Post-Shenzhen
May 23rd, 2007 by des
Well, I made it through just under three weeks of study-coordination in Shenzhen, coupled with an odd side trip to Guangzhou. I’d say that the trip was a success. The neighbourhood, Hua Qiang Bei, proved more interesting than I could ever have expected, and I met some fantastic people along the way.
The participants of the course, undergrads in urban planning/studies at Concordia in Montreal were all fantastic and I managed to learn quite a lot from them. As a group and over the course of a great dinner and night out, I was able to meet a few of the planners from Shenzhen, who are a remarkably young, well-poised, and curious bunch, who seem likely to have a significant impact on the fast-growing city in which they live.
I’ll post a bit more on the street life, history, and character of Shenzhen’s Hua Qiang Bei in the next little while. If anyone knows how to resize photos without Photoshop, feel free to let me know, and the posts will flow faster!