The Song Dynasty Ceramics Museum is a museum featuring a collection of ceramics from various dynasties with a focus on Song Dynasty porcelain, primarily based on the collection of Mr. Yu Xingli, an ancient ceramics collector from Shenzhen. Nearly 800 representative pieces have been selected from over 2,000 ceramics and are displayed in sections such as “Ceramics from Various Dynasties,” “Early Celadon,” “Funerary Wares,” …
The Chinese Cheongsam Museum covers an area of approximately 1,400 square meters and showcases China’s most representative “Top Ten Cheongsam Brands.” The collection includes styles such as bridal cheongsams, social occasion cheongsams, everyday wear cheongsams, and children’s cheongsams. With the mission of inheriting and promoting Chinese cheongsam culture and the philosophy of innovative modern fashion design, the museum integrates...
The Shenzhen Hakka Folk Culture Museum is also known as "Hakka Walled Village of Heping" (Hehu Xinyi), and is the largest Hakka residential architectural complex in China by land area, covering 24,816 square meters with a built-up area of 14,530 square meters. It stretches 166 meters from north to south and 109 meters from east to west. This site stands as a historical testament to the Hakka people’s development of the Shenzhen region, and the museum houses a collection of...
Heshe Ancient Village is located in Xichong Community, Nan'ao Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen. It borders Xichong Beach to the south and Qiniang Mountain to the north. The village originally had no official written name; in the local Hakka dialect, it was called “Hediu” Village. “Diu” means “nest” or “roost,” describing the gathering of numerous birds that settled here. After the liberation…
The former site of the "Forward" Newspaper Office is located to the west of Zeng Sheng’s former residence in Shihui Po Village, Pingshan Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen. It is a brick-and-tile house with three bays in width and one bay in depth, covering an area of 120 square meters. The "Forward" was the official newspaper of the Guangdong People’s Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment. It was first published on March 29, 1942, on the shores of Dapeng Bay. Its predecessor...
The Residence of Zheng the Sima is located on the main street west of Dapeng Fortress. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, it consists of two sections spanning three courtyards, with a width of 7.1 meters and a depth of 9.3 meters. It features exquisitely crafted and sturdy wooden eaves carvings, and the rear hall houses spirit plaques. The small courtyard is well-preserved. A wooden plaque inscribed with “Sima Residence” hangs above the main gate. The owner, Zheng Caili, served at the Tongzhi Office and held the official rank of Tongzhi, respectfully referred to as...
Dapeng Tin Hau Temple is located inside the west gate of Dapeng Ancient City. Originally built during the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty, it is a temple dedicated to the sea goddess Tin Hau. Covering an area of over 200 square meters, the temple has three courtyards and features 13 steps in front of its entrance. The corridor is lined with two tall granite pillars, exquisitely carved and nearly a foot in diameter. The red door plaque is inscribed with the gilded characters “Tin Hau Temple…” in bold running script. On both sides of the gate is a couplet: "Worshipped by all nations, the deity calms the waves of Guangdong Sea; Honored through millennia, the rituals trace back to Putian." For over 500 years, the temple has enjoyed flourishing incense offerings. Every year on the 23rd day of the third lunar month, the birthday of Tin Hau, and once every five years, a grand “Jiao Festival” ceremony is held. It is said that famous Qing Dynasty generals such as Liu Qilong and Lai Enjue, along with officers of the Dapeng Garrison including colonels, defenders, and company commanders, often came here to worship.
Physician Lin Shiying’s Former Residence is located within Dapeng Fortress in Longgang District. Lin Shiying was from Pinghai, Guangdong, and came from a military family. In the 18th year of the Qianlong reign, he was appointed as a Qianzong (military officer) of the Dapeng Garrison, after which his entire family moved into Dapeng Fortress. He was later promoted to positions including Guanghai Guard Commander, Chenghai Prefectural Commander, and Haian Touring Commander. He was granted the honorary title of Gongyi Physician, awarded a blue-topped peacock feather, and held the third-rank official status. His grandfather, Lin Bisheng, was also quite prominent, having been conferred the title of “Military Merit General,” awarded a blue-topped peacock feather, and held the second-rank official status.
The ruins of the Dapeng Subprefect’s Office, also known as the ruins of the Dapeng Subprefect’s “Xietai Yamen,” are located within the Dapeng Fortress in Longgang District. The Dapeng Subprefect, also called the Dapeng Xietai, was a Qing military official of the second rank, ranking just below the provincial level. As the highest military commander of Dapeng Fortress, he was responsible for coastal defense along a 400-li stretch from the waters off Dapeng Fortress to the Pearl River Estuary at Laowanshan, including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and Lantau Island...
