Popular Rural Places to Visit in Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a famous metropolis in China. It was developed from a fishing village since the 1980s. And now many skyscrapers in this city could be found. But there are also some rural places to visit in Shenzhen, such as Da Fen Oil Painting Village, Guan Lan Printmaking Village, Baguang Village, etc. In those places, you can escape from the bustling city life.

Da Fen Oil Painting Village 
 
Address: Buji Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong province
How to get there: take subway Long Gang Line to Da Feng Station, then walk towards to Wal-Mart.

Da Fen Oil Painting Village is a village under the jurisdiction of Buji Neighborhood Committee of Longgang District, Shenzhen City. This village is famous in the making of large numbers of replicas of oil paintings by masters such as Van Gogh, Dalí, Da Vinci, Rembrandt or Warhol, etc. it is said hat there are now almost 800 shops in Da Fen Village that run oil painting business and over 5000 artists and art students live in the village permanently. It mainly relies on producing the original and imitation oil paintings. It also sells national paintings, arts, calligraphy and crafts, picture frames, sculptures and paints as subsidiary.

Guan Lan Printmaking Village

Address: Niuhu Community, Guanlan Ave., Baoan District, Shenzhen City

This village is located at the hometown of famous printmaker Mr. Chen Yanqiao, who is the pioneer of Chinese New Woodcut Movement, and also a famous art theorist and educator in China. Guanlan Printmaking base abuts on Guanlan Mission Hills Golf Club. It aims to build a national original printmaking base with creation, production, collection, exhibition, communication, training, and research and market development as one union of China’s Prints Industries. Printmaking Village, the core area of the printmaking base was officially opened in May 2008, currently free for visitors for sightseeing.

Baguang Village

Baguang Village is a natural village located on the eastern side of Kuichong Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen. It is regarded as one of the most beautiful villages of Shenzhen. In this natural land unspoiled by human activities, there is a group of old trees with over hundreds of years’ age. And there are unique species that can only be found in China, India and Japan. This beautiful village is facing the sea and leaning against the mountains. With over 100 well-reserved and uninhabited old houses, it also reserves its original typographical features. Behind the old houses are shady trees, thick forests and long coasts. The most unique thing is the silver-leaf trees that grow along the sea, which looks quite attractive.

Mt. Lianhua Park

Mt. Lianhua Park is a main and most central park in Shenzhen. It is situated in the northern end of the Futian central access. The scenery in and around the park is quite amazing. But to really enjoy the mountain view, you would better visit this place there with friends early in the morning or on Sundays when large family groups gather to have fun, such as picnic, gaming, talking, etc. On the top of the mountain (one can reach in twenty minutes’ walking, not so challenging), there is a large bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping striding out over the city. This park has convenient transport. It can be easily reached by bus or subway. But if you come at weekends, make preparation for the crowded.

These are some popular rural places to visit in Shenzhen. They can be added on your tour itinerary to get to know more about the city. Your will get different experience.