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Opened in late 2013, it’s the largest Rainbow department store in Shenzhen, featuring a cinema, restaurants, cafes, and shopping. It’s convenient to get to, just go to Xixiang Metro station and you are right there. For relaxing there’s a Cafe Bene (from South Korea) and Starbucks plus a cinema. For eating there’s also McDonald’s, Burger King, sushi, pizza, hot pot, Sichuan food, Taiwan desert and more. For shopping, there are lots of mid-range clothing stores including Springfield plus soon to open Uni QLO. Address: Xixiang Ave & Xinhu Road, Bao’an, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China – 宝安区西乡大道与新湖路交汇处(近地铁西乡站) Map Location inc. nearby hotels   Also see: The Top HotelsRead More →

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AllCity offers Shekou/Nanshan residents a new shopping experience with over 100,000 sqm of retail space. The mall has five floors, three underground and two above ground on top of which is high-end residential apartments. The features a boutique supermarket, a 1200 seat ‘ five-star’ theater, with brand names such as OMEGA watches, Bvlgari watches, GAP, H & M, Charles & Keith, Starbucks, Costa Coffee and much more among its mix of retail, dining, entertainment, and leisure. Shenzhen Bay, where the mall is located, is flourishing into one of Shenzhen’s prime locations is somewhere to keep an eye on as it matures into an area offeringRead More →

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Haiya is a well-known department store operator in China and have opened a massive new mall in Bao’an District. Haiya Mega Mall (the Chinese name, 海雅缤纷城, translates to Haiya Fun City) has a total construction area of nearly 300,000 square meters and an investment of 3.6 billion yuan making it, well, big! It features big brand stores, theme malls, pedestrian street, water landscapes, tourist promenade, an array of Chinese and Western restaurants, a bar street, sports center. It also features a 1200 seat performance theater. Here’s a list of the restaurants and eateries: It’s mostly casual dining, and the supermarket also features a hot food buffetRead More →

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OCT Harbour (originally OCT Bay) is fast becoming one of Shenzhen’s 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 is located in Nanshan District of Shenzhen close to the well-known Window of the World theme park and the several other attractions that feature in this area which include Happy Valley, Splendid China, and Holiday Plaza. The OCT Bay development covers a staggering 1.25million sqm and features a large shopping mall, a lake, a beach,Read More →

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Coastal City is reasonably new retail shopping and leisure destination located in downtown Nanshan District. Split across three separate multi-floor buildings, I’m sure it will take a few visits before you truly get your bearings! The style of shopping is mostly retail shopping of good quality products, from reputable brands of men and ladies fashion, there are also some children’s wares stores, gifts, beauty care and lifestyle/IT retailers too. The mall has a distinctly western feel and it’s actually quite a comfortable place to just hang out, grab a coffee etc. The building is also quite a popular dining destination featuring over 30 eatery options of Western and Asian styles.Read More →

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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 Shenzhen’s largest movie cinema, an Olympic standard Ice Skating rink, cafes, food courts, fine dining and more. It’s Shenzhen’s largest shopping mall, and possibly the most luxurious, also featuring luxury residential apartments at Park Lane Manor and a Grand Hyatt Hotel. The shopping mall takes up 6 floors and spreads across three blocks featuring brand names such as Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Cartier, and Gucci just to mention some. It also features a RéEL Modern Life Department Store for ladies displayingRead More →

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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, Luohu Commercial City, Dongmen Market and now, it has a new addition to help seal that title, being the new KK Mall. KK Mall is another development by Kingkey who have several shopping mall/residential developments around SZ. This latest development features residential apartments, a 441-meter high financial offices tower known as Kingkey Financial Tower (KK100), plus a five-level shopping mall – KK Mall. It’s located it whats called the Caiwuwei Business Hub. The mall is self-described as an ‘InternationalRead More →