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Universiade is done, but legacy will live on in Shenzhen…

Posted on August 27, 2011 by cam

The Universiade is officially over, the venues are now open to the public and plans are underway to build a memorial square around the Universiade flame tower. Continue reading →

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Universiade opens today, airport closes…

Posted on August 12, 2011 by cam

After years of anticipation, the Universiade is set to open today in Shenzhen. None other than Hu Jintao himself is here to preside over the glitzy opening ceremony. Continue reading →

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Universiade holidays announced, and one mightly long bus stop

Posted on August 3, 2011 by cam

If you work in Shenzhen, you’re going to get some extra days off this month for the Universiade (but also have to work some weekends to make up for it); and the city deals with high demand for transit services by building the mother of all bus stops. Continue reading →

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Don’t be bringing cyanide, explosives, or firearms on public transport in Shenzhen

Posted on July 14, 2011 by cam

Before traveling in a taxi, bus, van, or metro in Shenzhen, check your bag to make sure you aren’t carrying any of the newly-banned materials. Continue reading →

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Universiade tickets are now on sale

Posted on July 13, 2011 by cam

Weeks before competition gets underway at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen, tickets are now on sale. Tickets are going from 30 yuan to 300 yuan depending on the popularity of the sport and can be purchased at China Merchants Bank. Continue reading →

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Shenzhen expels 80,000 undesirables ahead of Universiade

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin

Shenzhen has already given the boot to 80,000 people it doesn’t like ahead of the Universiade this summer. If you are a former inmate, nomad, unemployed vagrant or “potentially unstable”, you, too, might have to leave. Continue reading →

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Shenzhen on verge of massive metro expansion

Posted on March 23, 2011 by admin

Shenzhen’s metro system is on the verge of massive expansion which will see 113 kilometres of new metro lines and 80 new stations open before the Universiade arrives in August. Testing is already underway on two key lines: Line 4, extending from Children’s Palace Station to Qinghu, and Line 1, connecting Bao’an Airport with downtown. Continue reading →

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Shenzhen laowai, prepare for a visit from the city’s finest

Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

The Universiade is coming to Shenzhen this year, the latest (and possibly last for a while) in a string of international events gracing China. With it, a wide collection of international media, tourists, and athletes will be coming down to town, meaning only one thing to the Chinese authorities: potential instability. Continue reading →

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With the world coming, Shenzhen vows to fix Chinglish

Posted on March 3, 2011 by admin

We’ve all seen them around China: Signs written in a hilarious Chinese-English hybrid known as Chinglish. And while the people who compose these signs no doubt have their hearts in the right place, the results can be sometimes embarrassing. With scores of foreigners set to descend on Shenzhen this summer, the city is now getting serious about fixing the problem. Continue reading →

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