--- title: "Things to do in Shenzhen · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/city/shenzhen" updated: null --- # Things to do in Shenzhen · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Things to do in Shenzhen · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/city/shenzhen) ![Shenzhen](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YZ54R73M7EDFQTYP9G3BEE) Photo: Charlie fong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_west_panorama_of_Shenzhen2021.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) People's Republic of China # Things to do in Shenzhen Shenzhen (深圳; Shēnzhèn in Mandarin, sam 1 zan 3 in Cantonese; abbreviation: SZ) is a fast-paced city of ambition and enterprise: engineers on the cutting edge of modern technology, hardscrabble farmers coming to the big city in search of a better life, middle managers who dream of someday opening their own factories, designers looking to sell to a global market, and all manner of entrepreneurs from across China. 10,628,900 people · [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=22.546666666666667&mlon=114.05444444444444#map=12/22.546666666666667/114.05444444444444) · [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Shenzhen) · fetched Nov 12, 2026 ## Places worth going 60 [Open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=22.546666666666667&mlon=114.05444444444444#map=12/22.546666666666667/114.05444444444444) 1. ![Ping An Finance Centre](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YPZK16MQGXARXBDJ0YQJTD?w=640) ### [Ping An Finance Centre](/place/ping-an-finance-centre-plc_1W3YX0128DX5H0FDVW4JZVWJHY) attraction Photo: Charlie fong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APingan_International_Finance_Center2020.jpg) 2. ![Wutong Mountain National Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8K8E33212SNHT3F4H89S5?w=640) ### [Wutong Mountain National Park](/place/wutong-mountain-national-park-plc_TSYDG6SWWR0KFE586RTRMEY844) attraction Photo: Ivor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANgtungsaan.JPG) 3. ![Shenzhen Bay Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8P1KJH4CK15HZYEYS0PWW?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Bay Park](/place/shenzhen-bay-park-plc_K7G0FYT2ZNJ3H0CVMMVM6GWS3P) attraction Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShenzhen_Bay_Park_-_2019-12-09_-_1.jpg) 4. ![Shenzhen Mosque](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8JW2PV0W4MSF2ZRH13R8Q?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Mosque](/place/shenzhen-mosque-plc_TVEAKP5H5XPV4Q6MXBJVPH1VSM) attraction Photo: 鱼头炮 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E6%B8%85%E7%9C%9F%E5%AF%BA.jpg) 5. ![Dafen Oil Painting Village](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8M8Q02HA4K8RTT2K9XFZK?w=640) ### [Dafen Oil Painting Village](/place/dafen-oil-painting-village-plc_22WJ8TZVPZ5AA0MQ5D7TNYJQKH) attraction Photo: Renek78 · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2025_in_Dafen_Oil_Painting_Village_03.jpg) 6. ![Hong Fa Buddhist Temple](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8J2CA50BHDDA30XS0VJ6N?w=640) ### [Hong Fa Buddhist Temple](/place/hong-fa-buddhist-temple-plc_HG1RAZG878AEMXGBYHW5FD50M9) attraction Photo: Huangdan2060 · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHongfa_Temple%2C_Shenzhen_009.jpg) 7. ![Yangtai Mountain Forest Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8KN9DM52APQGQXH3V2ECS?w=640) ### [Yangtai Mountain Forest Park](/place/yangtai-mountain-forest-park-plc_7YHEXY6H0BRE09XACD71SSADTD) attraction Photo: Huangdan2060 · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMount_Big_Yangtai8.jpg) 8. ![Lianhua Mountain Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8PE23RF8PSHRX74PZ3G9D?w=640) ### [Lianhua