Shenzhen is a young modern city full of sunshine and modernity, an excellent tourist city in China and an international garden city. Shenzhen is a painting, a poem and a dream. "Wonderful Shenzhen, Happy Capital" sincerely welcomes friends from all corners of the country. Best travel time and climate: Shenzhen has a subtropical maritime climate, with an annual average temperature of 22.4C, a maximum temperature of 36.6C, a minimum temperature of 1.4C, and an annual average rainfall of1948.6 mm. The dominant wind direction is southeast wind all the year round, with an annual average sunshine of 2 1.20 hours and an annual solar radiation of 5404.9 MJ/m2 Typhoons hit Shenzhen directly in summer and autumn, less than once a year, because they were blocked by mountains. Best time to travel: August and September are the best time for activities and the most lively festivals-Christmas. Every Christmas, the whole city resounds with the music of hymns, and large and small dance halls, restaurants and cinemas are crowded, and people enjoy it. The most deserted festival-Spring Festival Every Spring Festival, most of the "immigrants" from all over the world go back to their hometown for the New Year, and locals will also go to Hong Kong or other places for their holidays. Shenzhen has become a quiet and empty city. Litchi Festival, the most interesting festival, has now become a festival in Shenzhen. During the festival from June 28th to July 8th every year, there will be various economic, trade and cultural networking activities with litchi as the theme. Urban residents have a traditional custom, that is, whenever cicadas sing litchi fragrance, they should go to litchi park with their relatives and friends for tasting, that is, picking and tasting. They often compete with each other, and the scene is very cheerful. Precautions (1) To go to Shenzhen, you don't need a border card at present, just show your ID card! (2) After the bus arrives at the border checkpoint, passengers should queue up in the lobby for inspection, not at the ID card inspection window of the SAR, and do not have disputes with the armed police. If there is no certificate, the Commissioner will have the opportunity to reissue it, but the price is 50-80 yuan. (3) If you want to go to Zhongying Street in Sha Tau Kok, you need to apply for a first-class pass, that is, a concessionary pass. Of course, you need a border card and an ID card to apply. (4) Shenzhen has the highest price in the country. On the one hand, wages in Shenzhen are high, with an average monthly salary of more than 2,500 yuan; On the other hand, Hong Kong has many customers. Moreover, in most consumer places, the exchange rate between Hong Kong dollar and RMB is 1: 1, while in the black market, it is 1:2. In Shenzhen, two currencies * * * circulate together. (5) Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Northeast cuisine and Northwest cuisine are cheaper in Shenzhen, while Cantonese cuisine is more expensive. From June 5438 to February 2004, Eight Scenes of Shenzhen was published, which lasted more than half a year. Dapeng Lock City, Lianshan Spring Jujube, Qiaocheng Splendid, Shennan Cai Yi, Wutong Yanyun, Meisha Tan Lang, One Street, Two Systems and Yang Tai Diecui stand out among the 3 1 candidate landscapes, which together form the new "Eight Scenes of Shenzhen". This is the third time that Shenzhen has selected the urban landscape after selecting "Eight Scenery in Xin 'an" and "Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Shenzhen" during the Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. Yang Tai Diecui is located in Yangtai Mountain, Baoan District. Its main peak is 587.3 meters above sea level, with abundant rainfall and pleasant climate. This is an important source of rivers in Shenzhen, with dense forests and many wild animals. Yang Tai is the area where Hakkas live. