Cities of China Introduction Series ——Shenzhen

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Hello! Welcome to Hanbridge Mandarin new programme —— Cities of China Introduction Series. Today let's going to the city of Shenzhen(深圳）.

Shenzhen is a major city in Guangdong Province, China, which forms part of the Pearl River Deltamegalopolis north of Hong Kong. It holds sub-provincial administrative status, with powers slightly less than a province.

Major tourist attractions of Shenzhen include the China Folk Culture Village（中华民俗文化村）, Window of the World（世界之窗）, Happy Valley（欢乐谷）, Splendid China（锦绣中华）, the Safari Park（野生动物园） in Nanshan district, Chung Ying Street（中英街） (a street dividing Shenzhen and Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong), amongst others. The city also offers free admission to over twenty public city parks including People's Park（人民公园）, Lianhuashan Park（莲花山公园）.

Overseas Chinese Town (OCT)
The OCT East development in Yantian District is also an events hotspot, featuring the Ecoventure Valley (大侠谷) and the Tea Stream Resort Valley (茶溪谷) theme parks, three scenic themed towns, two 18-hole golf courses and eight themed hotels. OCT East was joined in 2012 by the OCT Bay (欢乐海岸) development in Nanshan, which brought more attractions including an exhibition center, hotels and residences, an artificial beach called CoCo Beach, and an IMAX cinema.

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Shekou
Shekou is a former industrial zone with a largely expatriate residential community, also home to a large shopping district called Sea World (海上世界) where a former French cruise liner Minghua (明华), (known in French formerly as MS Ancerville) is cemented into the ground to become a hotel complex. Shekou was expanded and renovated in recent years, partially via land reclamation.

Happy Valley
Happy Valley (欢乐谷) is one of the biggest amusement parks in Shenzhen.

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