The
Golf Courses in Shenzhen are pretty popular with Hong Kong residents.
The greens and fairways here are greener and better maintained than
those in Hong Kong and the prices are reasonable. As a result, you can
usually get a nice game here and this course is also popular with
visiting business travelers.
The Guanlan Golf Club has also been recognized
by the PGA and the two courses here were designed by the Championship
golfer, Jack Nicklaus. The club also have a good practice driving
range.
The entertainment and recreation
facilities here include a pleasant dining hall, gymnasium, billiards
room, hot spring bathroom, sauna room, and tennis court and badminton
room. There is a nice lake where guests can boat, surf or swim and
also an outdoor pool! The Guanlan Lake Golf Club Holiday Inn has 225
luxurious guestrooms which allow you to enjoy all these great
facilities on your doorstep.
How to get there: A Taxi
costs approximately RMB50 from the city center
Opening hours: 6.15am-3.00pm (tee of times)
Cost: 9 holes costs RMB715 and 18 holes costs
RMB1100. (Monday-Friday only for non members).
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The
Honey Lake Holiday Village lies in the west of Shenzhen. The Village
is a collection of accommodation buildings and gardens and a huge
entertainment park. The accommodation here is scattered about the
quiet and pleasant grounds, sheltered by trees and flowers.
There is also an well equipped amusement
park here which has land, aquatic and air sports facilities and an
indoor skating rink.
How to get there: The
Lake Village consists of Shennan Road, Xiangmei Road and Xiangmi
(Honey) Road. To reach the resort take bus No. 101 or 301.
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It is situated in Futian District, Litchi
Park is a pleasant urban park composed of many pretty pavilions and
landscaped gardens.
There are some nice palms here and the
park is a good place to do some people watching and escape the
traffic.
Lanterns are lit in the park during the
New Year period when the place looks especially attractive.
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The
seafood from Nan'ao Bay is exceptionally fresh and tasty and this is a
great area to sample some more unusual sea creatures! The sea here is
teeming with rare sea animals including abalone and sea urchin.
This is also a pleasant district to
wander and explore. The atmosphere is lively and vibrant as the fish
arrives in huge nets from ships and is thrown onto the docks and most
of the residents here survive on the income they make from the sea.
The beach here is pleasant too and the bay looks over to Hong Kong
only 1,000 meters across the water.
How to get there: Take
bus No. 360 from the city center.
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Shiyanhu
Hot Spring Holiday Villa is famous for its beautiful lake and ancient
Yulu Hot Spring. The hot spring has a constant temperature of a
pleasant 67.3 degrees C and is filled with minerals and herbs that are
said to be beneficial to the skin and especially helpful to those
suffering from rheumatism.
Outdoor recreation includes motor
boating, horse riding, tennis, archery and skiing. There is also a
first class swimming pool at the complex.
How to get there: The
Hot Spring Holiday Villa is located in the northwest of Shenzhen. Take
bus No.533 from the railway station and get off at the Buji
Stop and change to bus No. 650.
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Sightseeing
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