Historical Site Series from the Shenzhen Daily

This list has been recovered from the files used to create my old homepage, the Shenzhen Buzz.

From December 2006 to May 2007, the venerable Shenzhen Daily published a series of articles on the city's historical sites, in cooperation with the Shenzhen Administration of the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Relics.


These appeared on the Monday Travel page, with the exceptions of the Chinese New Year and May Holiday weeks. Some of these "historical sites" are actually archaeological sites, and there is little to see there. Please note that I did NOT write these articles, though I have written about most of these sites.
 
Here are links to the articles, arranged by date. I have given the date, title, a (note) where necessary, a link to the HTML version, and a link to the PDF version (requires Adobe reader).

OH NO! At this writing (March, 2014) the PDF versions are unavailable on line. I'll leave the links in case they come back; it's a real shame, as they had numerous pictures.

Update: I found eight of them. You can choose them by clicking "View PDF here" on eight of the first nine below; or see them all by clicking here.

Anyway, the information is still there in the HTML versions.

LOTS of reading: Enjoy!

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• December 4, 2006 Huang Motang’s tomb on Lotus Hill (Lianhuashan Park) -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• December 11, 2006 Siyue Library in Dongmen -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• December 18, 2006 Huang family temple and Tianhou temple (Shangsha Village) -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• December 25, 2006 Nantou Ancient City, the root of Shenzhen’s history -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• January 1, 2007 Fortified village survives city's modernization (“Site of the Merits,” Sungang) -- HTML -- PDF not available
• January 8, 2007 Longmu Temple, a reminder of the city’s fishing past (Shang Meilin) -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• January 15, 2007 Huang’s family temple, communal home of the Huangs (Shang Meilin) -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• January 22, 2007 Zhang family’s ancestral hall in Luohu (Dongmen) -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• January 29, 2007 Hall a witness of city’s farming past (Chun Niu Tang, or the Spring Cattle Hall, Nanshan) -- HTML -- PDF -- View PDF here
• February 5, 2007 Shaodiling, the eternal home of a 9-year-old emperor (Chiwan) -- HTML -- PDF
• February 12, 2007 Boundary stones and Mazu temple (Shatoujiao) -- HTML -- PDF
• February 19, 2007 (No article; Chinese New Year)
• February 26, 2007 Hehu New Residence in Longgang -- HTML -- PDF
• March 5, 2007 Maosheng Ancestral Residence in Henggang (Longgang) -- HTML -- PDF
• March 12, 2007 Dawan Ancestral Residence, SZ’s biggest Hakka habitation (Longgang) -- HTML -- PDF
• March 19, 2007 Dapeng Fortress, SZ’s only historical site under State protection (Longgang) -- HTML -- PDF
• March 26, 2007 The largest Tianhou temple in Guangdong (Chiwan) -- HTML -- PDF
• April 2, 2007 Ancestral temple tells story of Zeng brothers (Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
• April 9, 2007 Ancient villages record the city’s history (Bao'an: Fenghuang Village and Wen Tower, Yanchuan Village) -- HTML -- PDF
• April 16, 2007 Private school which taught country’s first female lawyer (Qiyun Private School, Hexi Village, Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
• April 23, 2007 Century-old market near Guanlan River (Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
• April 30, 2007 Xiantouling, a tunnel to Shenzhen's Neolithic past (Dapeng Peninsula, Longgang; nothing to see) -- HTML -- PDF
• May 7, 2007 (No article; May Holiday)
• May 14, 2007 Dameisha relics recall Shenzhen's Bronze Age (Stele only) -- HTML -- PDF
• May 21, 2007 Tiezishan tombs, a time capsule of 1,700 years of city’s history (Xixiang, Bao’an) -- HTML -- PDF
• May 28, 2007 Wubeiling, ancient tombs behind your house (Fuguang Village, Xili; marker only) -- HTML -- PDF