​A little way inland from Dameisha Beach, OCT East is a theme-park-meets-resort set in attractive mountainous surrounds.

​Just steps away from Shekou Sea World is this retro grid of Shenzhen real estate that was once an industrial park operated by Japanese electronics company Sanyo.

Yes, really! The spine of Futian’s Central Business District, from Lianhuashan Park south to the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre, offers landscaped, palm-lined boulevards that see relatively little foot traffic, especially on weekends when the suits are off work.

With pedestrianized cobbled lanes, diverting street art, free galleries and plenty of cafes and bars in which to make pit stops, OCT Loft feels tailor-made for strolling.