FISU sees Shenzhen's passion

2011-08-12 17:15

"When I came to Shenzhen, I could see the students here are really interested in having this in their city," Claude-Louis Gallien, the newly elected FISU president, said of Shenzhen Universiade.

Preparation impressive: FISU

2011-08-12 12:08

A news conference was held Thursday morning local time at the main media center by FISU. Newly elected president Gallien chaired the meeting and said the preparation for the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade so far is impressive.

OTC east: All the fun wrapped in one

2011-08-12 08:47

OTC east is a theme park which opened in 2007 by Overseas Chinese Town, one of the biggest real estate companies in Shenzhen.

Migrants to "break" open Universiade

2011-08-11 11:21

Migrant workers have made a great contribution to Shenzhen's development. The Shenzhen Wanfu Migrant Worker Hip-hop Dancing Group was chosen as volunteer performers for the Universiade 2011 Shenzhen opening ceremony.

Art finds a home in Shenzhen

2011-08-09 08:38

What used to be the Eastern Industrial Area of Overseas Chinese Town in Shenzhen was renovated into the OCT Contemporary Art Terminal and Loft Area. It's a perfect platform for artists and designers to exhibit their talent.

A forest growing among skyscrapers

2011-08-04 10:32

Located near the southern end of Futian district, the Shenzhen Mangrove Nature Reserve is China's smallest state-level nature reserve.

Around the world in a day

2011-08-03 08:30

To travel around the world in a day is not an impossible mission.  At the Window of the World theme park in Shenzhen, more than 100 vivid replicas of the world's famous wonders are squeezed into 48 hectares. It is also the site of the Universiade 2011 closing ceremony.

Killian steps down as FISU head

2011-08-12 09:17

"When I started out in my young life, I came from the Universiade. I wanted to be a basketball coach; I wanted to be an athletics director; and I succeeded in doing that," Killian told China Daily on the sidelines of the Shenzhen Universiade on Thursday.

Travel underground in Shenzhen

2011-08-02 10:39

Shenzhen opened four new subway lines just in time for the hundreds of thousands of sports fans expected to flow through the city in August for the 2011 Summer Universiade.

Exploring Shenzhen's Spring Cocoon

2011-07-28 09:07

Shenzhen is the host city for the upcoming 26th Summer Universiade 2011. The Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, also known as Spring Cocoon and the venue for the games' opening ceremony, is a dazzling addition to Shenzhen's tourism map.

About Shenzhen

Shenzhen is located at the southern tip of the Chinese mainland on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Pearl River and neighbors Hong Kong.

The brainchild of Deng Xiaoping, the country's first special economic zone was established here by the Chinese Government in 1980. It has been a touchstone for China's reform and opening-up policy since then.