Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(, Shìjiè Zhīchuāng 2660 8000;
www.szwwco.com
;adult/child under 12yr ¥160/80;
9am-10.30pm; 90 or 245 from Shēnzhèn Bay Port, Shìjiè Zhīchuāng, exit J)
Just a few minutes' walk from the OCT Art & Design Gallery is a series of dated theme
parks that are always packed with snap-happy Chinese tourists. They're fun destinations for
a family day out. Window of the World sports a collection of scale replicas of famous world
monuments. Foreigners being misidentified as part of the exhibits is not unheard of.
VILLAGE
DÀPÉNG FORTRESS
(Dàpéng Suǒchéng
0755-8431 5618;Dàpéng Town, Lónggǎng District;adult/student & senior ¥20/
10; 10am-6pm)
This walled town and lively village built 600 years ago lies on Shēnzhèn's eastern edge.
Stately mansions, fortress gates and ornate temples from the Ming and Qing dynasties are
the main attractions. Board bus 360 at Yínhú bus station or near China Regency Hotel on
Sungang Lu. The journey takes about 90 minutes. At Dàpéng bus station (Dàpéng zǒng-
zhàn; ), change to bus 966. A taxi from Luóhú costs ¥190.
AMUSEMENT PARK, RESORT
OCT EAST
(, Dōngbù Huáqiáochéng
2503 1837;
www.octeast.com
;Dàméishā, Yán Tián District;admission
¥160-300; 9.30am-6pm)
Some 20km east of downtown Shenzhen is OCT East, an upmarket theme-park-cum-resort.
Think Universal Studios plus Chinese Disneyland, with a mock Swiss village, a golf com-
plex, a scenic tea valley and luxury hotels thrown in. You can rent a car inside the park to
tour around in. Sightseeing Bus 1, which leaves from Window of the World, with stops at
Dìwáng Dàxià (Shennan Lu), has its last stop at the park. A taxi from Luohu train station is
about Y70.
EATING
Being a city of immigrants, Shēnzhèn offers some excellent regional Chinese cooking, such
as Hunanese and Sichuanese, in addition to Cantonese cuisine. The food courts in shopping
malls like
The MixC
( Dàjùyuàn, exit C3)
and
Coco Park
( Gòuwù Gōngyuān, exit C)
have
some decent options for budget travellers.
DIM SUM, CANTONESE