The Dapeng Granary was first built during the Kangxi era and expanded in the Yongzheng era. It served as a military grain storage facility. As a strategic military stronghold, Dapeng Ancient Town has long maintained granaries for storing army provisions, managed by appointed officials. The current granary was rebuilt in the 1950s. It often hosts exhibitions from the Dapeng Ancient Town Museum in Longgang District, including the “Ancient Weapons Exhibition…”
Shark Bay is one of the oldest villages in Shenzhen, with a history of 500 years. In the past, it was once as bustling and prosperous as could be. Though that heyday is long gone, its former glory can only be imagined today through two weathered ancient bridges, a hidden historic path, and an abandoned port — offering plenty of inspiration for photographers and creators. Shark Bay might be the last...
Located on Maosheng Road in Henggang Subdistrict, Shenzhen, the Maosheng Family Residence is a typical Hakka walled village — a multifunctional architectural style unique to the Hakka people and one of China's five major types of vernacular dwellings. It is a provincial-level cultural heritage site in Guangdong Province. This ancient Hakka walled village was built during the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of over 190 years. It is currently the most...
Yinhu Mountain Country Park Experience deep valleys covered in lush forests, listen quietly to the murmuring streams, and admire naturally beautiful rocks—is it necessary to travel far? No. Just a five-minute drive from the city center will take you to the nearest expanse of pristine ecological forest to downtown Shenzhen—the under-construction Yinhu Mountain Country Park—where you can enjoy such delightful...
Yiweng Building is located on Laifu Lane in Dapeng Suocheng and was built in the 26th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1846 AD). Covering an area of 360 square meters, it is a two-story brick-and-wood structure with a two-courtyard, three-bay layout. The central courtyard is flanked by rooms arranged in a one-hall, two-room configuration on each side. The floor is paved with large clay bricks, the wall base is made of blue granite, topped with blue bricks, and the roof is covered with clay tiles in a flush-gable style...
The Residence of General Lai Enjue, the Zhenwei General, is located inside Lai Mansion Lane to the right of the South Gate of Dapeng Fortress. Built in the 24th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1844), it is a grand structure covering a construction area of 2,500 square meters. The horizontal plaque above the gate features five bold regular-script characters reading “Zhenwei General’s Residence.” In front of the gate stand a pair of drum-shaped stone pedestals and a pair of stone lions. The eaves boards, beams, and other woodwork are adorned with exquisite gold-lacquered carvings...
General Lai Shiyang’s Former Residence is located on Laifu Lane in Dapeng Fortress and was originally built in the mid-Qing Dynasty. General Lai Shiyang was one of the “Five Generals Across Three Generations” of the Lai family. He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Fujian Navy and was granted the title of Founding Duke General, ranking as a First-Class Official. The entire building faces west and covers an area of 230 square meters. Its layout consists of three bays over three courtyards with two skywells, featuring a brick-and-timber structure and a tiled roof with a flush gable.
The Temple of the Marquis in Dapeng Garrison is a shrine dedicated to Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Liu during the Han Dynasty. Its exact date of establishment is unknown. Based on the surviving architectural remnants, the existing structure was rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty. During the 1960s and 1970s, the temple was repurposed as a grain storage facility for the commune and underwent alterations, including covering the courtyard and adding a two-story annex to the front hall. Originally, it was a two-courtyard, three-bay temple with side corridors...
General Li’s Residence is located at No. 7 Dongcheng Alley in Dapeng Suocheng, built in the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty. The entire structure faces south and covers an area of approximately 140 square meters. The floor plan consists of three bays, two courtyards, and one central skywell, entered through a side door, with a brick-and-wood structure. Architectural features include stone slab foundations, blue brick walls, wooden framework, and tiled roofing. According to research, the horizontal plaque above the entrance originally bore the inscription “...”
General Lai Shichao’s Residence, also known as the “Lai Family Ancestral House,” is located on Laifu Lane in Dapeng Fortress and was first built in the early to mid-Qing Dynasty. General Lai Shichao was one of the “Three Generations, Five Generals” of the Lai family. In the 10th year of the Daoguang reign, he served as an examiner for martial arts candidates in Fujian and Guangdong, was conferred the honorary title of Commandant of Martial Valor, rose to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Qiongzhou Town in Guangdong, was awarded the title of Martial General, and held the official rank of Second Class Senior. The entire structure faces west and…
Chang’an Park is located in the central area of Chang’an Town, covering an area of 220 acres. It officially opened during the Spring Festival in 2001. The park features key attractions such as a hilltop pavilion, garden pavilions, square pavilions, and a floral hall, and is home to over 200 species of ornamental plants. Adhering to the traditional Chinese gardening principle of “adapting to local conditions,” the park is divided into themed areas centered around “mountain views…”