Compared with its neighboring cities, Shenzhen does not have many natural scenic spots. Shenzhen people, however, are just clever enough to make money from thousands of willing travelers by establishing some artificial ones. The best of these is probably the China Folk Culture Villages, a place that incorporates 24 ethnic minority villages from throughout China in downtown Shenzhen. Albeit bizarre to some degree here, you will have the opportunity to admire the ethnic architectural styles, customs and traditions of China and it can be quite fun. Also good is the Xiaomeisha Tourist Resort, where, on the most sweating summer days, you may enjoy water sports and sun bathe to your heart's content.

For businessmen who spend days trying to outwit potential competitors, the Shiyanhu Hot Spring Holiday Villa offers all the relaxation that you could desire, refreshing body and soul. Also in this vein, the Guanlan Golf Club is a great place for a few rounds with business partners, which, admittedly expensive, will help you enlarge your fortune by clinching a new deal.

The climate here also makes cities like Shenzhen ideal for many types of vegetation, as a result of which flocks people go to the Botanical Gardens, which boasts numerous exotic flowers and rare herbs.

Main Scenic Spots:

1.Guanlan Golf Club
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 Championship golfer, Jack Nicklaus, designed the two courses here. The club also has a good practice driving range.
The entertainment and recreation facilities here include a pleasant dining hall, gymnasium, billiards room, hot spring bathroom, sauna room, 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 off times)
Cost: 9 holes costs RMB715 and 18 holes costs RMB1100. (Monday-Friday only for non-members).

2.Splendid China
Splendid China is located next to China Folk Culture Villages and the Window of the World and is a fun entertainment complex. Here, the focus is on miniature Chinese sites, intended to reflect the history, culture, art, ancient architecture and customs and habits of various nationalities in China in a display of some of China's most famous sites and life sized pottery animals and figures. The delicate gardens of Suzhou are mimicked here, as is the Great Wall.
There is also a traditional shopping street with an endless array of handicrafts and antiques and a restaurant area offering traditional cuisine from throughout the country.
This is an entertaining place and provides some diversion from the gray drabness and serious atmosphere that haunts much of this city.
How to get there: Bus No.101 from the train station.
Tel: 6602111
Cost:RMB70 and RMB80 during holidays.

3.Window of the World
Window of the World is a great theme park. This fun place is a collection of famous world sites in miniature. If you don't have time to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Taj Mahal in Dehli or the Pyramids, then you could see them all (in mini) here in an afternoon! The miniature Niagara Falls are more than 80 meters wide and over 10 meters deep and the noise of the water rushing here is deafening.
The collection is divided into various parts classified by continents and nations and there are a total of 118 scenic spots. There are also restaurants and bars on the International Street to sample food and drink from France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Russia, Japan, Thailand, and Korea. There are some tourist shops too, selling all kinds of souvenirs from destinations throughout the world. Transportation:Take the No.101 bus or a minibus from the Railway station.
Cost: RMB100

4.Nan'ao Bay
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 arrive in huge nets from ships and are thrown onto the docks. 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.

5.The Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Gardens are one of Shenzhen's more pleasant areas. The gardens are not spectacular but this large, green and clean space is a refreshing and a welcome change from the rest of this concrete city. The gardens cover about 590 hectares and are located in the northeast of the city on Xianhu Road with the majestic Wutong Mountain behind.
The gardens are designed according to traditional principles of Chinese garden design and there are more than 3,000 different types of plant here. The gardens also contain a plant research institute. There are a few nice pavilions scattered about that provide shelter from the sun.
Address: 160, Xianhu Road, Liantang.

6.Litchi Park
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.