
During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, many tourists chose to visit Dapeng to enjoy the coast and mountain scenery. To ensure the safety of visitors, the Dapeng New District introduced an innovative "Sky Guardian" smart drone nest system, leveraging technology to enhance security during the holiday period.
New traffic measure for Meisha and Dapeng Peninsula aims to ease congestion during extended holiday periods in 2025. Travelers planning to visit Shenzhen's popular eastern coastal areas during this year's national holidays and weekends will need to book their vehicle slots in advance, according to a new announcement from the Shenzhen Traffic Police Bureau.
Kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools in Shenzhen will be closed Sept. 23 and Sept. 24 due to Super Typhoon Ragasa. The Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory will upgrade the citywide typhoon signal from blue to yellow at 9 p.m. Sept. 22.
The extremely powerful Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of the year, is heading for Guangdong Province and could prompt a red alert — the highest warning level — in Shenzhen as early as Sept. 23, the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory warned Sept. 21. In preparation, many tourist attractions in Dapeng New District have closed to avoid potential risks.
The 2025 China Longboard Open & U-Series Surfing Championships (Shenzhen) held at Xichong No. 4 Beach, Dapeng New District on Sept. 13–14. This competition will bring together top surfers from across China for an exciting showdown under vibrant blue skies and sea, offering audiences a spectacular, high-level surfing event.
A netizen shared a video claiming that they encountered a stranded "baby dolphin" at Dalu Port on the eastern side of Dapeng Peninsula on Sept. 13. The netizen immediately stepped forward and helped guide it back into the sea.
The 2025 China Longboard Open & U-Series Surfing Championships (Shenzhen) will be held on Sept. 13–14 at Xichong No. 4 Beach, Dapeng New District,. This competition will bring together top surfers from across China for an exciting showdown under vibrant blue skies and sea, offering audiences a spectacular, high-level surfing event.
Shenzhen’s first-ever customized cycling shuttle service is now officially on the road. Launched by Shenzhen Bus Group on Sept. 6, the service aims to make long-distance cycling and hiking more convenient by combining public transit with outdoor activity. Services are currently available by group-charter booking only. One of the first batch of four recommended cycling routes including the desinations in Dapeng.
David Kerr — the son of Lt. Donald W. Kerr, a U.S. Flying Tiger who was rescued by the Dongjiang Column from Japanese attacks in Dapeng in 1944, visited Shenzhen and watched a reenactment of Lt. Kerr’s rescue on Aug. 29.
A Shenzhen-made film honoring the wartime contributions of local soldiers will premiere nationwide Sept. 3, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931–45) and the World Anti-Fascist War. Many of the film's scenes were shot in Dapeng New District.