History Museum of China Merchants Group 招商局历史博物馆
Situated in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District, this museum is Shenzhen’s first enterprise history museum established by the China Merchants Group, with a floor area of 6,753 square meters. With its large quantity of rich historical materials, photos and objects on display, it has fully reproduced the ups and downs of China Merchants Group’s participation in industrial construction since the group was established by Li Hongzhang. Its presentation has important value for research on China’s modern national industrial and commercial development history, in particular the history of reform and opening up.
Hours: 9 a.m. – 12 a.m., 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Address: No. 21, Yanshan Road, Shekou, Nanshan District (南山区蛇口沿山路 21 号)
Bus: Take Bus 70 to Lanxigu Stop (兰溪谷站) or Bus 113 or 331 to Technology Building Stop.
Sea World Culture and Arts Center 海上世界文化艺术中心
Located in Shekou, Shenzhen, the Sea World Culture and Arts Center was inaugurated Dec. 2, 2017, after several years’ preparation. It is a large-scale design museum established through the cooperation of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and China Merchants Group, and is operated by Design Society, a comprehensive innovation culture platform. At its center is a museum building in the shape of a polygon, covering an area of nearly 30,000 square meters and facing Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay.
With a floor area of 70,000 square meters, the main building of the Sea World Culture and Arts Center is composed of a combination of four floors above ground and two floors underground featuring a multi-paneled exhibition space, with three “independent” roofs facing the city, the park and the sea in three directions, forming the center’s core symbol of culture and art in Shenzhen. Except for unusual special exhibitions, especially art events, V&A’s design includes an unmovable exhibition hall, where 250 pieces of art exhibits from V&A are displayed.
Address: No. 1187, Wanghai Road, Shekou, Nanshan District 南山区蛇口望海路1187号
Metro: Lines 2 or 8 to Sea World Station, Exit A, walk about 778 meters.
Bao'an District Library 宝安图书馆
The new Bao’an District Library is located on the central axis of Bao’an District’s central area. It opened on December 30, 2013, with a total construction area of 48,000 square meters.
The library provides comprehensive literature lending services and information services for general public readers. At present, the library has a collection of 2.21 million volumes and 2,000 reading seats. It has an infant library, a children’s library, a reading room for teenagers, a newspaper reading area, a braille reading room, a self-service library, a book lending area, an industrial technology book reading area, a digital service and experience area, and a reference and thematic service area. There are also several functional rooms in the library such as a family tree reading room, an audio-visual room, a lecture hall, a multi-functional activity room and a study hall.
Address: No.1, Baoxing Road, Bao’an District 宝安区宝兴路1号
Public transportation:
Metro: Line 5 to Baohua Station, Exit D, walk about 344 meters (5 minutes) on foot, or
Line 11 to Bao’an Station, Exit B, about 823 meters (12 minutes) on foot.
Buses:
Bao’an Library Station: B828, M235, M379
Baohua Metro Station: B828, M379, M558
Yifang Central Station: B826
Shenzhen Bao’an District Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 宝安区城市规划展览馆
The Shenzhen Bao’an District Urban Planning Exhibition Hall is located on the second and third floors of the Bao’an District Library. It is a comprehensive exhibition hall for exhibitions, academic research, cultural exchange, educational practice and other activities. It is also the largest district-level urban planning exhibition hall in Shenzhen and incorporates modern high-tech tools such as an acousto-optic digital sand table, AR augmented reality, and VR virtual roaming to intuitively and vividly demonstrate the urban construction achievements of Bao’an District and to comprehensively depict the future planning and development blueprints of Bao’an.
The Shenzhen Bao’an District Urban Planning Exhibition Hall covers an area of more than 5,300 square meters and integrates coastal characteristics in its design. It is an important window to show the cultural history, construction achievements and future prospects of Bao’an District.
Address: The second and third floors of Bao’an District Library, No.1, Baoxing Road, Bao’an District 宝安区宝兴路1号
Metro: Line 5 to Baohua Station, Exit D, walk about 498 meters (7 minutes), or
Line 11 to Bao’an Station, Exit B, walk about 839 meters (13 minutes)
Bay Opera of Shenzhen 深圳滨海演艺中心
Bay Opera Of Shenzhen is located in the south of Bao’an District’s central area. It is one of the three major cultural public facilities in the central area of Bao’an District together with the Bao’an District Library and the Bao’an Youth Palace.
The Bay Opera of Shenzhen covers an overall area of 20,660 square meters, with a total construction area of 39,577 square meters. The performance center has a 1,500-seat opera hall, a 598-seat multi-function hall and several rehearsal rooms. The venue mainly hosts opera, drama, dance drama, musicals, classical music and other comprehensive performances to provide the public with art feasts.
Address: No. 16, OH Bay, Baoxing Road, Bao’an District 宝安区宝兴路欢乐港湾16号
Metro: Line 5 to Baohua Station, Exit A1, walk about 848m (12 minutes)
Shekou Museum of China’s Reform and Opening-up 中国改革开放蛇口博物馆
The Shekou Museum of China’s Reform and Opening-up, initiated by the century-old central enterprise China Merchants Group and constructed and operated by the China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone, was officially opened at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center on Dec. 26, 2017, attracting extensive attention from all walks of life. As of June 2018, it had received almost 80,000 groups and individual visitors from governments, media, schools, enterprises and public institutions across the country as well as the military, and has provided interpretation services for more than 500 groups.
With the concept of “holding a flag high to blaze a trail” as the clue, the museum shows that under the tide of China’s reform and opening up, the Shekou Industrial Zone has been brave and pioneering to move from a “vanguard” of reform and opening up to the “new model” of deepening reform through five thematic chapters of “tide,” “creation,” “opening,” “breaking” and “momentum” to showcase the amazing 40-year history of Shekou. The new exhibition enhances the scene restoration display effect by upgrading the application of photoelectric technology to create a modern exhibition popular with the public. All sorts of “old objects” from the 80s donated and beloved by the public will continue to be a major feature of the exhibition, helping the audience recall old times by traveling through time.
Address: Third floor of Sea World Culture and Arts Center, Wanghai Road 南山区望海路海上世界文化艺术中心三楼
Metro: Lines 2 or 8 to Sea World Station, Exit A, about 915 meters on foot (14 minutes)
I-FACTORY 蛇口价值工厂
I-FACTORY was founded by China Merchants Shekou, a new subsidiary of China Merchants Group, a State-owned holding that was established in 1872. It has received strong support from Shenzhen Municipal Government.
I-FACTORY is a cultural creative park in Shekou that is serving as the birthplace of a new urban culture It was created on a former industrial site – the Guangdong Float Glass Factory. It provides a home for cultural activities including fashion shows and art exhibitions, and is a free and open space for cultural and creative practitioners to exchange ideas – from inspiration, to production, testing and display.
I-FACTORY is housed in a reclaimed industrial heritage site, retaining massive concrete silos, chimneys and a machine hall. This unique historic building has become a public space.
I-FACTORY is a pilot for the wider Industrial Design Port project that is revitalizing former factories in the port area, and plays an important part of the development of the cultural and creative industries zone. Being part of the Qianhai Cooperation Zone means lighter regulation and tax incentives, helping to promote innovation.
Address: No. 8, Haiwan Road, Nanshan District 南山区海湾路8号
Metro: Lines 2 or 8 to Shekou Port Station, Exit D1, take the bus M400 or 204 to the I-FACTORY station, then walk 400 meters