6 8.3.2020 Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center Shenzhen Travel Guide New date New venue CONTENTS 2 Fair Information 3 Venue Location 6 Shenzhen Location 9 Transportation 12 Parking 13 Hotel Recommendation 14 Visa Application 15 Travel in Shenzhen 16 Sightseeing in Shenzhen 22 Local Restaurants 26 Internet in China 27 Essential App to travel in China Fair Information Venue Location Fair Date: 6-8 Mar 2020 (Fri – Sun) Opening Hours: 6-7 Mar 9am -5pm 8 Mar 9am -3pm (open to public at 12pm) Venue: Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (New venue near airport) Admission: Free-of-charge. For trade visitors only. Persons under 18 will not be admitted. Website: www.chinatoyfair.com www.chinababyfair.com www.licensing-china.com Register NOW! Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (SWECC) No. 2 Fuyuan Road, Fuyong Street, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, China 深圳国际会展中心 深圳市寶安區福永街道 Organisers: https://www.shenzhen-world.com 2 3 Venue Location Food & Beverage in venue • F&B areas can be found on the 3rd floor of all exhibition halls apart from hall 18. • On the 3rd floor of Lobby 1 and Lobby 2: restaurants including Chinese restaurant, Western restaurant, Hala restaurant, cafeteria and private dining room. • Grab-n-Go can be found on the 2nd floor of all exhibition halls and hall 17/19. • 10 Food outlets on level 1 Central Corridor. 4 5 Shenzhen Location Shenzhen Location Shenzhen - the rising star in the southern China Shenzhen is located in Guangdong province, adjacent to Hong Kong and bordering Dongguan city and Huizhou city. As China’s first Special Economic Zone, Shenzhen’s pleasant climate and picturesque coastal and mountain scenery have turned it into an attractive travel destination, which earned a place on The New York Times’ list of the world’s 31 must-visit destinations. It is also a major transport hub for travelers entering and departing China. Shenzhen is a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley, it Why you need to visit Shenzhen? attracts high-flying tech graduates and global corporations. • Shenzhen’s close location to Dongguan is a perfect initial situation to host a Toy Fair. • China is the world’s biggest toy manufacturer and exporter, with nearly 8,000 toy enterprises producing three-quarters of the entire world’s toys inside China. • Currently, more than half of these toymakers are located in Dongguan and Dongguan became the world’s largest toy producing city. • In the recent years, Dongguan added more than 500 toy manufacturers each year on average. • Dongguan’s toy enterprises generate half of their orders from overseas. About 90 percent of the toys produced in Dongguan are exported, according to a report from the city’s administra- tive department. • Shenzhen is part of a cluster of cities across the Pearl River Delta. Travelers visiting this excit- ing city can also squeeze in trips to Hong Kong, Macao and Guangzhou or schedule a factory visit in Guangdong provinces, which are only a stone’s throw away. 6 7 Shenzhen at a gaze Transportation to Shenzhen China’s First Special Economic Zones Direct to Shenzhen by Air It is located on the Eastern shore of the Pearl River Delta, neighboring Hong Kong and is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. The Richest City! It is the world’s largest manufacturing hub and China’s richest city. It has the highest Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport per capita GDP in China in comparison to other cities of China. Shenzhen International Airport operates 24 international (regional) routes, connecting 23 cities. International passenger flight destinations include: Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Sabah, Osaka, World’s 4th Largest Building Tokyo, Seoul, Phuket, Bali, Jeju, Ho Chi Minh, Dubai, Sydney, Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Jakarta, Seattle, Ping an IFC is the world’s 4th tallest building and China’s second-tallest which is Siem Reap and Da Nang. located in Shenzhen city. Regional passenger flight destinations include: Macao, Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. UNESCO City Of Design The airport also has direct ferry routes to Hong Kong International Airport, where passengers can The vibrant city of Shenzhen was designated as UNESCO City of Design in 2009. transit without going through immigration and custom checks, akin to transit between two flights. Home To Hi-Tech Companies From Hong Kong Shenzhen is a great manufacturing center and is home to China’s most successful high-tech companies such as BYD, Huawei, Tencent, ZTE etc. If you do not have the direct scheduled flight By Ferry to Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, we There is two companies operated will suggest you to take flight to Hong Kong scheduled ferry service from Hong international Airport first, and then transit Kong International airport to Shenzhen to Shenzhen or venue directly by the below international airport method, which take around one and half hour to the venue. • Turbojet Fare: HKD235 and approx. 