Self-guided route · generated from Wikivoyage
Shenzhen: a self-guided walk
Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Shenzhen: 7 stops, about 6.7 km and 124 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go.
7 stops · 6.7 km · about 124 min on foot · Wikivoyage source · fetched 2026-11-07 02:06:52 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go.
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Shenzhen Industrial Museum
Groups are required to make a booking before visiting. No booking is required for solo visitors.
22.54657, 114.05369 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Shenzhen Library
Shenzhen Library and Concert Hall together make up another of the architectural masterpieces of the city. Architect Arata Isozaki designed the buildings with a back of almost featureless black granite and a front of brilliant folded glass. It is a must see for architecture freaks. The library has four million books.
22.54857, 114.05202 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art & Urban Planning (MOCAUP)
If you get a kick out of sleek modern architecture and the story behind how cities grow, MOCAUP in Futian is made for you. Opened in 2016 and designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au, the museum combines dazzling contemporary art with immersive exhibitions on Shenzhen’s past, present, and future city planning. No need to register or show your passport as of 2025.
22.54837, 114.05702 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Shenzhen Museum
In Wing A of the Shenzhen Civic Centre, the City Government's spectacular wing-roofed building. This is a must-see. The ground floor gallery has temporary exhibits from some of the most famous museums of China, which have ranged from jade burial suits to Shang Dynasty bronzes to contemporary Chinese painting. The upper floors have exhibits of the history of Shenzhen: the incredible number of ancient relics unearthed during construction; an exhibit of the Qing and Republican periods in the area, including a recreated street from traditional Shenzhen complete with shops and wax figures; and the
22.54632, 114.05672 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Guan Shanyue Art Gallery
The Guan Shanyue Gallery is dedicated to the works of Guan Shanyue, a modern master of the Ling Nan school of Chinese ink painting. The Ling Nan (Ling Nan is the Tang Dynasty name for Guangdong and Guangxi provinces) originated in the early 20th century inspired by Japanese westernising schools. Guan Shanyue studied under the masters of the school and produced some very competent art in that style. He had revolutionary associations and, after the communist takeover, became an arts bureaucrat until he was attacked during the Cultural Revolution. He donated his paintings to the Shenzhen City Gov
22.55171, 114.05911 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Ping An Finance Centre
At 600 meters, this is the fifth-tallest building in the world, the second-tallest in China, and the tallest all-office building in the world. Visitors can go up to the 541-meter-high observation deck, "Free Sky", on the 116th floor, for 360-degree views of Shenzhen, Hong Kong's New Territories, and the bay. The observation deck has little glass-floor nooks where you can see the city far down beneath your feet. Buy your tickets on the underground level of the building, watch a short presentation of the history of Shenzhen, and then take the incredibly fast (10 m/s) elevator that gets you up to
22.53667, 114.05028 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Shenzhen Chess Room Museum
A private museum dedicated to xiangqi (Chinese chess). It has a collection of over 50,000 xiangqi-related objects, including chess boards, chess pieces, books and art work.
22.54007, 114.02017 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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