The ancestral tombs of the Mai Clan are located near the Guangming Subdistrict Office at the Biyan Community of Guangming District.

Separated by knolls outside of Shenzhen's most-modernized areas, Dapeng Village occupies a basin on the peninsula’s east coast. It's named after a giant mythical bird, called the "peng" in Chinese, which also lends its name to one of Shenzhen's nicknames: Pengcheng, meaning "peng city."

Shenzhen is a very modern city, but if you want to experience a touch of history, Dongshan Temple is a perfect choice. The temple was built in 1394 during the Ming Dynasty.

Born in Nanshan Village on Nov. 11, 1901, Chen Yu in his early years participated in the Seamen’s Strike of 1922, the Canton-Hong Kong Strike, and the Guangzhou Uprising. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chen successively served as minister of fuel industry, minister of coal industry, secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee and Guangdong governor, and was hailed as the “Son of the People of Nanshan.”