Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. Owing to China's economic liberalization from the policies of reformist leader Deng Xiaoping, the area became China's first - and ultimately most successful - Special Economic Zone.

Shenzhen's novel and modern cityscape is the result of the vibrant economy made possible by rapid foreign investment since the late 1970s. It is now reputedly one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Being southern China's major financial centre, Shenzhen is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. Shenzhen is also the second busiest port in mainland China, ranking only after Shanghai.
Shenzhen will be the host city of the 2011 Summer Universiade.
Shenzhen's major tourist attractions include the Chinese Folk Culture Village, the Window of the World, Happy Valley, Splendid China, the Safari Park in Nanshan district, Xianhu Lake Botanical Garden, and Minsk World. The city also offers free admission to a number of public parks including the Lianhuashan Park, Lizhi Park, Zhongshan Park and Wutongshan Park. Shenzhen offers a great variety of cuisines that its numerous restaurants provide.

Most tourists, however, choose to stay in a largely expatriate and exotic residential community called Shekou, home to a large French cruise liner cemented into the ground called Sea World. Shekou was expanded and renovated in recent years, including claiming additional land from the sea.

Shenzhen has the newly built Poly theatre which is the one of the best theatres in China.

Shenzhen Grand Theatre is another major stage in this city.

Shenzhen Concert Hall, which is located in the central area of Futian, is a symbol of cultural facilities in this city, covers an area of 26,345 square meters, construction area of 41,423 square meters.

Shenzhen Art Museum ,located in the scenic East Lake Park, both elegant and simple, becomes a unique human landscape together with the garden.

GUANSHANYUE Art Museum, named after the well-known painter, educator and master of the Lingnan School Mr. Guan Shanyue, was found in January 1995, June 25. It is located in Futian District of Shenzhen, according to the scenic North Lianhuashan, south of Municipal Plaza, in a beautiful environment, with convenient transportation and unique architectural style.

Da Fen Village is a village under the jurisdiction of Buji Neighborhood Committee of Longgang District, Shenzhen City. It is with 4 square kilometers and over 300 aboriginal people. Since 1998, both the district-lelvel and town-level  governments have made Da Fen Oil Painting Village a key project for cultural construction, making investments at different periods of time on the changing of its environment, providing regulations and guidance to the oil painting market, meanwhile strengthening the promotion and publicizing of it, and creating Da Fen Oil Painting Village as a unique culture industry brand. Currently, in Da Fen Oil Painting Village, there are 622 galleries and over 5,000 artists.