Mountain Park](/place/lianhua-mountain-park-plc_84BZQPKF6GMNVNH4AJYH7799M6) attraction Photo: jo.sau from London/Vilnius, UK/Lithuania · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALianhuashan_Garden.jpg) 9. ![Dapeng Ancient Fort](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8MEHBD7QDZ9E9B10W9GTA?w=640) ### [Dapeng Ancient Fort](/place/dapeng-ancient-fort-plc_1NX94JX4DG54K1CPQP9S1FMS6D) attraction Photo: Helanhuaren · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADapengcheng.JPG) 10. ![Shenzhen Library](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8JNDC247AR50EFGX4M63E?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Library](/place/shenzhen-library-plc_NM2H957CSX4PTM3M11XW2S7PSP) attraction Photo: WiNG · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShenzhen_Library_Overview.jpg) 11. ![Shenzhen Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8J8PT1THCVW0GMYAEZ61A?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Museum](/place/shenzhen-museum-plc_DZJYMT4VCGMS8CYMVZRXKCEJQK) attraction Photo: Luafuohue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASZ_%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E5%8D%9A%E7%89%A9%E9%A4%A8_Shenzhen_Museum_entrance_building_name_Aug-2010.jpg) 12. ![Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art & Urban Planning (MOCAUP)](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8HW47NC5VRS71TK0S09YZ?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art & Urban Planning (MOCAUP)](/place/shenzhen-museum-of-contemporary-art-urban-planning-mocaup-plc_SFT385CT7XC31QYDPF38NSY1R8) attraction Photo: Timeahfurm002 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASZ_%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3_Shenzhen_Futian_Fuzhong_Road_MOCAPE_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_%26_Planning_Exhibition_facade_Sept_2017_IX1_03.jpg) 13. ![Fenghuang Mountain](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8KESK4FWFZJGWRG0HMH5V?w=640) ### [Fenghuang Mountain](/place/fenghuang-mountain-plc_D4586XDK30RAMEP7FFA0FH917M) attraction Photo: JHH755 · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFenghuang_Mountain%2C_March_2011.jpg) 14. ![Grand Theatre](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8JF28V6MEG80R6N47HMX0?w=640) ### [Grand Theatre](/place/grand-theatre-plc_JTA2J9C42CBK7PAMX1B7TJPKGD) attraction Photo: Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASHENZHEN_GRAND_THEATRE_%284%29.jpg) 15. ![Longgang Museum of Hakka Culture](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8MMY4HS9VQNZXMG7MSTZ0?w=640) ### [Longgang Museum of Hakka Culture](/place/longgang-museum-of-hakka-culture-plc_BTH281BPNKYVD10N5Q2Y4E7V0C) attraction Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACrane_Lake_Wei_%28Longgang_Museum_of_Hakka_Culture%29_1.jpg) 16. ![OCT East](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8NMNGGYFXD73ZXW5WDE5T?w=640) ### [OCT East](/place/oct-east-plc_9H1RX0QQ0HZD5K2F35W6TNZBFY) attraction Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOCT_East_in_June_2019.jpg) 17. ![Safari Park Shenzhen](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8NV5677KXHF5NY1VQTY1A?w=640) ### [Safari Park Shenzhen](/place/safari-park-shenzhen-plc_KCPK675Z7NEPCSM8CXXRXV6C5S) attraction Photo: Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASHENZHEN_SAFARI_PARK_%285%29.jpg) 18. ![Shenzhen Concert Hall](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8P7XHVQN0418TEGBCAME0?