Initiated in 1990, the China International Folk Art Festival has grown over the past three decades into a flagship event for China's non-governmental cultural exchanges with the world. This year marks the festival's debut in Guangdong with Foshan serving as the main venue. The troupes from various countries have also traveled to Zhuhai and Dongguan as part of the tour. On Oct. 20, they arrived in Shenzhen.

Matey Yordanov co-founded a company specializing in daily nutrition. Since it’s settlement in Qianhai last year, the company has achieved rapid growth and will move into the mainland market in the first quarter next year.

In October, nearly 200 American students visited Shenzhen for a unique cultural exchange. Over 3,000 local Shenzhen youth joined their American friends in two large-scale marching band performances. Through the medium of marching band, Chinese and American teenagers collaborated with vibrant energy, making this one of the most shining segments of the 2025 China-U.S. Youth Marching Band People-to-People Exchange China Tour.

Mahmoud Hamdy from Egypt registered his company this February, offering efficient and affordable AI legal services. Let’s learn about his story in Qianhai.

A group of American high school students joined their Chinese peers for an exchange event at Yucai High School in Shenzhen on Oct. 16. The event is part of the "China-U.S. Youth Marching Band People-to-People Exchange China Tour."

On October 11, a group of 25 expatriates from 15 countries embarked on a cultural tour of Qianhai’s newly opened bookstore landmark “Eyes of the GBA” to have an in-depth look at one of the city’s highlighted cultural projects.

American entrepreneur John Dorris has lived in Qianhai since 2011. This year he moved his office from the Science and Technology Park to his neighborhood after business opportunities literally came to his doorstep. In this episode, we explore his journey and why Qianhai has become such a powerful draw for entrepreneurs like him.

Nearly 200 American high school students are joining their Chinese peers for a series of performances and cultural exchanges in Shenzhen this week, part of the "2025 China-U.S. Youth Marching Band People-to-People Exchange China Tour." The American students visited the BYD Institute of Applied Technology at Shenzhen Polytechnic University yesterday.

Wearing an enormous dress made of umbrellas and floating majestically across the water, a Dutch soprano was singing classic Chinese songs to spectators during a performance of “The Floating Diva” at the K11 ECOAST retail and cultural complex in Nanshan District.