Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Rooster! The weather for the Spring Festival holiday in Shenzhen will be stable with temperatures ranging between 16 and 22 degrees Celsius. If you are spending the holiday here in Shenzhen, there are a few cool places for you to check out, such as parks, museums and shopping malls. A few of the museums will close for one or two days during the holiday, so don’t forget to check our listings before you plan a visit.

    Folk events in Nanshan

    Cultural performances and parades, as well as lion dances, dragon dances, qilin dances and acrobatic performances, will be held in Nanshan District.

    Time 1: 10 a.m., Jan. 28, 30

    Venue: Chiwan Goddess Temple, Chiwan Road 6, Nanshan District (南山区赤湾六路赤湾天后宫)

    Metro: Line 2, Chiwan Station (赤湾站), Exit D

    Time 2: 3 p.m., Jan. 28, 29

    Venue: Lixiang Park, intersection of Nanguang Road and Nantou Street, Nanshan District (南山区南光路与南头街交汇处荔香公园)

    Metro: Line 1, Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit A

    Time 3: 3 p.m., Jan. 30

    Venue: Street 366, Xili, Nanshan District (南山区西丽366大街)

    Metro: Line 5, Xili Station (西丽站), Exit F

    Time 4: 3 p.m., Jan. 31

    Venue: Haide Square, Wenxin Road 5, Nanshan District (南山区文心五路海德广场)

    Metro: Line 2, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E

    (Cao Zhen)

    Spring flowers in parks

    Thanks to the warm weather, various breeds of flowers are blooming in Shenzhen, so you can appreciate fresh flowers in many of the parks around town.

    Plum blossoms

    Venue: Plum Garden, next to Hongling Middle School, Antuoshan Road 9, Futian District (福田区安托山九路红岭中学高中部斜对面梅园)

    Metro: Line 7, Antuo Hill Station (安托山站), Exit C

    Water lilies

    Venue: Honghu Park, 2023 Wenjin Road North, Luohu District (罗湖区文锦北路2023号洪湖公园)

    Metro: Line 7, Honghu Station (洪湖站), Exit A

    Camellias

    Venue: South Area, Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park, Nanshan District (南山区园博园南区)

    Metro: Line 1, Qiaocheng East Station (侨城东站), Exit A

    Chinese roses

    Venue: Renmin Park, 3071 Renmin Road North, Luohu District (罗湖区人民北路3071号人民公园)

    Metro: Line 3, Shaibu Station (晒布站), Exit C

    Pink poui

    Venue: Lianhua Hill Park, 6030 Hongli Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路6030号莲花山公园)

    Metro: Line 2, Lihua West Station (莲花西站), Exit A

    (SD News)