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EDITOR’S PICK >>SHENZHEN: SHOPPING PARADISE

Shenzhen, famed as a “shopping paradise”, is replete with various foods and goods, including world-famous brands, Western cuisine, local specialties and snacks. During the Universiade, the event’s committee will designate three offi cial shopping spots, including Dongmen Commercial Pedestrian Street, MIXc CityCrossing and .

ATTRACTIONS for public good, not for it’s own benefi t. Village and . men Commercial Pedestrian Street, It spreads knowledge and carries out It covers many design fi elds, such as including department stores, teahouses, Shenzhen Happy Valley patriotic education wholeheartedly. As a graphic design, spatial design, product Internet cafes, nightclubs, antique shops comprehensive museum, it has become design, costume design, digital images and art shops. Th e street’s buildings are 深圳欢乐谷 an important cultural facility of Shen- and animation. It also will pay attention a wondrous blend of modernity and zhen, giving full play to cultural relics to contemporary art and multimedia times past. Aft er dusk, colorful neon collection, education and scientifi c activity, and actively explore and refl ect lights set the street aglow as bustling research. Th ere are more than 20,000 the relationship between design and tourists and locals scour the shops cultural relics, such as paleobiological contemporary art. It covers 3,000 square for the best bargains. Maoye Depart- fossils dating from 100 million years meters, including a temperature-con- ment Store Dongmen Shop, Tianhong ago, ancient artifacts and art treasures. trolled area of 2,000 square meters and a Department Store Dongmen Shop, Th ese show 5,000 years of Chinese civi- temperature-controlled art gallery. Friendship City, Sun Square and Baima lization and important historical mate- Address: No 9009, Shennan Avenue, OCT, Garments City are also on this street. with more than 210 million sold a year. rials about modern and contemporary Nanshan dstrict, Shenzhen (between He Bus routes: 102, 113, 103, 203 BKC entered in 2005 as a wholly Shenzhen. Th ese precious cultural relics Xiangning Art Museum and Shenzhen foreign-owned enterprise and is grow- OCT Intercontinental Hotel) are the important martical foundation ing rapidly. of . Transportation: Take Shenzhen Subway , exit C of OCT Station. 华侨城 Address: 2/F, Coco Park, Fuhua Road 3, Address: East Gate of Block A (the eastern- most block), Citizens’ Center, Fuzhong 3rd Overseas Chinese Town is a scenic spot Tel: (755) 2151 5526 Road, Futian district, Shenzhen. in Nanshan district. It’s near Huaqiao- SHOPPING SPOTS Transportation: Take Shenzhen Subway cheng Station on the . Th e Summer Tea House Jing Yi Line 4 and get off at Citizens’ Center Sta- It integrates traditional Chinese folk Tea House & Vegetarian Restau- tion. culture with world cultural essences. Dongmen Commercial rant Th e OCT Art & Design Gallery Th eme parks include Splendid China, Pedestrian Street Chinese Folk Culture Village, Window 静颐茶馆 华·美术馆 东门商业步行街 of the World and Happy Valley. Th ere Th is could be the best vegetarian restau- Th e fi rst art museum that focuses on are also many specialty food streets, a Also known as Dongmen Old Street, rant in Shenzhen. It has been open for fashionable design — the OCT Art & sound-system supermarket, a fi tness this area was established during the many years and has a loyal following. Design Gallery - was offi cially opened center, a bar street, a Western fast food reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. Th e menu contains many photos of the Covering an area of 350,000 square on Sept 1, 2008, in OCT. It is adjacent to restaurant, a bookstore, a teahouse, a Over the past 100 years, it has become dishes so it is easier to order. Some dish- meters, the park boasts large quantities , Shenzhen drugstore, a children’s . the largest and busiest business district es use soya beans to simulate the taste of breathtaking and exciting amuse- OCT Intercontinental Hotel, as well as in Shenzhen. More than 4,000 stores Address: Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan and texture of real meat and seafood. ments to satisfy anyone’s desire for three cultural tourism scenic spots — of all sizes are crammed into Dong- district, Shenzhen In accordance with Buddhist custom, it modern entertainment. Th e park is Splendid China, the China Folk Culture does not use any garlic or onions. Th e composed of nine areas with diff erent seventh fl oor is a traditional Chinese tea themes. Th ey are Spanish Square, Car- RESTAURANTS house-style, while the new eighth fl oor toon City, Mt Adventure, Gold Mine has a modern look with an outdoor ter- Town, Shangri-la Woods, Sunshine Burger King (COCO Park) race that’s great for sipping tea. Beach, Typhoon Bay, Playa Maya Water Address: West Shenmao Building, Xinwen Park and Happy Times. Th e park off ers 汉堡王 Road, Xiangmihu (Honey Lake), Futian nearly 100 exciting games for adults Miami-based Burger King (BKC) district and children. Every day, there are excel- Corporation was established in 1954 Tel: (755) 8373 6869 lent performances in diff erent styles, and is today the second largest fast food such as magic, acrobatics and extreme restaurant company in the world. BKC sports. oversees more than 12,000 restaurants Address: Qiaocheng West St, Overseas in 74 countries and territories around Chinese Town, Nanshan district. the world with more than 360,000 Transportation: Take Subway Line 1 or employees. BKC believes in the simple Pengyun Tour Bus from Luohu Railway concept of providing customers with Station. reasonably priced quality food, served Shenzhen Museum quickly, in attractive, clean surround- ings. Th e “whopper” sandwich, one 深圳博物馆 of the best-known hamburgers in the Shenzhen Museum is a unit that works world, remains a perennial favorite,