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Concert Hall](/place/shenzhen-concert-hall-plc_EF8W7SDSP5NZDTS0FYPNN1YFBD) attraction Photo: Huangdan2060 · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShenzhen_Concert_Hall_%282%29.jpg) 19. ![Xin'an (Nantou) Ancient City](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8N1NDR5Z18SAX1QRM20CG?w=640) ### [Xin'an (Nantou) Ancient City](/place/xin-an-nantou-ancient-city-plc_RQSPSN6TX5A7DJ19G8WZN482B9) attraction Photo: Iswzo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E5%8D%97%E5%A4%B4%E5%8F%A4%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E9%97%A82022.jpg) 20. ![Chiwan Left Fort](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8N8083RY1QXVBAKS9HPQ7?w=640) ### [Chiwan Left Fort](/place/chiwan-left-fort-plc_9PAQR3CKRPGP95EZPXY35GVZCJ) attraction Photo: 颐园新居 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AChiwan_Left_Fort_20140515.JPG) 21. ![Shenzhen Art Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8HNPJYQMBSH7BGHFZKGYB?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Art Museum](/place/shenzhen-art-museum-plc_2QB2596F8BR4X1RS9KNVF0K9M2) attraction Photo: Liu Nan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E5%B8%82%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86%E7%BE%8E%E6%9C%AF%E9%A6%86%E9%BE%99%E5%8D%8E.jpg) 22. ![Tianhou Temple](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8MV7PCB1W7MSSQCBQ2WEP?w=640) ### [Tianhou Temple](/place/tianhou-temple-plc_0NN7A8EEEGEGY4APJN5ANSZ32J) attraction Photo: 颐园新居 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AChiwan_Tianhou_Temple_20140515.JPG) 23. ![Bijia Mountain Park](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8K25H7T2AEEH3JDW59GJ8?w=640) ### [Bijia Mountain Park](/place/bijia-mountain-park-plc_47K5Z51BQRZJ7NC8H9Z9A9HX89) attraction Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E7%AC%94%E6%9E%B6%E5%B1%B1%E5%85%AC%E5%9B%AD_2.jpg) 24. ![Huafa Snow World](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8KVHKAH2Z4FV3X59M8N77?w=640) ### [Huafa Snow World](/place/huafa-snow-world-plc_QXXB0FQYXA04W2V26VWB2JDHGE) attraction Photo: GAUAI Shfj 992833 · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGD_%E5%BB%A3%E6%9D%B1_Guangdong_%E8%B7%A8%E5%B8%82%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%B4_intercity_bus_tour_view_%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3_Shenzhen_%E5%AF%B6%E5%AE%89%E5%8D%80_BaoAn_District_buildings_1123am_October_2024_R12S_439.jpg) More places (36) 1. ![Shekou Sea World](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8NEJXB6ZQHXWP0AZQ5C9C?w=640) ### [Shekou Sea World](/place/shekou-sea-world-plc_X3EN38NQXHHX6M33989CK8FZ92) attraction Photo: そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShekou_Marine_World_at_night_3.JPG) 2. ![Waterlands Resort](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6Z8M1X2YD2RN12ZF2HH97X3?w=640) ### [Waterlands Resort](/place/waterlands-resort-plc_HJ56KWW39V4DTRHK0Q5ZT4WMFJ) attraction Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%8A%E7%94%B0%E5%9B%AD_4.jpg) 3. ![Splendid China & Chinese Folk Culture Village](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71QKM10QF235TCCE0RVZH5Q?w=640) ### [Splendid China & Chinese Folk Culture Village](/place/splendid-china-chinese-folk-culture-village-plc_R12SZ863FGAQAFAFH2F3DMN0AM) attraction Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A1_shenzhen_splendid_china_2011.JPG) 4. ![Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71QKTE3T78AWHZQ5ME6XZMK?w=640) ### [Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra](/place/shenzhen-symphony-orchestra-plc_6H3BG2Z4MNZ0N3AYFRZZ6WFFMF) attraction Photo: ZH Osd 003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASZ_%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3_Shenzhen_Bus_104_view_%E7%BE%85%E6%B9%96_Luohu_%E9%BB%83%E8%B2%9D%E8%B7%AF_Huangbei_Road_%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E4%BA%A4%E9%9F%BF%E6%A8%82%E5%9C%98_Shenzhen_Symphony_Orchestra_June_2017_IX1_01.jpg) 5. ![Huaqiang