OCT Harbour

Shenzhen


You could almost be in California at this palm-lined lifestyle complex set around artificial lakes and fountains, offering upmarket dining, nightlife and shopping. There's plenty here for kids, from a huge Hello Kitty emporium to an IMAX cinema. Fireworks and lasers after nightfall add to the holiday atmosphere.


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Nearby Shenzhen attractions

1. Splendid China

0.47 MILES

Traverse the Middle Kingdom in miniature at this theme park featuring China's famous landmarks rendered on a Lilliputian scale. Included in the admission…

2. China Folk Culture Village

0.51 MILES

Operated by CTS, China's major state-owned travel company, this theme park features recreations of minority villages from across China, together with…

3. OCT Art & Design Gallery

0.83 MILES

The interiors of this former warehouse are adorned with the works of Chinese and international graphic designers. Exhibits change frequently. It's a glass…

4. He Xiangning Art Museum

0.89 MILES

The esoteric permanent collection in this impressive building features Japanese-influenced Chinese water paintings by Hé Xiāngníng (1878–1972). She was a…

5. OCT-LOFT

1.03 MILES

By far the best place for strolling or simply hanging out in the city is the breezy OCT-LOFT complex, a warren of repurposed communist-era factories criss…

6. Window of the World

1.38 MILES

It's 'Around the World in 80 Minutes' (OK, more like half a day) at this endearingly kitsch theme park set in well-tended gardens. From the Houses of…

7. Mai Po Nature Reserve

4.09 MILES

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8. Ping An Finance Centre

4.12 MILES

The fourth-tallest building in the world when it topped out in 2015, the Ping An Finance Centre (599m) rises like a glass pencil above Shenzhen's ever…