Western food is just as popular in Shenzhen as anywhere in China, perhaps even more so with the city’s close proximity to Hong Kong. Theres plenty of western restaurants, but what if you are living in Shenzhen and like to…
Being such a new city, in Chinese terms at least, Shenzhen doesn’t have the ancient historic sites that other cities do. Shenzhen is very modern, everything is new including the skill sets of the workers along with the sectors…
Even if you are not interested in luxury brand shopping, the MixC mall is a must visit destination on a Shenzhen Shopping trip. This massive mega-mall features Shenzhens largest movie cinema, an Olympic standard Ice Skating rink, cafes, food…
The Luohu District of Shenzhen China is without a doubt is the number one district for shopping in Shenzhen, featuring the MixC mall, Diwang Plaza, King Glory Plaza, Louhu Commercial City, Dongmen Market and now, it has a new addition to…
Western food is just as popular in Shenzhen as anywhere in China, perhaps even more so with the city’s close proximity to Hong Kong. Theres plenty of western restaurants, but what if you are living in Shenzhen and like to cook up your own feasts? Easy. Here’s a list of places in SZ to buy imported [...]
OCT Harbour/Bay is a new development that is set to become one of Shenzhens top destinations for leisure, dining and shopping. Actually, I think it probably has the potential to build a reputation well beyond Shenzhen considering the level of investment. It’s also on my list of must see places on a Shenzhen trip. OCT Bay [...]
If you have been to Holiday Plaza, MixC, KK Mall and Coco Park you be starting to think that Shenzhenians have a real penchant for luxury brands. You may well be right, particularly when you add Citic City Plaza to that list. Citic City Plaza, located in Futian, has 6 levels comprising of fashion boutiques, [...]
If you live in Nanshan or Shekou Districts of Shenzhen then here is a great alternative to heading all the way to Dongmen for discount and wholesale clothes shopping. Known mostly only to locals, this area contains several multi-floor buildings packed with clothes and fashion accessories. Many locals say the quality and styles on offer [...]
If you are looking to furnish your home in Shenzhen the here is an area well worth a visit. But not just that, if you are in Shenzhen for a while it’s also somewhere worthy of a visit to fill in a few hours, as there’s also a sports store, with outdoor half courts for [...]
Cheap reading glasses are not to hard to find, but where do you get quality prescription lenses? It turns out it couldn’t be easier in Shenzhen! Many pharmacy, markets and even street side stalls in Shenzhen sell reading glasses in varying degrees of magnification, but according to the All About Vision website these ‘off the shelf’ reading [...]
There’s is no shortage of places to buy womens shoes in Shenzhen, there’s far too many to mention here! So, lets take a look at some of the places where you can get a bargain and some places where you can get mens shoes in large sizes. Go to any major department style stores you’ll [...]
Being such a new city, in Chinese terms at least, Shenzhen doesn’t have the ancient historic sites that other cities do. Shenzhen is very modern, everything is new including the skill sets of the workers along with the sectors that industry and retailing are involved in. You could easily find a locally made fully featured [...]
Here is a market/mall packed with shops that’s probably known mostly only to locals, but if you are going to be in living in Shenzhen, or staying near the Universiade Village in Longgang district, then you might want to take a look. It’s the Shenzhen Yiwu Small Commodities Wholesale City, or Shenzhen Yiwu Smallware Wholesale Mansion depending [...]
Located on Taoyuan Road, just west of Sungang Arts and Crafts City is Bagualing Car Parts Market. Here you can find two clusters of maybe 100 shops selling auto parts for all types of cars on the road in Shenzhen. If your a mechanic, you’ll probably feel right at home! There’s also a store here [...]
If you are looking for just about anything that goes in the office, then this is the place for you. It’s spread out over several multi-level buildings and it’s also a great place to find toys including stuffed animals, light sports gear and some hobby stuff. The buildings are packed with independantly run stalls, that [...]
One of the first things that really amazed me about shopping in China was the concentration of the one product category in a single area. For example if you wanted to buy electronics you would go to the electronics market where you’ll find streets of stores, stalls and malls selling just electronics, Huaqiangbei being the [...]
