Shenzhen is not only a city endowed with the characteristics of a modem metropolis and the brilliant reform history, but also a city enjoying the ancient civilization and a long history. The archaeological site of the Neolithic Age discovered in Nanshan can trace back to at least 6000 years ago when Shenzhen had been a place for the ancient ancestors to have lived and multiplied on this land. There are altogether more than 40 key historical and cultural sites under the protection of Guangzhou Municipal Government from the well-reputed Zhongying Street to the ancient military fortress- Dapeng Fortress and from Hakka Roundhouse of the Ming Dynasty Civil residence to the Young Emperor’s Mausoleum in Nanning and the Palace of the Queen of Heaven, etc.
○ Tomb of Zhenwei General (who Manifests Might) Lai Enjue
The tomb is located is Wangqitang Village of Dapeng Town. Lai Enjue was originally buried in Dakangshang Village and was relocated to the present place in the Third Year of Guangxu Period of Qing Dynasty.
○ Dawan Hakka Residential Building
Dawan Hakka Residential Building, located in Dawanwei Village in Pingshan Town in Longgang District and built in the 56th Year of Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty, is the typical Hakka stockaded village building cluster.
○ New Residence of Crane Lake
It is located in Luoruihe Village, Longgang Town, Longgang District, initially built in Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty and completed by the efforts of three generations in the twenty-second Year in Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty and is the large-scale well-preserved Hakka Civil Residential Building in Guangdong Province.
○ Palace of Emperor Wenwu
It is located in Pingshan Town of Longgang District and is well preserved in Shenzhen as a key cultural and relic site.
○ Nantou Ancient Town It is located in Jiujietou Village of Nanshan District, representing a witness of Shenzhen’s ancient civilization and history, highly reputed as the origin of the history mutually shared by Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Zhongying Street Boundary Stone
It is a key historical and cultural site under the protection of Guangzhou Municipal Government and located within Zhongying Street of Shatoujiao Town, Yantian District at the intersection of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, having witnessed the invasion of the Chinese land of the then British colonialists.
○ Song Dynasty Young Emperor’s Mausoleum
It is located on the west side of Chiwan Village of Nanshan District, renovated in memory of Young Emperor of the late period of Song Dynasty.
○ Cihwan Righ Emplacement
It is located in the east of Chiwan Village of Nanshan District, built in Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty, providing the substantial material for the research of the then maritime defense facilities.
○ Temple of the Queen of heaven at Chiwan Village
It is located by the side of Chiwan Village of Nanshan District, representing the largest Temple of the Queen of heaven in Guangdong Province, enjoying a good reputation in Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia.
○ Chiwan Beacon Tower
It was built in the 27th year of Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty as the most important beacon tower of Dongguan Town in the Ming Dynasty at the hilltop of Xiaonanshan of Chiwan Village.
○Ancient Relics Site in Dameisha
It is a Sea-sand Dune Relic Site from New Stone Age to Bronze Age in front of Dameisha Village.