Comments on: Visiting Shenzhen http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/ China | Business | Economy | Internet | Technology Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brent Deverman http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/comment-page-1/#comment-4404 Brent Deverman Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:57:03 +0000 http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/#comment-4404 After living in Shenzhen for eight years this place has changed at an amazing rate that I am glad to have had a chance to witness. I don't think I will have a chance to see this kind of change again in my life. I really appreciate that Shenzhen is always on. You can go eat Lobster at 6am if you want. Also if you get a little bit tired of China you can take a break in Hong Kong. After living in Shenzhen for eight years this place has changed at an amazing rate that I am glad to have had a chance to witness. I don’t think I will have a chance to see this kind of change again in my life. I really appreciate that Shenzhen is always on. You can go eat Lobster at 6am if you want. Also if you get a little bit tired of China you can take a break in Hong Kong.

]]> By: notebooks » Visiting Shenzhen http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/comment-page-1/#comment-222 notebooks » Visiting Shenzhen Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:20:16 +0000 http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/#comment-222 [...] Bridget Carey wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI went to a Starbucks once (there are many in Shenzhen; they first opened in the city in 2002), and in section of the cafe, I counted 25 persons and eight notebook computers in use. (In China, Starbucks offers free Wifi service. … [...] [...] Bridget Carey wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI went to a Starbucks once (there are many in Shenzhen; they first opened in the city in 2002), and in section of the cafe, I counted 25 persons and eight notebook computers in use. (In China, Starbucks offers free Wifi service. … [...]

]]> By: notebook computers » Visiting Shenzhen http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/comment-page-1/#comment-193 notebook computers » Visiting Shenzhen Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:25:19 +0000 http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/#comment-193 [...] Bridget Carey wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI went to a Starbucks once (there are many in Shenzhen; they first opened in the city in 2002), and in section of the cafe, I counted 25 persons and eight notebook computers in use. (In China, Starbucks offers free Wifi service. … [...] [...] Bridget Carey wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI went to a Starbucks once (there are many in Shenzhen; they first opened in the city in 2002), and in section of the cafe, I counted 25 persons and eight notebook computers in use. (In China, Starbucks offers free Wifi service. … [...]

]]> By: Thijs http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Thijs Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:57:47 +0000 http://www.chinavortex.com/2007/10/visiting-shenzhen/#comment-184 Hi, I live in Shenzhen and you give a good impression. Living here for a longer time, you will also notice the downsides of all this modernization: 1. air quality. Although not unique to Shenzhen, it is often very bad here. These days we actually have a bit better weather and clearer skies. 2. culture. There is not much to do in Shenzhen in terms of appreciating traditional Chinese culture. Seldom there are some Opera performances, but they are *very* expensive. Nothing for normal people to enjoy. 3. sightseeing. Guangdong has a few places that are interesting to the tourist, but I would not count Shenzhen as one of them. Sure we have Window of the World and other man made attractions, but I have no special desire to see such artificial 'scenic spots' Overall, I think Shenzhen is a nice city to work though. Lots of opportunities for new graduates. As a foreigner you can also buy all the imported food you want, nice to have that once in a while. Hi, I live in Shenzhen and you give a good impression. Living here for a longer time, you will also notice the downsides of all this modernization:
1. air quality. Although not unique to Shenzhen, it is often very bad here. These days we actually have a bit better weather and clearer skies.
2. culture. There is not much to do in Shenzhen in terms of appreciating traditional Chinese culture. Seldom there are some Opera performances, but they are *very* expensive. Nothing for normal people to enjoy.
3. sightseeing. Guangdong has a few places that are interesting to the tourist, but I would not count Shenzhen as one of them. Sure we have Window of the World and other man made attractions, but I have no special desire to see such artificial ‘scenic spots’

Overall, I think Shenzhen is a nice city to work though. Lots of opportunities for new graduates. As a foreigner you can also buy all the imported food you want, nice to have that once in a while.

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