Tour Ancient City, Art & Shopping with car
Hey everyone! This Shenzhen day tour blends history, art, and shopping perfectly.
Dapeng Ancient City: 600-year-old fortress, source of Shenzhen’s “Pengcheng” nickname. Old streets, Hakka-Cantonese architecture.
Dafen Oil Painting Village: World art copies, originals. Viral custom portraits? Many from here.
Art Exhibition Center: Unique ceramics, bamboo crafts—great finds.
Luohu Jewelry Market: China’s largest. Gold, diamonds, gems—half the nation’s gold trades here.
One day, all highlights
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Hotel
- Meet-up at hotel
Dapeng Ancient City
Dapeng Ancient City has a 600-year history, and this is why Shenzhen is nicknamed "Pengcheng". 600 years ago, it was a military fortress for China's coastal defense, covering an area of 100,000 square meters. At that time, the government called on Hakka people from northern Guangdong to migrate here. Therefore, the architecture here combines Hakka and Cantonese styles. Moreover, more than 10 generals emerged during the Ming and Qing dynasties, earning it the name "General Village". Today, it preserves historical buildings, along with unique craft shops, cafes, teahouses, and restaurants.
Dafen Oil Painting Village
Dafen Village was originally a small Hakka village with an area of only 0.4 square kilometers and a population of 300. In 1989, a Hong Kong art dealer named Huang Jiang brought the commercial oil painting industry here. Now, the Oil Painting Village has become the largest production and trading base for commercial oil paintings in China, with its output accounting for 60% of the global market and an annual output value of 4 billion yuan.
There are copies of world-famous paintings here. A documentary called China's Van Gogh made Dafen's painters famous overseas. Now, it is gradually transforming from an "oil painting factory" into an original art base. The popular custom portraits of deceased dogs and relatives on Instagram also come from here. Next to it is the Dafen Art Museum, built by the government with an investment of over 100 million yuan. If you are an art lover, you will love this place.
Lunch Dim Sum Meal
Dim sum is a Cantonese/Hong Kong style food. Soft, sweet or savory. Popular dishes like shrimp dumplings, egg tarts, and rice rolls. Loved by people from Guangdong and Hong Kong. Yummy and delicate!
Art Exhibition Center
A huge place full of artistic home decorations. Ceramics, bamboo - woven items, fabrics… All kinds of creative designs. Perfect for finding unique home decor pieces. An art lover’s heaven!
Jewelry Wholesale Market
Shenzhen Luohu Jewelry Wholesale Market is currently China's largest, with the most complete industrial chain and the highest development level. Its annual revenue exceeds 120 billion yuan.
It accounts for 50% of the country's gold wholesale. The usage of gold and diamonds here makes up 70% of the Shanghai Gold Exchange's total, and diamond usage alone is 80%.
You can find diamonds, gold, colored gemstones and all kinds of precious jewelry here. There are original designs, high-quality copies, and various cutting-edge designs.
It's a paradise for jewelry buyers and lovers.
Hotel
Back to hotel
Ending Point
Hotel
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
Private transportation by an air-conditioned van
Fuel, toll, parking
Pick up from hotel
Meal
Personal expenses
Tour Important Information
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
* This tour is wheelchair accessible.
* Please let me know in advance if you have any food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
Important message from the supplier
All itineraries can be customized according to your requirements, please let me know your needs.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
About Tour Guide Miaomiao W.
I’ve been a licensed English-Japanese tour guide since 2004! I know Shenzhen well—I’ll tell you stories about the "dragon’s sons" on ancient roofs and take you to try high-tech fun like flying cars, drones, humanoid robots, and self-driving taxis, super exciting!
I’m great at shopping too. I know exactly where to go for the best deals: cheap gadgets as gifts, real-looking knockoffs at China’s top high-end clothing market, and 2-carat lab-grown diamonds for just 2000+RMB. You might even find a business chance you didn’t expect.
