ChinaRoam
ChinaRoam
Metro routes that work, tickets you can actually book, food you can order, and the payment hacks no guidebook prints — city by city.
China's tech capital — glass towers, a maker-and-electronics mecca, and beaches and hiking within an hour of downtown.
Fly into Bao'an Airport (SZX) with metro Line 11. High-speed rail from Guangzhou (30 min) and Hong Kong (15 min from West Kowloon).
A vast metro network + DiDi. Everything is fast and card-phone-based.
High-speed rail and subway connect Shenzhen and HK in minutes — plan your visa logistics in advance.
The world's electronics market — blocks of components, phones and gadgets. Even non-shoppers gawk.
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The landmark towers — Ping An 116 (592 m, ¥200 observation deck) and the civic plaza.
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The 13 km coastal boardwalk with Hong Kong skyline views across the bay — sunset is superb.
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A 600-year-old seaside fort town — Ming walls and cobbled lanes.
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The city's tallest peak (943 m) — a serious hike with bay views.
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The classic weekend breakfast ritual — come at 9am and stay till noon.
Buy live catch at the coastal markets and have it cooked next door.
The paper-thin beef slices in bubbling broth — a Shenzhen favorite.
Glossy lacquered roast goose from the classic Cantonese kitchens.
October–March — mild and dry. Summer is hot and typhoon-prone.
Shenzhen runs almost entirely on phones — set up Alipay/WeChat Pay and a metro QR before arriving.
144-hour visa-free transit applies at SZX — check your nationality's rules before the HK crossing.
A young, English-friendlier city than most; translation app still helps.
ChinaRoam is a crowdsourced guide to traveling China, built for foreign visitors. We started with the city guides that everyone needs but nobody could find in English: how do I actually pay? How do I book a museum with my passport? Which metro line goes where?
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