Shenzhen's Four Ancient Market Towns

"Market" refers to the old-time markets. In the north, people would "attend a market gathering", while in the south, it was called "taking advantage of the market". Shenzhen's Four Ancient Market Towns: Shenzhen Market - Dongmen Old Street Guanlan Market - Guanlan Old Street Donghe Market - Chung Ying Street Qingping Market - Qingping Ancient Market Town ✅ Shenzhen Market, now known as Dongmen Commercial Old Street, was established during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, witnessing the history of Shenzhen's development. Highlights: Siyue Academy, Old Dongmen Market Map, Wenheyou Self-driving: Dongmen Old Street commercial area Subway: Exit B of Laojie Station on Subway Line 1 ✅ Donghe Market is a market town in Shenzhen with a story, which was destroyed by a strong typhoon in 1937 and gradually evolved into the current Chung Ying Street. A street about 250 meters long and 3-4 meters wide, with the "Boundary Stone" as the border, Hong Kong and Shenzhen each occupy half. Highlights: Boundary Stone, Police Bell, Chung Ying Street Museum, Chung Ying Street Library Self-driving: Chung Ying Street in Shenzhen Subway: Exit C of Sha Tau Kok Station on Subway Line 8 No need for a Hong Kong and Macau pass nor a Hong Kong visa endorsement, but a pass is required to enter "Chung Ying Street" (an ID card can be processed on the spot at the entrance) ✅ Guanlan Ancient Market has a history of over 200 years, with the main building complex mainly built in the middle and late Qing dynasty. The entire block consists of a north-south Guanlan Avenue, four east-west streets: Dongmen Street, Xindong Street, Maibu Street, Longgangding Street, and Ximen Street along the Guanlan River. Highlights: Lan Pavilion, Watchtower, Light Show Self-driving: Navigate to "Shenzhen Longhua Ancient Market" parking lot, there is a free shuttle bus from the parking lot exit to the entrance of the ancient market (or about a 10-minute walk) Subway: 15-minute walk from Exit B of Guanlan Station on Subway Line 4 There are two light shows at 8:00-8:10/9:00-9:19 in the evening, highly recommended (very crowded, try to get a good spot early) ✅ Qingping Market in Shajing was built in the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China, with a history of about 200 years. Here lies Shenzhen's only remaining ancient triple-arch stone bridge - Yongxing Bridge, built during the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty, which is over 300 years old. The nearby Shajing Ancient Market ruins are also highly recommended (old houses, ancestral halls, ancient wells, archways, ruins, relics, the 800-year-old Longjin Stone Pagoda, immovable cultural relics, etc.) Highlights: Yongxing Bridge, Xin Qiao Grain Depot, Guang'an Pawnshop, and other historical and cultural heritages Self-driving: There is an automatic toll parking lot at the entrance of Shajing Qingping Ancient Market Film and Television Town Subway: About a 15-minute walk from Shajing Station on Subway Line 11 to Qingping Ancient Market Town; take bus M291 or M333 to Xingfuju Bus Station, and walk 20 meters to arrive. Shajing Ancient Market Ruins: Self-drive to Longjin Stone Pagoda Xinyang Community or take a Didi or shared bicycle after Exit B of Huishajing Station on Subway Line 11.