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Although Shenzhen is all very impressive, after a quick sniff around there's little
reason to stay any longer than it takes to organize your next move into or out of the
mainland. For a good glimpse of the city's shoppers, tourists, beggars and businessmen,
spend an hour strolling along Renmin Lu, which runs northeast from the train station and
Lo Wu border crossing through the centre. The International Trade Centre is a
three-storey block on the corner of Jiabin Lu, full of people browsing through stocks of
upmarket Chinese watches and perfume. Push on over Jiefang Lu and you're in the tangle
of narrow lanes which formed the old town of Baoan , now a downmarket selection of
stalls selling cheap clothes, shoes and gadgets. There's a historic monument of sorts
here in a squat, blue-roofed diner on Qingyuan Lu - China's original McDonald's
restaurant, now a KFC outlet.
For a shot of greenery, walk or catch bus #4 for 1.5km west from the centre along
Shennan Zhong Lu to Litchi Park , a surprisingly refreshing, open space, with a nice
lake and modern opera house , worth checking out for occasional performances of Chinese
theatre. More reliably, hop on bus #204 from Jianshe Lu for the thirty-minute ride west
to Shenzhen's three very professional theme parks , next to each other on the Guangshen
Expressway (daily 8am-5.30pm; ¥100-120 for each park with various joint entry
discounts) - look for a miniaturized Golden Gate Bridge spanning the road. Among
limitless souvenir stalls, Splendid China and Window on the World are a collection of
scale models of famous monuments such as the Great Wall and Eiffel Tower, while the Folk
Culture Village is an enjoyably touristy introduction to the nation's ethnic groups -
there are yurts, pavilions, huts, archways, rock paintings, and mechanical goats, with
colourful troupes performing different national dances every thirty minutes.