45mins. https://www.turbojet.com.hk/en/routing- From Hong Kong International Airport sailing-schedule/hk-shenzhen-airport/ Hong Kong International Airport is a multi- sailing-schedule-fares.aspx modal transport centre, offering travellers • CKSP extensive land and sea connections to cities Fare: HK > SZ HKD295, SZ > HK HKD360 throughout the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region. http://www.cksp.com.hk/zh-HK/route/hk_ https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/ from_guangdong_and_macao/shipingline_ transport/mainland-connection/ price_hk_m 8 9 Transportation Transportation to Shenzhen from Shenzhen to fair venue From Hong Kong From Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport By Coach 3 km to Shenzhen Airport T4; 7 km to Shenzhen Airport T3. There are four companies operated scheduled coach service from Hong Kong International airport You can take taxi or shuttle bus to the venue in 45 min. to Shenzhen international airport, Lok Ma Chau (Huanggang) Port and Shenzhen Bay Port. You can check their website for the schedule, timetable and fare. Ticketing Point From Fuyong Ferry Port Service Provider (Mainland/ Macao Transport Centre, Terminal 2) Fuyong Port is the closest port to the venue which provide the schedule ferry service between China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Counter C08 - C09, Hong Kong International Airport and Macao. The duration is around 1 to 1.5 hours. You can take Eternal East Tours Company Limited Counter C06 - C07 taxi or shuttle bus to the venue in 50 min. Kwoon Chung Trans-Island Counter C01 - C02, S.T. Travel Counter C03 - C04, From Shenzhen Metro Station More information Fuyong, Qiaotou and Tangwei station on line 11 currently in operation is within 5 km away Transportation from HongKong to fair venue from the venue; shuttle bus is to be arranged between Tangwei and Venue to facilitate the transportation. Taxi from Fuyong station to venue is around 25 mins. 2 more metro stations on line 12 and line 20 will open in 2022. By MTR + Shuttle bus Take the MTR to Lok Ma Chau station on the East Rail line and then walk to the Futian checkpoint to go through the immigration and custom. We can then take the shuttle bus or Metro Line 11 taxi to the venue. The time is around 1 hr 20 mins from Futian checkpoint to the venue. Chegongmiao Futian (Luohu Port)HongshuwanHouhai south Nanshan QianhaiwanBao’an Bihaiwan Airport Airport NorthFuyong Qiaotou Tangwei 2 1 9 2 1 Ferry Port 3 9 5 Free shuttle bus 10 11 Transportation from Shenzhen to fair venue Hotel Nearby Shuttle Bus service DoubleTree by Hilton™, Hilton Garden Inn and Crowne Plaza will be the closest hotel near the fairground. More details of the hotel will be announced soon. Round trip shuttle service from nearby metro stations – Tangwei station, bus stations, commercial 18 Three to Five-Star hotels are congregated within 10 kilometers from the venue. You can find the center, and hotels to fair venue will be provided. Please check our official websites for the details. hotel that can fit your needs and budget. From Shenzhen North Railway Station (High-Speed Railway) Hotel Name Distance to venue 4-5 Star Dozens of high-speed trains per day shuttle between Shenzhen’s Futian and North stations, and Hong Kong West Kowloon rail terminus. You can also catch the new high-speed line in the other Courtyard by Marriott Shenzhen Northwest 3.5km direction to Guangzhou South departing from Shenzhen North. You can take taxi or shuttle bus Venus Royal Hotel Shenzhen(Shenzhen Shajing Qilin) 6.4km from Shenzhen North Railway station to the venue in 1 hr 25 mins. Grand Skylight International Guanlan 6.6km Baolilai International Hotel 6.9km From Highway(Self-driving) Hilton Garden Inn Shenzhen Bao’an 7.9km 3-4 Star Served by 2 highways, S3 ( Yanjiang Hw ), G4 ( Guangzhou-Shenzhen Hw ) and 1 expressway ( Haibin Blvd ) Shenzhen Hawaii International Hotel 1.7km Tips: The vehicles other than Shenzhen licensed vehicles need to apply for temporary pass if Lavande Hotel (Shenzhen Shajing International Convention and 2.7km entering the city proper of Shenzhen in the restricted period. Exhibition Center) Shenzhen Fu Qiao Hotel 3.7km Hanyong Hotel Shenzhen T3 Terminal Branch 4.0km Jun Yi Kai Di Hotel 4.8km Vienna Hotel Shajing 5.6km PARKING Shenzhen Kaijia Hotel 6.1km Shenzhen Bordeaux Hotel 7.2km Suiton By Paxton 7.7km Yifeng Business Hotel Shenzhen 7.8km Zhongtian Meijing Ramada Hotel Shenzhen 7.9km Shenzhen Tianhe Hotel (Shenzhen Bao’an Airport T3 Terminal) 8.7km Shenzhen Star Park Hotel 9.1km The two-level underground parking lot provides 9,500 parking spaces for private cars, with 300 There is more hotel option on our website with the discount rate to our buyers and exhibitors. VIP parking spaces and 1000 for trucks above ground.