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Yang Tai guerrillas rescued hundreds of famous Chinese and foreign cultural figures and patriotic democrats from Hongkong occupied by Japanese invaders, such as Mao Dun, Zou Taofen and He Xiangning, and moved them safely to Yangtaishan District, so Yangtai was known as "Hero Mountain". One Street, Two Systems Zhongying Street is located in Shatoujiao Town, Yantian District, Shenzhen. At 1898, the boundary pillar "Sino-British border number × Guangxu 24th year" was erected in the middle of the street, which divided the original Sha Tau Kok into two parts, with Sha Tau Kok on the Chinese border in the east and Sha Tau Kok on the British (Hong Kong) border in the west, hence the name "Zhongying Street". It still marks the dividing line of "one country, two systems". Zhongying Street is famous for its unique political history of "one street, two systems". Meisha Beach is located in Shenzhen Dapeng Bay. Dameisha Bay is about 2000 meters wide, and Xiaomei Shawan Bay is about 800 meters wide. The sea sand is yellow, white, delicate, flat and soft, just like a crescent moon embedded between Cangshan Mountain and the blue sea. It is called "Oriental Hawaii" and is a good place for people to spend their holidays, relax and surf. Not far from Sanzhoutian, OCT East is the first batch of eco-tourism demonstration areas in China. Wutong Rock Cloud Wutong Mountain is 944 meters high, the highest peak in the Pearl River Delta, with "Wuling Tianchi" on it. There are Huxian Botanical Garden, Donghu Park, Forest Park and Sports Park, which is one of the best places for mountaineering and sightseeing. Standing on the vast slope, overlooking Hong Kong, Mirs Bay, Yantian Port and Sha Tau Kok in the morning, the sky is vast and relaxed. Hongfa Temple at the foot of the mountain is the largest Buddhist temple in Shenzhen. Shennan Avenue runs through the center of Shenzhen and is the most prosperous road in Shenzhen. It starts from Sanjiu Hotel at Yanhe intersection in the east and ends at Nantou checkpoint in the west. It has eight lanes in both directions, and there is a wide green belt between the two lanes, with a total length of 17.2km ... along Shennan Avenue, the essence of Shenzhen architecture, the most important tourist attraction in Shenzhen, and famous enterprises gather. It is a rare landscape street with modern characteristics in China, among which Wang Di Tower is the tallest building in Shenzhen. OCT fairview park is located in the OCT scenic spot in the west of Shenzhen, including splendid china, China Folk Culture Village, Window of the World, Happy Valley and other theme parks. It combines the essence of China's traditional culture, China's folk culture and world culture, integrates natural landscape and human landscape in one furnace, adopts modern scientific and technological expression means such as sound and photoelectricity, and is accompanied by oriental Broadway-style song and dance performances. Lotus in early spring in Lianshan had a sacred name in ancient times, which was famous for its beauty and purity. Lianhua Mountain is located at the northern end of Shenzhen, and it is named after it looks like a lotus flower. With a total area of 166 hectares, Lianhua Mountain is the largest public green space in the central area. Lianhua Mountain is one of the most important municipal parks in Shenzhen, with rich landscape and beautiful scenery. There is a statue of Deng Xiaoping in the Peak Square, overlooking the city center. Dapeng Lock City is located in Dapeng Lock City, Dapeng Town, Longgang District, East Shenzhen. Its full name is "Dapeng Shouqianzhai Suocheng". It was established to fight against Japanese pirates, covering an area of 1 1 000 square meters, and was founded in the 27th year of Ming Hongwu (1394). It is the only national key cultural relics protection unit in Shenzhen at present. During the Opium War, the famous anti-British generals, such as General Wei Zhendi by Lai Enjue, governor of Guangdong Navy, and General Di by Liu Qilong, governor of Fujian Navy, were of great scale and momentum. 1In September, 839, Lord Ryan commanded the Kowloon naval battle that won victory over Britain and started the Opium War. This is a good place to visit ancient times, learn about history and appreciate the ancient customs of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Shenzhen, the capital of cultural relics, has not only a modern city and a glorious history of reform, but also an ancient civilization and a long history. The discovery of the Neolithic human site in Nanshan proves that there were ancestors in Shenzhen at least 6000 years ago. From the well-known Zhongying Street to the ancient military fortress Dapeng Lock City, from the Hakka enclosed houses in the Qing Dynasty to the Shaodi Mausoleum and Tianhou Palace in Nanning, there are