North](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M71QKE1ZBMYRHA4SC1X17JTF?w=640) ### [Huaqiang North](/place/huaqiang-north-plc_3G33W70HN1JSPPXSZ8EZ3VQJM8) 华强北 · attraction Photo: Lhzss8 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%E5%8D%8E%E5%BC%BA%E5%8C%97%E5%8D%9A%E7%89%A9%E9%A6%86.jpg) 6. ### [Shenzhen Science Museum](/place/shenzhen-science-museum-plc_25BG5YHS0HPP63RVTT3WGR2JPH) attraction 7. ### [Alps Ice and Snow World](/place/alps-ice-and-snow-world-plc_Q8ADYDM1MD1Z20MVQ71K9TP5TK) attraction 8. ### [Artron (Shenzhen) Art Center](/place/artron-shenzhen-art-center-plc_FYS8DYMGGTRE0KAPTDXP37ZSTD) attraction 9. ### [Bao'an West Bay Mangrove Forest Park](/place/bao-an-west-bay-mangrove-forest-park-plc_0409297HXJ1NXQXTD7B3C437BC) attraction 10. ### [Beizaijiao Beach](/place/beizaijiao-beach-plc_93SN6WXWJP0F2ZQQ4HH7JS7JK4) attraction 11. ### [China Merchants History Museum](/place/china-merchants-history-museum-plc_PBEVNJRFBA77ZMPJTCBV9RBHB2) attraction 12. ### [China Military Uniforms Museum](/place/china-military-uniforms-museum-plc_SGRN5X33VZQ9MPV5W7KH6V1RYM) attraction 13. ### [China Printmaking Museum](/place/china-printmaking-museum-plc_WCRA6TPS8AGZ8X5BC27CS14S1C) attraction 14. ### [Dameisha Beach](/place/dameisha-beach-plc_5J64BWA9FTCPTXA0EPGXMRV79G) attraction 15. ### [Dapeng Peninsula National Geopark](/place/dapeng-peninsula-national-geopark-plc_WDMEAM20PAAFBH05DAMBSRF13D) attraction 16. ### [Dawanshiju Hakka Fortified Village](/place/dawanshiju-hakka-fortified-village-plc_17P47EHXD7PVPWFAGPJ8GRP3D3) attraction 17. ### [Dongjiang Column Memorial](/place/dongjiang-column-memorial-plc_0SF1KCQE33S66TYTHPF0QPB2TM) attraction 18. ### [Ebohr Timepiece Culture Museum](/place/ebohr-timepiece-culture-museum-plc_8NC0XPFSCDH9ZTRH58H2GZ6SP6) attraction 19. ### [Fairy Lake Botanical Gardens](/place/fairy-lake-botanical-gardens-plc_K9RDV9ETM2WX6WSKJC2ARP869K) attraction 20. ### [Gankeng Hakka Small Town](/place/gankeng-hakka-small-town-plc_0WJACNTTZWB7Y2XBXG393SHEDQ) attraction 21. ### [Guan Shanyue Art Gallery](/place/guan-shanyue-art-gallery-plc_JE97M41BRNDZJWZF2E26MNEGH2) attraction 22. ### [Happy Valley Theme Park](/place/happy-valley-theme-park-plc_QPQJ42MGJ1S2W7EWAMVPK7JQ4K) attraction 23. ### [He Xiangning Art Museum](/place/he-xiangning-art-museum-plc_MESMZC6A0PZV84MD0MY66BB3CE) attraction 24. ### [Hechangyuan Museum](/place/hechangyuan-museum-plc_K9RG8T7Z954FXEGRDGCY3CAZWE) attraction 25. ### [Hezheng Art Museum](/place/hezheng-art-museum-plc_DSRRAY3BRPFPHDT1CHEESSYJ5W) attraction 26. ### [Honghua Mountain](/place/honghua-mountain-plc_ZE4W6699WX9XQDX8YT47E940D0) attraction 27. ### [Jin Sha Wan Beach](/place/jin-sha-wan-beach-plc_3B47EH72H6BE6MDG9NXKVVGE6B) attraction 28. ### [Lixin Lake](/place/lixin-lake-plc_Z93W3CVBMVJ8F3MC0R176Y8NFD) attraction 29. ### [Longgang Public Golf Course](/place/longgang-public-golf-course-plc_FPVKH3ZH3N4Y8SQEE2JW01JB6P) attraction 30. ### [Mangrove Ecological Park](/place/mangrove-ecological-park-plc_QCQV64AZF1YZCN8NHYWEJDB29H) attraction 31. ### [Meilian Mahogany Art Museum](/place/meilian-mahogany-art-museum-plc_H0EY4S3FKAMJZYXEW6F4Q9FF7K) attraction 32. ### [Mission Hills Golf Course](/place/mission-hills-golf-course-plc_5H97XSAAN942H7BNXF2GC7EMGT) attraction 33. ### [Nanshan Library](/place/nanshan-library-plc_DC2BFYKVEJ38JNB9NAKX0DN2FH) attraction 34. ### [Nanshan Museum](/place/nanshan-museum-plc_XP1WKQD4PHZ721AT2V8MPETYNC) attraction 35. ### [Nanshan Park](/place/nanshan-park-plc_FDPF1XG24M8HN9WRVXH76DMMTR) attraction 36. ### [OCT Art and Design Gallery](/place/oct-art-and-design-gallery-plc_2SZQ8DZSVB1JYXRYQ2X74KRAXH) attraction [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), ODbL 1.0 ## Self-guided routes from Wikivoyage's See list 1. 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