Country Info
- Beijing
- Capital
- Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
- Currency
- 1,273,111,290
- Population
- CN
- Country Code
Shenzhen Slideshow
Shenzhen
Travel Blogs from Shenzhen, China
Moon Festival!
I slept in and Jen came over around 2. We talked and watched t.v. Thomas joined us later for dinner and after dinner we went to the Lianhua (Lotus Flower) Mountain park by my school for the Moon Festival. There were quite a few families and it was nice ...
Fail Day!
... They did eventually turn on the lights and then it was fine. When I had my interview, the cop asked me if I had been to China before, why I was in Chengdu, etc. Then he noticed that I was born in Germany and told me that he had been ...
No Ketchup for You!
... out and had decided to sleep in late. Once waking up around 11 the next day we set out in the city of Shenzhen. Amanda’s MacBook has been slightly broken after it decided to drink some of her steamy hot coffee one morning (or she got ...
Halloween Intro and Dinner with Sarah's Family
October 16: I woke up around 11 and talked to Joey for a while. Then I cleaned, lesson planned and hung out until 6 p.m. when Jen came over. We had dinner by my school and then headed to Coco Park to meet up with Thomas and get drinks. We went to ...
Mainland of the Yellow People
The Special Economic Region of Shenzhen was created back in the late 80's when China was first opening up to the world. It was the testing grounds for capitalism. It's huge economic growth allowed the rest of China to open up and follow suit. This ...
shenzhen.. warm and welcoming
... in here.. i never expected China would be this clean.. hmm... hahaha.. i just remembered our tour guide here in shenzhen... he smoke and smoke and smoke.. eeewww! hahaha.. our tour bus completely smelled like it was bombared with a million ...
Shenzhen part 1
... Love whilst going down the slope in a rubber ring. ¥10 well spent I think. This would be the highlight of my trip to Shenzhen. As we were leaving we were intercepted by an American. I will quickly fill you in on how this situation occurred ...
Shenzhen part 2
... shit. Hostels, Art districts and cheap hotels. Our next mission was to find somewhere to stay. As I said earlier, we had arrived in Shenzhen late, so by the time we had finished at Modern Toilet it was getting late, and we still wanted to drink! We had ...
Golden Week in China
... cup of tea I suggest you bring a couple of boxes with you. I spent a total of 8 days in the south of China with 5 days in Shenzhen and 4 days in Guangzhou. I won't bore you with all the details but in summary I ate, shopped and experienced China. LOL. ...
Off to Hong Kong Island
... , maybe even live, in China. Anyone know any employers who are seeking? I find it very interesting that tomorrow I leave China at 4:20PM and then leave San Francisco at 4:10PM. The trip, including going through customs and changing planes, takes ...
Shenzhen
... people and the highest GDP in China... http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangdong/shenzhen/index.htm First trip to China to Shenzhen. After getting to Customs for leaving HK we entered immigration for China.. Yeah the real deal - we were ...
New Modern City
Shenzhen is new urban city in China (Mainland), only take about an hour by KCR from Hongkong. The Backstage of Hongkong, thats Shenzhen usually called. This city was very modern with Metro subway transportation and many skycrappers also like in ...
Oct 26, 2008
Too many days in a small town...
... and I’ve met some great people so far. A guy from there contacted me and asked if I wanted to travel around Shenzhen together. I was originally going to Hong Kong for a few days, but heard it wasn’t that great as a solo traveler ...
Yes, I eat noodles out of a bag :)
... guys are Obama. Except Jay Z. When I’m not teaching little Chines students about rappers, I usually spend the weekend exploring Shenzhen with my friends. To this point, I still have not been to all the districts (I live in Nanshan, and ...
Never a dull moment
... hour of waiting, the sky cleared and we were on our way. We fully deserved some TLC once in Shenzhen before proceeding to cross the frontier between China and Hong Kong and adding two stamps on our passport collection. We reached the busy Nathan Road in ...
Dec 02 - Qiqi's First Birthday
Today is Qiqi's First Birthday! Here are some pictures and videos from ...
Last Chinese Class and New Year's Banquet
December 28: I woke up around 8:40 and taught my 3rd grade class at 9:30. I had a 6th and 1st grade class after that. I then went to lunch and did my Chinese homework. It was our last class and we had to give a speech about any of the chapters we went ...
CHINA! - Shenzen, Guangzhou. Bad start :(
... i knew chinese or at least how to read it so plenty of phrasebook and dictionary action was needed! it soon became apparent that China was a place where people like to stare, not just look but really STARE like you have an upside down face or ...
Pomp and circusrants
My arrival in China coincided with it's week long National Holiday celebrating the People's Republic of China's 60 year anniversary. During this time China goes into a mass frenzy; huge swathes of people go travelling and sightseeing ...
Shenzhen
... my supporting documents. The visa is glued to a page in my passport. Once you're past there, you're in China. I took some photos of my first views of Shenzhen and the train station. Looking around and taking photos was also a good way to put off a very ...
Paddle boating with the roomate
This will be brief because it is a few days old and I feel like crap. I simply wanted to include it for the pictures. My roommate, myself and another went paddle boating in a park down the street from our hotel. The park was amazing. ...
Bus after Bus.
... settling in I went for a walk... just circulating. but I found Camambert! and real saltine crackers, and a Burger King! Shenzhen supermarkets are a wonderfully homelike place :D other than chickens feet hanging in the snacks aisle :P getting back to my ...
The first week of work
... find themselves in while seeking independence and adventure. Though I am thousands of miles away from home, I am more comfortable in China with the 19 other strangers I live with than I have been with people I have called friends for the past ...
Observation Week
... Mrs. Xu (the principal) and I went to lunch together. Mrs. Xu was impressed with my knowledge of Chinese customs. In China, you serve others before yourself, starting with the people of higher status. So, when a new dish would come out, I would ...
Holiday Prep Shenzhen style
... , no constantly getting sick. So, with that being said, you can imagine my happiness when I found out that Shenzhen does not have snow, ice or any icky, yucky combination I was immediately enticed. So, here we are in the middle ...