fee From 12.5 Yuan

Splendid China - Regarded as a window of China's history, culture, and tourism, it greatly fascinates tourists at home and abroad and enables them to have the vision of skimming through the Chinese history and culture at every step and touring around China in one day.

Window of the World -It has assembled the marvelous scene and sites of historical interest in the world, the ancient and modern natural landscapes and attractions as well as sculptures, drawings and even folklore and theatrical performances.

China Folk Culture Village - "24 Folk villages covering 56 nationalities," the living folk customs, the glorious performances, elegant and harmonious atmosphere, all the above attracted every tourist from all over the world.

Cultural Site

• Window of the World
• Splendid China
• China Folk Culture Village

Day Entertainment & Sports

• Century Seaview Country
• Mission Hills Golf Club
• Vijay Course
• Shenzhen Golf Club
• Faldo Course

Shenzhen Highlights

Cantonese Cuisine city highlights

Using a wide range of ingredients from the sky, earth and water, Cantonese Cuisine always keeps the freshest taste of each kind of food. It's main cooking methods are steaming and stir-frying, which are the key to the special taste of Cantonese Cuisine.

• Hong Kong
• Guangzhou
• Shenzhen

Shenzhen FAQ & Travelers's Tips

  Weather

1. How's the climate in Shenzhen? Are there a lot of typhoons
2. When is the best time to go there?

  Food

1. A tip for money-savers on dining

  Shopping

1. Can I use credit card in Shenzhen?

  Other Hints

1. Is tap water safe there? and is there any common disease?
2. How to stay safe
3. A note for packing: drop what you think is useless
4. Four kinds of tourist insurance that we suggest
5. Emergency Numbers:
6. Useful Numbers:

• How's the climate in Shenzhen? Are there a lot of typhoons?

  Shaped by the subtropical marine climate, Shenzhen has a mild climate as well as plentiful sunshine and rainfall all year round. The measured temperature is 22.4C(72.32F) on average. Long but not overly hot summers and short but relatively warm winters make Shenzhen the ideal tourist destination in any season. However it should perhaps be noted that Shenzhen is located at the estuary of the Pearl River and is therefore an area which is often influenced by typhoons. Generally the most significant typhoons occur from May to December and especially from July to September.

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• When is the best time to go there?

  The best time to visit Shenzhen is really August to September when a series of celebrations are held. Additionally, the China Hi-Tech Fair is held in Shenzhen from the 12th to the 17th of October every year. It is therefore always advisable to make reservations well in advance of your visit to Shenzhen as the area is particularly busy during these days.

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• A tip for money-savers on dining

  There are some small restaurants around the out-skirt of city zone, where the price is reasonable. Restaurants in the city center is pretty expensive. We suggest that travelers eat some fast food before entering scenic areas. About 10 RMB, you will be pretty full.

  Also if your hotel has free breakfast, do take it or ask the servant there to save it for you if you sleep in. Because there are a lot of big companies along Shennan Avenue, not many breakfast stands or restaurants can be found, so it can be pretty difficult if you don't eat in your hotel.

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• Can I use credit card in Shenzhen?

  Major credit cards i.e. Visa, Masters, HSBC are accepted throughout Shenzhen. JCB and American Express have limited coverage. Cirrus, Plus & Maestro facilities allow owners to withdraw money from banks. Remember to activate your card for the pin usage. MixC has ATMs for some of the international Credit Cards, wherein cash can be withdrawn in those ATMs against your credit limit.

  Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, and most Chinese banks accept foreign cards. You may check with your bank to see if they have a local branch here. Most ATMs are open for 24 hours. Some are only opened if you swipe the card at the security doors.

  At places in Luo Hu, Cash is highly recommended. Some places charge an extra 10% for credit card purchases. The shop assistants will bring you to shops that have credit card processing machines. At Shopping centers, remember to check with the cashiers to see if they accept credit cards before making purchases. There are few shopping centers that accept credit card with passport verification, though you may lose your discount on the purchase.

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• Is tap water safe there? and is there any common disease?

  Tap Water is not safe to drink in any part of China. You should boil it continuously for 1-2 minutes in order to kill bacteria, spores, etc. Some hotels have free bottled or distilled water in their rooms but such water may still make you sick. Try it but if you get a stomach ache soon afterwards, stop drinking it (or boil it first).

  One in five have Hepatitis, and if you are eating local food wash your cups and eating utensils in a bowl of hot water or tea beforehand. TB is also prevalent in China, many people use black lite cabinets to sterilise their drinking cups.

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• How to Stay safe

  Crime levels in Shenzhen are significantly higher than in neighbouring Hong Kong. That being said, it is still no reason to panic as the crime levels are still comparable with any of the great Western cities like Sydney, London or New York. Use your usual commonsense and avoid going to deserted places alone at night, and you will probably be fine.

  Shenzhen has lots of pickpockets, especially in areas like bus and train stations.

  Leave your passports in the Hotel's safe deposit. Divide your cash by stuffing some in your pants pocket too.

  Be careful to exchange money only with recognized places or people as they may give you fake currency. To be safe, only do your currency exchange at the Bank of China.

  Be sure to keep an eye on the bigger notes (100 especially) given during payment to the salespeople, they may exchange it under the table while you are not watching and claim that you have given them a fake note. It is recommended to always keep loose change (smaller denominations) while taking a taxi or shopping at the market.
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• A note for packing: drop what you think is useless

  Travel as light as possible. Whether you cross the border at the Lowu train station or via the routes taken by shuttle buses and taxis, you will be required to handle your luggage a lot. It's a pain.

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• Four kinds of tourist insurance that we suggest

  Tourists, especially self-paid or packagers, may need security insurance for the whole trip. We suggest four kinds of tourist insurance: travel helping insurance, accident insurance. personal accident insurance and accommodation insurance.

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• Emergency Numbers:

  • Fire: 119
    
  • Police: 110
    
  • Ambulance: 120
    
  • Traffic: 122

• Useful Numbers:

  • Shenzhen Tourist Bureau: 8200320
    
  • Consumer complaints: 12315
    
  • Price complaints: 12358
    
  • Quality complaints: 12365
    
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