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LIFESiZE: LIFE in ShenZhen for Expats Shenzhen
Daily Digest Welcome to the "Survival Kit" for Shenzhen Expats! Refer to Shenzhen Daily Digest Index for Digests from other weeks, and see LIFESiZE Home for more Shenzhen information. Check the LIFESiZE blog for updates. Monday,
September 26, 2005 Green community: THREE Shenzhen communities, Overseas Chinese Town (OCT), Yitian village and Meilin village, were named national model green communities Friday.... A big family: ... Photos of China's 56 nationalities are on display [at the Shenzhen Museum] until Oct. 19. Expatriate clubs springing up in Shenzhen: Discusses various social clubs for expats in Shenzhen, including Snakepit and the Shekou Women's International Club, both in Shekou; the German Community and their website (www.inshenzhen.com); and the ubiquitous Shenzhen Party (www.shenzhenparty.com). The article also included this passage:
Tuesday,
September 27, 2005 Performance season opens with symphony: ...Fifty shows will be staged during the annual event that runs from Sept. 23 to Jan. 14, 2006, with performances ranging from classic Chinese Beijing operas, contemporary dramas, Russian ballets, Turkish dance dramas to children plays. World-famous tenor Jose Carreras will also take stage in Shenzhen in October. PDF version with photo Strategic medicine: CHINA has designated traditional medicine production as a strategic industry...The country's production value of traditional medicine, which is also known as herbal medicine, amounted to 95.8 billion yuan (US$12 billion) in 2004... Royal relics on display: A SPECIAL exhibition featuring 100 pieces of imperial relics from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is being displayed at the Shenzhen Museum until Dec. 4. PDF version with photos Guide helps spot beggars: SHANGHAI authorities recently issued an illustrated guide to help residents identify real beggars from professional beggars. The guide [is titled] "Recognizing Phonies"... HK border bolstered for holiday: MORE manpower, special lanes and buses will be deployed at Shenzhen-Hong Kong checkpoints to cope with an expected surge in passenger flow during the upcoming National Day holidays.... About 5.59 million passengers are expected to pass the land checkpoints from Friday to Oct. 11, 19.3 percent more than last year. ... Meanwhile, authorities recommend that passengers use Luohu Checkpoint instead of Huanggang Checkpoint. Wasp killer finds fame in Shenzhen: ...there is a young man in Shenzhen who enjoys removing wasp nests and eating wasps. His wasp-removal skills have made him a celebrity in the city — his stories appeared in major newspapers and have even featured in a documentary by the biggest TV network in China, CCTV. PDF version with photos 13,910 relics handed over to Guangdong government: SHENZHEN Customs handed over 13,910 cultural relics it confiscated before May 31, 2004 to the Guangdong Provincial Culture Department on Monday.... China tightens net control: PORNOGRAPHIC web sites, or news sites that publish stories containing fabricated information will be severe punished or even shut down under a new regulation, the China Daily reported Monday. ... Services that provide online news stories, that have bulletin board systems (BBS) or have the facility of sending short messages containing news to individual mobile phones are all subject to the regulation. Spanish girl tastes Chinese life: About 22-year-old Spaniard Elena Laguta, studying Chinese at Shenzhen Polytechnic (and a personal friend of The Laughing Buddha) PDF version with photo "Leisure Highlights" in the PDF Edition include:
Wednesday,
September 28, 2005 City leaders urged to improve public signs: The Translators Association of Shenzhen (TAS) revealed that it would submit a proposal to top city leaders on improving the English language used in public signs at a seminar Tuesday. Orchestra musician hopes, dreams, and waits: ONE of the 20 expatriate musicians at present with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Novikov, as a viola player from Moscow, has been here since December 1998. He said his life here was not very special but "he hopes and waits." Includes mention of two other musicians, Dima Gagulidze, a 27-year-old double bass player from Georgia, and Zurab Shersheriya, a violinist from Russia. Golden week's hottest routes: Info on where Shenzheners are traveling Holidays tickets in hot demand: SOME 35 trains from Shenzhen to Guangzhou and 148 flights will be added to ease pressures on public transportation during the National Day holidays.... Holiday attractions in SZ: Lists events in Shenzhen's theme parks, including:
PDF version of above three articles on "Focus" page with photos National Day gala to have ethical feel: [N.B.: I think they meant "ethnic"] In the National Day holidays, let's taste the 56 nationalities together to celebrate the motherland's birthday in a big evening gala at Shenzhen China Folk Culture Villages. Cultural feast for holidays: Details some of the " more than 400 events" on offer during the National Day holidays, including:
Eating Yunnan food at "the foot of a big tree": Review of Dashujiao Restaurant, "said to be the oldest Yunnan-style cuisine restaurant in Shenzhen. 105 Dongyuan Road, Futian (near the International Store) PDF version with photos Leisure Highlights in the PDF edition include:
Thursday,
September 29, 2005 Environmental protection urgent for SZ: experts: SHENZHEN needs to improve its ecological system to gain a competitive edge over other cities, environmental protection experts told a seminar Monday. Metro intervals shortened: THE interval between peak-hour trains on Shenzhen Metro Line 1 has been shortened from eight minutes to six starting Wednesday as three new trains begin plying. A note in the PDF edition states "Shenzhen Daily will be suspended from Oct. 3 to 9 during the National Day holidays. Publication will resume Oct. 10...." Leisure Highlights in the PDF edition include:
Friday,
September 30, 2005 Typhoon Longwang likely to disturb golden week: Typhoon Longwang, the 19th typhoon this year, was expected to bring wind and rains to the city in the middle of the golden week, the city observatory said. Park performers follow their dreams: Profiles several foreign performers in Shenzhen's theme parks: Canadians Phil Rancourt and Charles Descinamps, and American David Rounds at Happy Valley; and Russian Vaskin-Varia at Window of the World. Chinese-Canadian gives learning tips: CHINESE-CANADIAN Liana Li, who immigrated to Canada with her parents at the age of 16 ... now teaches mathematics in English at Shenzhen Fujing Foreign Language School. PDF version with photo Expats dug deep to help sick boy: BRITON Ken Taylor handed over 70,000 yuan (US$8,642) to his subordinate engineer Chen Dongying to pay for the medical treatment of her 2-year-old son who is currently battling against cancer. The money was raised from a charity dinner held in five restaurants in Shekou on Sept. 22. Chinese corner a big draw: While many Chinese turn to English corners to brush up their English speaking skills, the Chinese corner is becoming increasingly popular among international students at Shenzhen University. Some 180 students attended Wednesday’s Chinese corner...expats from outside the university are welcome to the Chinese corner, which is held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday at the International Students’ Dormitory, free of charge. At a Glance: Transfer station: AN underground transfer station connecting buses with the Metro system at the Window of the World opens Friday. Savory 'Mi' cuisines at King of Rice: Review of King of Rice restaurant, on Bagua Third Road. PDF version with photos TV Listings: ATV World + TV Pearl + PDF Version of both
Leisure Highlights in the PDF edition include:
In the PDF edition only: An ancient building in a new city: Article and many photos of the Dawan Ancestral Residence, a house built by the Hakka people in Pingshan Town, Longgang. You can also see my Temple Guy page about Dawan here.
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