Shenzhen Daily Historical Site Series
By James Baquet
From December 2006 to May 2007, the venerable Shenzhen Daily published a series of articles on the city's historical sites, in cooperation with the Shenzhen Administration of the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Relics. These appeared on the Monday Travel page, with the exceptions of the Chinese New Year and May Holiday weeks.
(Note that some of these "historical sites" are actually archaeological sites, and there is little to see there.)
Here, then, are links to the articles, arranged by date. I have given number, date, title, a note, a link to the HTML version, and a link to the PDF version (requires Adobe reader).
LOTS of reading: Enjoy!
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1 December 4, 2007 Huang Motang’s tomb on Lotus Hill (Lianhuashan Park) -- HTML -- PDF
2 December 11, 2007 Siyue Library in Dongmen -- HTML -- PDF
3 December 18, 2007 Huang family temple and Tianhou temple (Shangsha Village) -- HTML -- PDF
4 December 25, 2007 Nantou Ancient City, the root of Shenzhen’s history -- HTML -- PDF
5 January 1, 2008 Fortified village survives city's modernization (“Site of the Merits,” Sungang) -- HTML -- PDF not available
6 January 8, 2008 Longmu Temple, a reminder of the city’s fishing past (Shang Meilin) -- HTML -- PDF
7 January 15, 2008 Huang’s family temple, communal home of the Huangs (Shang Meilin) -- HTML -- PDF
8 January 22, 2008 Zhang family’s ancestral hall in Luohu (Dongmen) -- HTML -- PDF
9 January 29, 2008 Hall a witness of city’s farming past (Chun Niu Tang, or the Spring Cattle Hall, Nanshan) -- HTML -- PDF
10 February 5, 2008 Shaodiling, the eternal home of a 9-year-old emperor (Chiwan) -- HTML -- PDF
11 February 12, 2008 Boundary stones and Mazu temple (Shatoujiao) -- HTML -- PDF
-- February 19, 2008 (No article; Chinese New Year)
12 February 26, 2008 Hehu New Residence in Longgang -- HTML -- PDF
13 March 5, 2008 Maosheng Ancestral Residence in Henggang (Longgang) -- HTML -- PDF
14 March 12, 2008 Dawan Ancestral Residence, SZ’s biggest Hakka habitation (Longgang) -- HTML -- PDF
15 March 19, 2008 Dapeng Fortress, SZ’s only historical site under State protection (Longgang) -- HTML -- PDF
16 March 26, 2008 The largest Tianhou temple in Guangdong (Chiwan) -- HTML -- PDF
17 April 2, 2008 Ancestral temple tells story of Zeng brothers (Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
18 April 9, 2008 Ancient villages record the city’s history (Bao'an: Fenghuang Village and Wen Tower, Yanchuan Village) -- HTML -- PDF
19 April 16, 2008 Private school which taught country’s first female lawyer (Qiyun Private School, Hexi Village, Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
20 April 23, 2008 Century-old market near Guanlan River (Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
21 April 30, 2008 Xiantouling, a tunnel to Shenzhen's Neolithic past (Dapeng Peninsula, Longgang; nothing to see) -- HTML -- PDF
-- May 7, 2008 (No article; May Holiday)
22 May 14, 2008 Dameisha relics recall Shenzhen's Bronze Age (Stele only) -- HTML -- PDF
23 May 21, 2008 Tiezishan tombs, a time capsule of 1,700 years of city’s history (Xixiang, Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
24 May 28, 2008 Wubeiling, ancient tombs behind your house (Fuguang Village, Xili; marker only) -- HTML -- PDF
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