Shenzhen Favorites

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Favorite thing: ShenZhen is the only place in Guan Dong province that Mandarin is dominant language. That means more emigrants than the local, and I am among one of them. Hunanese and Henanese are the largest two group of emigrants. So if you are here looking for a delicious Cantonese restaurant, you are doomed to be disappointed. Here you can try Hunan dishes, and of course there are very nice ones.
I was lucky that my uncle took me to down town and treated me to a very nice local dish. As we all know Cantonese are the most gluttonous people in China. Find a real one in either Hong Kong or Guanzhou.

Favorite thing: We have been too short in Shenzhen to tell you more about the city of Shenzhen. So let's keep to my main experience: LuoHu Shopping Area.

Even if you donot agree with your own greedy mood, just experience the greed of all tourists around. You will be amazed ...

Well, I got amazed, and slowly I entered the funny crossroad of "thinking and doing" ...

Fondest memory: Yes, I started in a nice slow way to fill my suitcase.

And little by little my greed got posessed and I was hid by the greedy wing of the commercial Shenzhen mill ...

And I loved it!!!

Every second I felt good, happy, satisfied ...

And I had laugh over our suitcases ... filled with ... let's say:

souvenirs!!!

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Favorite thing: It is fun to take photographs and photraphs with all the famous tourist destinations around the world.

Here are some of many that caught my attention:
Eiffel Tower of Paris, Taj Mahal of Agra,
Moscow Red Square, Dutch Windmills
and European Gothic Cathedral

See pictures 1,2,3,4,5.

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Favorite thing: Reproduction has been a subject of debate when news that Egyptian authorities may take legal actions to impose fees on the replication of Luxor and the temples in Las Vegas.

Of course, this small reproduction of the Pyramid and Sphinx is not close at all to the real thing.

Yet, having a camel to sit on and to take a picture is such a draw to everyone visiting here.

There is also another of Abu Simbel - the four giant statues.

Favorite thing: I was rather impressed by the trouble taken to create the tumbling Niagara Falls in this park.

As I have not been to the real Niagara Falls, I can see, hear and even feel the falls. The park also reproduced the Grand Canyon and cover famous sites and natural landscapes of the five continents.

Each location also have their own performances and so check the time schedule to learn more about each.

For the Niagara falls, no description needed. One of my favorites for the efforts put into it.

Favorite thing: There are parades and small performances at different locations in the park as well as a major performance to entertain everyone with songs, dance and colorful costumes.

So sit back and enjoy after a long day of walking and photograph taking. Do not missed the shows when you visit the park. Check out the time schedule when you arrive.

Although it does not reflect the real China and more like a Las Vegas style performance, it is a celebration of China's diversity and ethnicity and an entertaining performance for all.

Favorite thing: At this cultural park, you can see different Chinese constructed buildings of different climatic, regional and ethnic background.

So do you have to travel all over China but can see all at one place in one day.

It was fun to see different homes built from stones, wood or on stilts as China is a large country with diversity from desert, grassland, cold north, tropical south, jungle hills and lakeside towns.

Here is a suggested route: Exhibition Hall of Serial Bells, Folk-culture Village, Uigur Village, Tibetan Village, Mongolian Tent, Custom Drifting, Korean House, Li Village, Wa Village, Mosuo Village, Dong Village, Miao Village, Central Theatre, Large-scale Horse War, Phoenix Plaza

Favorite thing: Chinese acrobratics are fun and thrilling to waste.

One wonders how long it takes to learn to balance that tea cup, touch your forehead with your toes or squeeze through that narrow gap.

Whether it is a high wire balance art or stacking as many bowls as possible on one's head, Chinese acrobats have been entertainng emperors and villagers during festivals for centuries.

So enjoy the show.