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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Asia > China > Shenzhen
Shenzhen. Pop. 8,615,500. Currency Yuan. Language Cantonese. Time Zone GMT + 8 hours. Main Airport Shenzhen Bao'an SZX. Best Time to go spring and fall which avoids higher rainfall periods. Shenzhen is located in South China's Guangdong province, situated directly north of Hong Kong. In 1979 the city was designated the first of China's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the city has boomed since then. One of the principal reasons for granting Shenzhen an SEZ was its close proximity to Hong Kong where is served as a buffer between a more open border with Hong Kong and the rest of mainland China. Currently Shenzhen has the highest per capita income in China and, in September 2009, the Global Financial Centres Index ranked Shenzhen as fifth most important financial centre in the world after London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. The city is rich in attractions both new and old. There are theme parks like Window of The World, Splendid China & Chinese Folk Culture Village, and Minsk World. Parks and Gardens include: Lianhua Mountain Park; Lake of the Immortals Botanical Gardens; Mangrove National Park; and Wutong Mountain National Park. Historical sites include: Tomb of the Young Song Emperor; Dapeng Ancient Fort; and Chiwan Left Fort. If you are partial to the occasional beer on your travels, Tsing Tao is a popular Chinese beer, or sample Shenzhen's own Kingway Beer.
Shenzhen Hotels Reservation including Guandong Hotels, Holiday Inn Donghua Hotel, Novotel Watergate Shenzhen Hotel, Landmark Hotel, Century Plaza Hotel, Ming Wah International Hotel, South China International Hotel and Diwang Building.
The Best Western Felicity 5 Star Hotel is convenient to everything Shenzhen has to offer, and is only 40 km (25 miles) away from Shenzhen International Airport. All 541 rooms at this 5-star hotel are tailored to satisfy guests' needs. Best Western Felicity Hotel can be easily booked with the secure online booking form.
Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China, located at the border with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Shenzhen is a centre of foreign investment and since the late 1970s has been one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It is also the busiest port in China.
Shenzhen is a border town in Guangdong, China right across from Hong Kong. In the early 1980s, Shenzhen (then a fishing village) was designated a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), to be a buffer zone between Hong Kong and the rest of mainland China.
As an important foreign trade and international exchange port in China, Shenzhen has made smoe brilliant achievements in urban construction. The city now boasts a fine environment for both investment and tourism. Shenzhen has been elected as "Gardens city of State" and "the model city in environment protection".
