Young actors perform the Peony Pavilion, a well-known Chinese traditional Kunqu Opera, at the Shenzhen Theater in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 18, 2009. The young lover’s edition of the classic “Peony Pavilion” was staged in Shenzhen Theater from Sept. 18 to 20. (Xinhua/Feng Ming)  

Feng Shihui A 16-YEAR-OLD boy signed an agreement Sunday to donate all his organs after his death, becoming the youngest volunteer to have done so. “If I pass away following failed medical treatment, I can still help others by donating these organs. What a meaningful thing it is,” said Feng Shihui, while lying in his […]

Han Ximin THE introduction of a new accountability mechanism for officials and spokespersons in the city has attracted media interest both at home and abroad since it was announced Sept. 15. Both government officials and foreign observers hope that the new regulation, which will take effect Dec. 1, might prove a valuable experiment for improving […]

Workers hang red lanterns up on lamp posts along the Shennan Thoroughfare in Futian District on Sunday to boost the festive atmosphere for the coming National Day holiday and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Lan Jun Han Ximin THE city has started decorating streets, buildings and parks to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the […]

Li Hao THE Dameisha beach park in eastern Shenzhen will impose a maximum daily capacity of 50,000 visitors during the National Day holidays, Yantian District Government said at a news conference yesterday. The park will open 19 hours a day from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., the conference said. The district tourism authorities will impose […]

THE city government will spend 6 billion yuan (US$879 million) to reclaim land from the sea for the expansion of Shenzhen International Airport. Upon completion, the cargo and mail throughput at the airport will reach 5.4 million tons, three times the present figure, the Southern Metropolis Daily said. The airport’s passenger handling capacity will increase […]

CHINESE e-commerce site and sourcing market place Alibaba will set up its headquarters for international operations in Shenzhen, according to a strategic cooperation agreement signed with the Shenzhen government at Wuzhou Guest House yesterday. “The city’s advantage in talent and geographic proximity to Hong Kong, a gateway to expand overseas, are the main reasons for […]

A CANDLE-LIT memorial was held at Shenzhen University on Thursday night to mourn Yang Qian, the 19-year-old girl who took her own life Tuesday by jumping from the roof of her apartment building in Futian District. The memorial was attended by many of Yang’s friends and middle school teachers. Yang’s friends, many of whom are […]

Flags hanging from the windows of a hospital in Luohu District to celebrate the coming 60th National Day. SD-Agencies AS the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China approaches, Shenzhen has seen an approximate 30 percent increase in the sale of holiday decorations over the same period last year. Among the […]

AS the National Holiday approaches, many single Hong Kong women have signed up for a matchmaking event in Shenzhen, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday. More than 100 Hong Kongers, accounting for half of all applicants, took part in a recent Shenzhen-Hong Kong dating activity, and many of them were female, Shenzhen Golden Phoenix Matchmaking […]