more than 40 cultural relics protection units in Shenzhen. Famous parks such as Wei Zhen General Lai Enjue's Tomb, Dawan Stone House, Hehu New Residence, Emperor Wenwu's Palace, Nantou Ancient City, Sino-British Street Boundary Monument, Song Shaodi Mausoleum, Chiwan Left Fort, Chiwan Tin Hau Temple, Chiwan Yandun, Dameisha Ancient Site, etc.: Lianhua Mountain Park, Yinhu Tourism Center, Shenzhen Zoo, Shenzhen Garden Expo Park, Mangrove Seaside Park, Marine Ranch, Bijiashan Park, Central Park, Litchi. There is a large shopping center in Shenzhen-Vientiane City, which integrates many elements such as retail, catering, entertainment, leisure, culture and recreation. It was rated as the largest indoor shopping center in Shenzhen, the best in South China and the most exemplary in China. At the same time, there are Wal-Mart, Suibao, Carrefour and other large shopping malls, Dongmen Old Street, Huaqiang North and other commercial streets, as well as a series of unique supermarkets, convenience stores, clothing streets and household appliances streets, which gather famous, excellent, special and new products from all provinces and cities in China and all over the world. With the commitment of various businesses and excellent after-sales service, you will be satisfied and assured of buying in Shenzhen. Gourmet Shenzhen, a new immigrant city, people from different regions have brought their own cooking and delicious food, and the catering industry is booming. There are tens of thousands of places to eat in Shenzhen, which is the world of real gourmets. Even snacks from all over the world can be tasted in Shenzhen. There are more than 300 hotels and more than 600 rooms in Shenzhen, such as fresh oysters in Shajing, litchi in Nanshan, shrimp in Xixiang, monkshood fish in Fuyong, abalone in South Australia, pear in Shiyan, Sanhuang chicken in Longgang, scarab orange in Pingshan, mango in Xili, Songgang duck, roast goose in Gong Ming and bright young pigeon. At present, there are 170 star-rated hotels in Shenzhen, ranking third among large and medium-sized cities in China. Among them, there are 0/2 five-star hotels/kloc, and it is estimated that there will be more than 30 five-star hotels in 20 10. The daily reception capacity of hotels in the city has exceeded 6.5438+0.2 million. Star hotels such as Wuzhou, Nanhai, Sunshine, Fulin, Fuyuan, Shangri-La, Du Jing, Xindu, Shenzhen Bay, Grand Sky, Shengting Garden, Kempinski and OCT have their own characteristics. Venice Hotel located in OCT is the first resort hotel with the theme of water. Travel Agency China Travel Agency (formerly Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Travel Agency), established in 1950, is one of the first two travel agencies. At present, there are more than 100 travel agencies in Shenzhen, including more than 30 international travel agencies and 70 domestic travel agencies. Travel agency outlets are all over the city, so it is very convenient for citizens to sign up for travel. The business development meets the needs of domestic and foreign tourists and has strong comprehensive reception capacity. Famous Architecture Sightseeing The tallest building in Shenzhen is Wang Di Building, which is located at the intersection of Shennan East Road and Baoan South Road. It is 383.95 meters high. 1996 was the tallest building in Asia and the first high-rise building with steel structure in China. Now it is the third tallest building in China and the tallest building in Shenzhen, ranking among the top ten buildings in the world. The theme sightseeing project "Window of Shenzhen and Hong Kong" is located on the top floor of the towering Wang Di Tower, which is the first advanced theme sightseeing project in Asia. You can have a panoramic view of Shenzhen and Hong Kong here. SEG Plaza invested by Shenzhen SEG Group Co., Ltd. is located in the bustling area of Shenzhen, and is known as Huaqiang North Business Circle (the intersection of Shennan Road and Huaqiang North Road), the largest electronic trading market in Asia. Seg Square is the tallest building in Shenzhen, with 72 floors and a height of 355.8 meters, with a total construction area of 1.7 million square meters. SEG Sightseeing is located on floors 7 1 and 72 of SEG Plaza. From above, you can see the urban landscape of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, just like a beautiful picture.