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title: "Shenzhen"
description: "Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Shenzhen."
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# Shenzhen
Primary place hint: Shenzhen
## Breadcrumbs
[Asia](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/asia) > [China](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/china) > [Guangdong](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/guangdong) > [Shenzhen](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/shenzhen)
## Hotel Guides
- [Spectacular Hotel Views](https://spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/shenzhen) (spectacularhotelviews.com)
  Spectacular Hotel Views is the defintive guide to the world's best hotel views. It has over 600 destination rankings with hotels ranked by view quality, uniqueness, and breadth of availability across the property, has a searchable database of 2,500+ hotels with exceptional views and also allows you to browse by view type. Their Shenzhen ranking provides a useful guide for finding hotels in Shenzhen with the best hotel views.
## Travel Guides And Blogs
- [Lonely Planet](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/china/guangdong/shenzhen) (lonelyplanet.com)
  Lonely Planet is a major travel-publishing guide site offering professionally edited destination guides, travel articles, and planning resources. Their Shenzhen destination guide is a strong starting point for the city's skyline, Cantonese food, art districts, coastal hikes, and broader trip planning context.
## Travel Videos
- [Joel and Emilia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ6a2vpLxGA) (youtube.com)
  Joel and Emilia is a travel channel by Joel Friend and Emilia Beattie, documenting their travels and remote-place adventures together. This Shenzhen travel video covers 48 hours of technology-focused city exploration, including drone delivery, driverless taxis, a robotics showroom, and night lights.
- [Syifa Adriana](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=773JZ1rRDaI) (youtube.com)
  Syifa Adriana is a YouTube travel channel from a UK-based solo travel vlogger focused on culture, history, daily life, and context. This solo travel vlog is a helpful Shenzhen-focused video for viewers interested in a personal visit to Shenzhen, China.
- [Alan & Shannon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDJyXM16jgY) (youtube.com)
  Alan & Shannon is a travel channel by two Scottish creators documenting their travels across countries including China, Thailand, Vietnam, and India. This Shenzhen video visits Huaqiangbei Electronics Market, giving a practical look at the large electronics market cluster and its wholesale activity.