Dongmen
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Luohu
Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.-Geography:The size of Luohu district is about 78.9 km² and contains 10 subdistricts....
district of Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
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Name
One of the oldest parts of Shenzhen, the Dongmen area was established about 300 years ago, leading it to be alternatively known as "Laojie" (or "Old Street").Location
Dongmen is accessible from exits to the metro stationShenzhen Metro
The Shenzhen Metro is the subway or underground system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. The system opened on 28 December 2004, making Shenzhen the seventh city in mainland China to have a subway after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, and Wuhan. The Shenzhen...
Laojie Station
Laojie Station
Lao Jie Station , is a station of Shenzhen Metro Luobao Line & Longgang Line. It started operations on 28 December 2004. It is located at the underground of the junction of Shennan Fudao , Jiefang Road and Jianshe Road in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China. It approaches Dongmen Business Area , one...
and follow Exit A, lies just north of Shennan Dong Road. "Dongmen" usually refers to more than just "Dongmen Road", encompassing the entire series of connecting commercial streets. These streets were closed off to automobile traffic in 1999.
Shopping
The variety of shopping in Dongmen is wider than Luohu Commercial Cityhttp://www.szcityguide.com/site/page/w/luohucc, but has a similar focus on Chinese-made and counterfeit goods. Beauty parlor services are very popular in Dongmen and the department store Maoye has locations on both ends of the road. Despite being limited to pedestrian traffic, Dongmen can become very crowded on nights, weekends, and holidays, giving it a similar feel to Nanjing Road in Shanghai.This district has many local brand and local customer department stores and small shops. Dongmen may have counterfeit goods for sale but they are not in plain view. For that you must go to the port area at Hong Kong, Funtian.
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Be aware of pick pockets!