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The International Media Center of the Universiade Completed

On the afternoon of March 5, Shenzhen Municipal Construction Work Bureau and Shenzhen Media Group held the Project Handover Ceremony at the International Radio and Television Center of the 2011 Summer Universiade that was formally completed. Vice Chairman of the Executive Office of the Universiade and Executive Vice Chairman of the Federation of University Students [...]

Doping Test Preparations Pushed Forward for the Universiade

Conducting doping tests and creating a fair, impartial and clean racing environment is one of the most important responsibilities of the 26th Shenzhen Summer Universiade.
In the middle of January this year, Mr. Mark Vandenr Plas, Director of Summer Universiade of the FISU and Dr. Laurence D. Rick, Chairman of Medical Committee came Shenzhen and [...]

Dongjiang Column Northward Retreating Memorial Pavilion, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China

东江纵队北撤纪念亭
Add: Shayuyong, Kuichong Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen
Transportation: Take bus 360, or 364 to Dapeng Station, and then change No. 818 to Nuclear Power Station.
Dongjiang Column Northward Retreating Memorial Pavilion, located in Shayuyong beach, Kuichong Town, is 5 kilometers away from Dapeng Town. After the War  against Japan was over, the main force of Dongjiang Column [...]

Site of Dongjiang Column Military and Governmental Cadres Academy, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China

东纵军政干部学校旧址
Add: Dongshang Temple, Longtou Hill, outside the East Gate of Pengcheng, Dapeng Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen
Transportation:
Take bus 360, 364 360, and 364 to Dapeng Station, then change No. 818 to Nuclear Power Station.
The Site of Dongjiang Column Military and Governmental Cadres Academy lies in the Dongshang Temple, which stands on the Longtou Hill, outside the [...]

Dapeng Ancient City, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China

大鹏所城
Add: Pengcheng Community, Dapeng Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen
Transportation:
(1) By bus: take No. 360, 364 to Dapeng Station, then change No. 818 to Nuclear Power Station.
(2) Driving:
From Shenzhen: go east from Shennan Avenue, Binhe Road, Sungang Road, Buxin Road, go to Shatoujiao by way of Liantang and Wutong Mount; go to Kuichong through Yanba Express-way [...]

Working in China, the Untold

As unemployment soars to record limits and layoffs are becoming more initiative rather than last resort, more and more westerners are seeking opportunities across their borders. China, with its luring promises of adventure, advancement and wealth are bringing native English speakers by the droves.
I have witnessed more than my share of sad stories, failures, misunderstandings, [...]

Xin’an Ancient City, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China

新安故城
Add: next to Nantou Overpass, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Transportation:
By bus 22, 42, 81, 105, 201, 204, 226, 227, 233, 234, 245, 320, 327, and 332 (Bus Stop: Xin’an Ancient City station).
Xin’an Ancient City, located in the north of Nantou Overpass, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, covers an area of nearly 70,000 m2. Also called Nantou Ancient City, [...]

Hehu New Houses, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China

鹤湖新居
Add: Luoruihe Village, Longgang Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen
Transportation:
By bus: 357, 358, 365, 380, and 863 (Bus Stop: Longgang Street Community).
Hehu New Houses, the largest domestic houses buildings in China, cover an area nearly 2.5 hectares, and a construction area of 14,530 square meters. Now they are the key historical site under state protection in Shenzhen.
Hehu [...]

Deng Xiaoping’s Portrait, Futian District, Shenzhen, China

邓小平画像
Add: Beside Shenzhen Grand Theatre, Middle Shennan Road, Futian District, Shenzhen
Transportation:
By bus: 10, 13, 24, 30, 105, 202, and 228 (Bus Stop: the Litchi World)
Standing at the southeastern exit of the Litchi Park in north of Shennan Road, the huge Deng Xiaoping’s Portrait becomes the best place to recall the chief designer of Chinese reform [...]