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PETER KRUSE hated playing the piano. A strange place to start for a well-known Shenzhen musician who can play the guitar, ukulele, mandolin and, yes, the piano.
IT’S hardship that has shaped Hungarian Gabriella Nagy. It’s also hardship that taught her the most important thing in the world is helping others.
THE creativity and curiosity of Shenzhen children were on display Saturday at the Maker Faire in Shenzhen Innovation Park.
In French, Névo means “new” and “evolution,” according to French designer Christophe Branchu, founder of Névo, a smartwatch company.
It was a winding path for Colombian Ricardo Cortes, 32, to become a private English teacher in Shenzhen, and he feels that his life experience gives him more to offer his students. He calls his classes “Wisdom Courses.”
MY typical day in Futian starts with getting up at 6:40 a.m.and hunting for fresh vegetables and fruits from street vendors.After having breakfast—usually rice, a morning food for many Koreans—my eldest daughter leaves home for school at around 7:30 a.m., followed by my youngest daughter, who goes to kindergarten at 8:30 a.m.Nonetheless, the biggest reason for my love of Xiangmihu lies in the fact that a large number of Korean restaurants and supermarkets make my life here so easy that I don't feel homesick.I think this is not just my question, but one for every Shenzhen resident .
ALL journeys begin by taking a first step, and while a destination may be in mind, the best part of the journey is usually what happens along the way. Thirteen years ago, my journey to Shenzhen began with what I believed at the time to be only a two-week visit to a security trade show.
FOR those of us who have lived in Shenzhen for a while, and for those who have only just arrived, there are a few neighborhoods to which we all get introduced. Shekou is a well-traveled strip for most foreigners and local tourists alike. Coco Park is an after-work and weekend staple for many and Luohu is best known as the shopping mecca for everyone coming and going from this burgeoning metropolis to its muse, Hong Kong.
THE concept of an"urban life"can conjure up drastically different ideas for different people.Driving in the subdistrict is a pleasure—the roads are clean, the medians and edges are dotted with green space, and beautiful, modern high-rise apartment buildings flank the streets.Most of America west of the Mississippi River was built on the same dream, with urban forms that are not entirely dissimilar.He wrote a thesis on the renovation of the urban village of Shuiwei.
FUTIAN District is famous for the Huaqiangbei electronics market — one of the biggest of its kind in the world — which is visited every day by tens of thousands of buyers from all over the world. But few people are aware that besides computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices, just a few blocks away from the sprawling market is a company specializing in high-energy-density battery packs for electric vehicles (EV).
IF I was asked to choose my favorite place to relax in Shenzhen, I would say the Lianhua Hill area. When the weather is clear and I have the day off, no place is better. Containing some of the most beautiful scenery in central Shenzhen, in the heart of Futian District, the area boasts the best of both worlds: a calming natural setting and convenient shopping nearby.
My life sounds like quiet and simple, but I find it endlessly fascinating. Every day brings small new adventures and experiences. Life is what you make of it.
WHENEVER I have an afternoon free, I like to head out to Chegongmiao, a neighborhood in Futian. On the surface, it looks like any other commercial district in Shenzhen, but it’s probably one of Shenzhen’s most interesting areas.
I CANNOT relate to Futian as Shenzhen’s Central Business District. I have only visited the Huaqiangbei electronics market once in my two-and-a-half-year on again, off again relationship with this city. I am more interested in the park part of Coco Park than its drink specials. The way I met this city, the way I found a strange love for it, was through its green spaces that I love to run through.
I CAN’T believe that I’ve already called Shenzhen home for six years.I found the perfect job and husband in Shenzhen—what more can I ask from a city?It has provided me with the two most important aspects of my life.This is a true metropolis, where people still have time to enjoy life and where big dreams come true.In her free time, Negrash likes to cook, dance and travel.
I HAVE been living at a rented apartment in the Sunflower hotel in Shixia, Futian District, for more than a year. The 170-square-meter duplex suite is well-furnished and has a quiet, family-friendly environment. I feel my pace of life slow down when I go back to my apartment after work.
TWENTY years ago, it was still possible to find gardens and litchi orchards in what we call the CBD today. Indeed, east of the Shanghai Hotel was “downtown.” West of the hotel was a stretch of land that was neither downtown nor suburban, but instead seemed poised at the edge of transformation, a space waiting for the future.
WHEN you’re looking for somewhere to go that isn’t Shekou, when asked “can you feel it baby?” — there is only one answer: “Yes, I can, too.” Futian District makes you come on and swing it with the best of them. If you spend long enough in Futian, you will arrive at the pay-off, just like I did before too long.
Last December, I was invited to a beautiful concert at Shenzhen Concert Hall, organized by the Futian District Government.Apart from setting up a music studio and organizing a series of 13 concerts and four public music forums in Futian this year, Fang hopes to establish a folk music troupe in Futian, together with top musicians from around China.Having lived in China for seven years, she feels inspired by the country's art and culture, and proudly calls China her second home .
WHEN I first transferred from Guangzhou to Shenzhen as required by work three years ago, the first thing I did, after finding an apartment to live in, was look for an opportunity to play soccer.Indeed, the expat soccer scene in Shenzhen has been alive since 2001, which saw the birth of the first expat team, InterShenzhen FC.Chermonor, 35, is vice president of the Shenzhen International Amateur Football League(SIAFL), a nonprofit soccer association for expats. The Latvian is a goalkeeper on the soccer field and also trains in Thai boxing at local gyms .
