Unlike the high lines in New York and Paris that have been converted from an obsolete line, the Bao’an Exhibition High Line Park is a purpose-built elevated city spine, a green promenade stretching like a ribbon in the air above your head.

Near the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, the Expo Park is an elevated mixed-use space combining parkland, shops, restaurants, and public art.

The Tidal Wetland Park at Shenzhen Bay in Nanshan District opened to the public Friday after renovation.

Shenzhen’s tallest mountain at 944 meters high, Wutongshan and its two lesser peaks comprise a 31.8 square kilometers national park riddled with thigh-burning hiking trails.