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Q: Do you think shenzhen is a city without heart?
Been in Shenzhen for 3 years. been hearing shen zhen is a new cold city without heart. But for me, I don't think so.
On a crowded train, I could hardly find a place to put my feet. When i was struggling there. There was a stranger,whom i didn't know(not even his face). He said to me,come to me.Then he kept me away from the whole crowd. I was very thankful. But i've never know whom he was. Each time when I am passing that station,all i can remember is a pair of yellow leather shoes.
Well, PRC is a nation without a heart, so it goes to follow that Shenzhen would also lack a heart.
not more than any other big city, but perhaps it is for the Chinese. When you look at Shenzhen during Spring Festival, it is far less crowded as a huge amount of the people living there go back to where their families are from... where the heart is. If you ask a Chinese person "Where are you from" the answer is not where they live, where they were born, but where their family is from. My wifes grandpa is from Shanghai, he never actually lived there.
Well, i havent been else where in china, but i find shenzhen very cold.
For matters of the mind, body, and soul- any place can be either a frozen wasteland or a sweltering desert paradise. If you feel cold, seek warmth. China has many kind and friendly people to seek out.
MasqueX:
You need to turn your attitude around. Learn a little Chinese, don't just talk to people who talk to you. When you ride the subway and see a child, smile at them. Try to be warm and friendly. If someone looks at you strangely, turn the tables on them and say "hello." If you see someone glance at you and smiles, or looks away, try to strike-up a conversation. China is definitely a friendly place, you just have to want to find friendly people. More importantly, you yourself need to become a more friendly person. Being a grump and standoffish person won't carry you very far. I'm not trying to me a motivational speaker, but this is the way to make friends and be happier here.
That always makes me laugh to hear that phrase. Oh, yeah, Shenzhen is a city without heart or history? Like yours has any. Very little cities in China have any heart or soul left to enjoy.
There's nothing more like a random Chinese city than another random Chinese city. The only difference is:
Tier one - Overcrowded places with endless aligment of oppressing high risers. Let's analyze the total surface : 10% super modern CBD, 20% soul-less residential/commercial buildings, 70% factories and shit.
Tier two - Moderately crowded place with a few decent people but zero cultural life.
Tier three - Overcrowded place where annoying motorbikes will hit you anywhere.
Shithole tier.
The rest is exactly the same. A pair of historic buildings here and there don't count, especially considering how they are managed. A city has a soul when, by having a walk and a few observation skills, you can feel what it has been standing for in its past, and what is was built upon. When you walk in a Chinese city, the only thing that strikes one is how the shitty urban planning was though out by guys who never walk anywhere.
At least I know that in the case of Shenzhen: it was built upon Hong Kong.
