| While there are surely better places
in China to find yourself, a daytrip up to the Shenzhen SEZ (Special
Economic Zone) might be just the kind of culture shock you're after.
Regarded as an ugly, business-oriented and souless kit town (sound
inviting yet?), Shenzhen is also increasingly geared towards travellers
from Hong Kong. Shenzhen City, just across an always-crowded border point
from Lo Wu in Hong Kong, is hardly a great place to discover the beauty
and culture that China is famous for. But it is perhaps the perfect place
to see China's emerging embrace of the free market in action; HK shoppers
often find the bargains in Shenzhen that simply don't exist anymore in
Hong Kong. Wander the streets, grab a real Guangzhou meal, fob off
the pimps, check out the market stalls and bargain hard. |
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