Shenzhen Art, Design & Reform History Tour

Shenzhen Multi-theme Tours
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Contemporary museums, Dafen Oil Painting Village and Sea World's creative waterfront

About this tour

Over 46 years, Shenzhen has grown from a small fishing village into an international metropolis and tech hub, following its unique path of development. On this tour, you will witness the journey and achievements of China's reform-opening-up. Though short of ancient historical heritage, Shenzhen has fostered its own local culture. Rooted in practicality, local artistic creativity turns into tangible products reflected in home-design, artwork and trade.

Highlights

Museum of Contemporary Art & Urban Planning

Learn about Shenzhen's reform-opening-up history and smart-city planning.

Art Exhibition Centre

See how art becomes commercial home-decor products.

Dafen Oil Painting Village

Experience its large-scale painting industry.

Sea World Creative Coast

Enjoy coastal creative venues and Shenzhen's urban-renewal art scene.

Included / Excluded

Included

  • Tour guide fee
  • Meet up at hotel

Excluded

  • Meals
  • Transportation
  • Personal expenses

Itinerary

9:30

Meet up

We'll meet at your hotel lobby.

10:00 – 12:00

Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning

Boasting a futuristic-looking structure, the venue is divided into the urban-planning exhibition area and the reform-opening-up themed exhibition area. The urban-planning gallery shows Shenzhen's past, present and future smart-city plans. The reform-opening-up exhibition tells the story of Shenzhen's transformation from a remote fishing village into a modern metropolis.

12:30 – 1:30

Lunch, Teochew cuisine

It is light-fresh and highlights natural flavors. It is famous for seafood. Each dish comes with its own dipping sauce. Dishes are delicately prepared. Popular classics include marinated goose, beef hot pot, raw marinated seafood.

1:30 – 2:30

Art Exhibition Centre

It is China's major home-decor and soft-furnishing hub. It features a wide range of home accessories, lighting, fabrics, art furniture and handicrafts. You can see creative art turned into market-ready goods. Custom soft-furnishing services are also available, showing Shenzhen's integration of design and trade.

3:00 – 4:00

Dafen Oil Painting Village

It is known as "China's No.1 Oil Painting Village", an important global hub for commercial decorative oil paintings. At its peak, 80% of China's exported decorative oil paintings were produced here, with artworks shipped across the world. Galleries and studios line the streets. You can find copies of world-famous masterpieces, original artworks, and custom-made paintings. It has a full industrial chain that shows how art becomes an industry.

4:30 – 6:00

Sea World, Culture and Arts Center, Nanhai E-cool

Sea World area is not an aquarium. Marked by the Minghua ship, it is Shenzhen's well-known coastal cultural-leisure landmark. Sea World Culture and Arts Center was designed by Pritzker-Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki. The building opens to three distinctive views: mountain, sea and city. It houses multiple art galleries and the Shekou Reform-Opening-Up Museum. Next door, Nanhai E-cool is renovated from the old Sanyo factory buildings of the 1980s reform-opening-up era. Former industrial spaces have been turned into a creative park home to design and art organisations, serving as a classic example of Shenzhen's urban renewal. The whole district blends historical memory, contemporary art and seaside relaxation.

6:30

Back to hotel

Group Size

1,Minimum: 1 guest.

2,Maximum: no upper limit — custom quotes are available for larger groups.

Duration & Overtime

Overtime will be charged for any time beyond the scheduled duration. The rate depends on the group size.

Flexibility

The quoted price covers guide services only. For a full‑package quote, or a guide + vehicle option, please contact us for a quotation.

Payment

1. PayPal: [email protected]

2. Alipay: [email protected]

How to Book

1. $100 deposit to secure your booking.

2. Pay the remaining balance via PayPal at least 11 days before your tour.

3. If the balance is not paid by then, the booking is cancelled and the deposit is not refunded.

4. Pay with any card via PayPal — no PayPal account or fees required.

Cancellation Policy

✅ Full refund – Cancel 10 days in advance.

✅ 50% refund – Cancel 3–9 days in advance.

❌ No refund – Cancel within 2 days.

• If the balance is not paid by the deadline (11 days before your tour), the booking is automatically cancelled and the deposit is non‑refundable.

• All cancellation requests must be submitted by email.

Important Information

This tour is not wheelchair accessible.

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