Shenzhen

China's Young Megacity · 深圳

Shenzhen was a fishing town of 30,000 people in 1980 and is now a megacity of seventeen million — the fastest city-building story on earth. It pairs China's tech frontier with genuinely good beaches, theme parks and border-crossing energy, and it makes an easy add-on to a Hong Kong arrival.

Don't miss

Window of the World in one afternoon
Da Meisha beach and the eastern coast
OCT-LOFT, the creative district

Best time to visit: October–April; summers are hot and humid

Visas: Australian passport holders currently enter China visa-free for up to 30 days — an arrangement scheduled to end on 31 December 2026, so confirm the rules for your travel dates.

Tours visiting Shenzhen

Tailorable on any private journey — tell us what you'd add.