Need to visit factories? I can help—show you around, assist with negotiations, or find factories if you don’t have one. After the order is set, I’ll follow up on the progress and help arrange shipping. I’ve ordered clothes, jewelries, frames, lens from factories myself, so I’m super experienced and reliable!
I’m flexible, down-to-earth and easy to get along with. I’ll make a customized itinerary fast, no generic cookie-cutter tours—just breathtaking spots tailored just for your taste. Traveling with me is anything but boring, and you won’t need cold translator apps at all. I’ll share your joys and listen to you vent if things go wrong. Your Shenzhen trip will be totally worth it!
Reviews
Walter F.
“The perfect assistant”
She was the perfect tour guide. Flexible, lovable, open to all wishes. She explained to me how society works in Shenzhen and showed me everything that interested me.
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Miaomiao W.
Thank you so much Walter. I really enjoyed showing you around Shenzhen. I also had a wonderful time. We shared lots of jokes and our tour was full‑of laughter. Hope we can meet again soon and explore more of Shenzhen.Best regards, Miaomiao
Elisabeth D.
“An Incredible Shenzhen Experience with Miaomiao!”
Miaomiao was absolutely AMAZING and truly made our time in Shenzhen unforgettable! From start to finish, the experience felt personalized, exciting, and completely different from a traditional city tour. We wanted to experience the futuristic side of Shenzhen, and Miaomiao delivered beyond our expectations. She introduced us to incredible technology, robotics, innovation, and experiences that we simply would not have known how to find or navigate on our own. We were able to see firsthand why Shenzhen feels like a glimpse into the future! What made the experience especially unique was everything that happened along the ride. Miaomiao didn't just take us from place to place she shared insights into life and business in Shenzhen, talked through ideas with us, and even helped us think through potential business opportunities inspired by what we were seeing. Those conversations added an entirely different layer to the experience and turned what could have simply been a sightseeing tour into something genuinely inspiring. Miaomiao was warm, knowledgeable, patient, flexible, and genuinely excited to share her city with us. She answered our endless questions, adjusted the day around our interests, and made navigating Shenzhen incredibly easy. This wasn't just sightseeing it felt like having a knowledgeable local friend giving us an insider's look at one of the most innovative cities in the world while exchanging ideas along the way. If you're visiting Shenzhen and want something beyond the typical tourist experience, especially if you're interested in technology, robotics, innovation, entrepreneurship, or business opportunities in China book with Miaomiao! One of the absolute highlights of our China trip
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Miaomiao W.
Hi. Elisabeth. Thank you so much for your wonderful review and kind recommendations. It means a lot to me and motivates me for my work. I really enjoyed our tour and all our thoughtful conversations. It makes me very happy if the places we visited and everything I shared with you can inspire you with new business ideas. It was a pity we did not get the chance to try the flying‑car experience this time. I hope you will get to ride it on the 13th or 14th. It was my great pleasure to show you around Shenzhen. I hope you take home wonderful memories. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Best regards, Miaomiao.
Josef F.
“A Fun and Fascinating Family Tour of Shenzhen!”
We had a fantastic tour of Shenzhen with Miaomiao! She was very flexible and adapted the tour to some of our wishes, which we really appreciated. She not only showed us Shenzhen’s impressive high-tech highlights, but also told us a lot about the country, its people, and life in Shenzhen. Thank you so much, Miaomiao! We had a lot of fun and learned so much along the way. We can absolutely recommend this tour!
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Miaomiao W.
Hi Josef, thank you so much for your kind words and your recommendation. It really means a lot to me. I also had such a wonderful time showing you around. I was really impressed by everything you shared about life and education in Germany. It’s a pity you couldn’t try the flying car due to the weather. Hopefully next time you can see more of Shenzhen, including the beautiful beaches, when you return in two or three years. By then, you might even get to choose between a robot tour guide and a human tour guide Miaomiao :) Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Best regards, Miaomiao
$320/ per group
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