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[quote=JACKAROO,323609]DAVEC

I was in Shenzhen in February 2008, still warming up after that winter.  I stayed at the Haitao Hotel in Shekou district.  Chinese friends orgainsed this hotel for me as they thought that it would give me a chance to meet other foreigners.  Shekou is known locally as "in the snakes mouth".  It is a place where foreigners gather and therefore attracts types who want to make quick money off of them..

Opposite  the hotel there were a line of small bars which had young attractive ladies sitting out the front.  These ladies would be encouraging foreigners to come into their bar.  I was told that foreigners could find themselves up for a 2,000 Yuan tab at the end of the night.  There is also a section where there are a variety of foreign bars and restaurants including McCawleys Irish Bar with a rock band called 'Mind the Gap', an Italian restaurant and French patissere to give some examples.  You Tube has videos of this area, type in Shekou or McCawleys Irish Bar or Mind the Gap into a search engine..  I was also taken to the main shopping centre in Shenzhen including a five story bookstore called City Books and a five story shopping centre.  The shopping centre was a 30 minute ride to the subway and then about another 30 minutes to the shopping centre.

I had no problems in Shenzhen.  I walked from McCawleys to the hotel at about 2.00 am one time (three klms) and no problems.  I think Shenzhen is like any other place in the world, you just have to keep your wits about you.  I felt very safe.[/quote]

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