Construction on the Shenzhen Ocean University (Phase I) project, located in Dapeng New District, is ongoing. The project initially began in July 2023, and Phase I is expected to be completed in December 2026, according to the iDapeng WeChat account.
The Dapeng New District Low-Altitude Economy Industrial Park in Baguang was inaugurated on Aug. 13. Meng Jinjin, the head of the Management Committee of Dapeng New District, attended the inauguration ceremony, where he learned about the low-altitude air routes, takeoff and landing locations, as well as the construction of supporting facilities in Dapeng.
Shenzhen's emergence as a hot spot for tech tourism was evident on a Saturday evening around 8:30 p.m., when Han Qiaolong found himself surrounded by overseas shoppers in his small shop on the second floor of the sprawling HQ-Mart in Huaqiangbei, China’s No. 1 electronics street.
The Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport’s two new terminals, T1 and T2, will open in 2027, officials with the city’s transport bureau said during a call-in radio program recently.
Shenzhen is doubling down on efforts to smoothen the flow of people and cargo to and from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by building and upgrading checkpoints.
Two hikers were recently rescued after spending several hours trapped in a valley along the Niunaipai Coast in Xichong, Dapeng New District. Rescuers spent about 12 hours locating the hikers and transporting them to a safe location, Chinese-language media reported recently.
Shenzhen plans to transform itself into a world-class coastal city by 2035, as outlined in a long-term plan for wetland protection released by the city’s urban planning and natural resources bureau. Under the plan, wetlands around Shenzhen Bay, the Pearl River estuary, Daya Bay, and Tiegang-Shiyan — the city’s largest wetland areas with the highest concentration of rare and endangered species — will be designated as four core regions for wetland conservation.
Cross-border buses traveling between Hong Kong and Dapeng New District in Shenzhen have started trial operations, according to the iDapeng WeChat account. The buses provide quick access between downtown Hong Kong and the CITIC Golden Sands Bay Waterworld and Kaisa Marriott Hotel stations in Dapeng New District.
Non-Chinese permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macao who possess mainland travel permits are now able to use these documents to cross the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border via Shenzhen checkpoints, according to a recent report by Shenzhen Special Zone Daily.
The drive time between Shenzhen and Guangzhou will be cut to less than 20 minutes when the Wanqingsha branch line of the Nansha-Zhongshan Expressway opens.
New rules for astronomical observatory