Shenzhen

Design Society is a design-focused cultural centre in Shekou's Sea World district, housed in a striking building designed by Fumihiko Maki. It features a permanent V&A Gallery — the first overseas collaboration for London's Victoria and Albert Museum — alongside rotating design exhibitions and a theatre.

Shenzhen's dedicated design museum in Nantou, exploring industrial and digital design..

Oil Street Night Market is one of Shenzhen's most popular evening street food destinations, where dozens of hawkers and small restaurants set up along the streets of Futian District each evening, serving regional Chinese cuisines and local specialities.

Shenzhen Bay Park is a 13-kilometre coastal strip park stretching along the shoreline of Shenzhen Bay, offering uninterrupted views across the water to Hong Kong's New Territories. It is one of the city's most popular outdoor spaces for jogging, cycling, and watching migratory birds.

A 13-km waterfront park along Shenzhen Bay with cycling paths, bird-watching platforms, and skyline views..

Shenzhen Grand Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Luohu District hosting Chinese opera, drama, musicals, and international touring shows. The building's curved glass façade is a Luohu landmark.

Shenzhen Talent Park is a waterfront green space in Nanshan dedicated to celebrating the innovators and entrepreneurs who built modern Shenzhen. Wrapped around a scenic lake with views of Shenzhen Bay, the park features sculpture gardens, walking paths, and themed gardens honouring different fields of achievement.

The Shenzhen Museum is the city's principal history and archaeology museum, housed in the Civic Centre complex in Futian. Its permanent exhibitions trace the region's history from Neolithic coastal settlements through the Opium Wars to Shenzhen's explosive modern growth.

The Ping An Finance Centre is a 599-metre supertall skyscraper in Futian District, making it the fourth-tallest building in the world. Completed in 2017 and designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the tower serves as the headquarters of Ping An Insurance and features a public observation deck called "Free Sky" on the 116th floor.

A 562-metre-high observation deck on one of the world's tallest buildings..

Nanshan Mountain (Nanshan) rises to about 340 metres in western Nanshan District, offering a relatively challenging urban hike with rewarding views of the South China Sea and Shenzhen's western skyline. The mountain is covered in lush subtropical forest and dotted with small temples.

The Shenzhen Art Museum (New Venue) opened in 2023 in the Futian cultural cluster, offering a significantly expanded exhibition space for Chinese contemporary art. The building's fluid, organic form echoes its neighbour MOCAUP.

Shenzhen Concert Hall is a world-class performing arts venue in the Futian Civic Centre cultural cluster, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. Its golden, tree-like exterior and acoustically superb 1,800-seat concert hall make it both an architectural landmark and the city's premier classical music venue.

Shenzhen Civic Center is a massive government and cultural complex in the heart of Futian District, recognisable by its sweeping roofline that resembles a giant bird in flight. Designed by American architect Lee Timchula, the building anchors the city's central axis and serves as Shenzhen's administrative heart.

Shenzhen Library's main branch occupies a distinctive angular building in the Futian cultural precinct, designed by Arata Isozaki. With its cantilevered form and stepped terraces, the building has become an icon of Shenzhen's investment in cultural infrastructure.

KK100 (Kingkey 100) is a 442-metre skyscraper in Luohu District that held the title of Shenzhen's tallest building from its completion in 2011 until the Ping An Finance Centre surpassed it. The tower houses the St. Regis Hotel and an observation area.

The 100th-floor observation area of the KK100 skyscraper with views over Luohu and Hong Kong..

Window of the World is a 48-hectare theme park in Nanshan District that features approximately 130 scaled replicas of famous global landmarks, from the Eiffel Tower to the Egyptian pyramids. Opened in 1994, it was one of Shenzhen's earliest tourist attractions and remains hugely popular with domestic visitors.

Bao'an Stadium is a 40,000-seat multi-purpose venue in Bao'an District, notable for its undulating "spring cocoon" exterior designed by German studio gmp Architects. It hosted matches during the 2011 Universiade and remains one of Shenzhen's most architecturally striking sports venues.

Huaqiangbei is the world's largest electronics market district, spanning multiple city blocks in Futian. Often called the "Silicon Valley of Hardware," it's where entrepreneurs, engineers, and hobbyists source components, gadgets, and prototypes at scale.