Real Shenzhen: Night at Shuikou Garden | 深圳水口花园

📍 Location: Shuikou Garden, Bao'an, Shenzhen, China | 中国深圳宝安水口花园 🕐 Time: Friday, September 11, 2026, evening 🌡️ Temperature: 28°C After work on Friday evening, people leave the metro and return to the urban villages where they live. Urban Villages Urban villages are a distinctive part of Shenzhen. Tucked between high-rise buildings, these densely built neighborhoods are filled with narrow streets, small shops and affordable restaurants. For many people who come to Shenzhen to work, urban villages are their first home in the city. The streets are full of everyday life, with people coming and going, small shops staying open into the evening, and the sounds of daily life filling the neighborhood. Urban villages are an important part of everyday life in Shenzhen. Shenzhen has more than 2,000 urban village areas and around 319,000 self-built buildings, housing roughly 60% of the city's actual population. 🏙️ Shenzhen Location: Guangdong Province, southern China Population: 18.25 million Economy: China's 3rd-largest city by GDP