Shenzhen, China: Custom Suitsby ANDREW YANGJuly 09, 2006One of the best bargains in Shenzhen is a custom suit, which can be bought for as little as 600 Hong Kong dollars (about $80) and can be custom-made in as little as three days.(read article)
Introduction to Shenzhenby FROMMER'SNovember 20, 2006 Guangdong Province on the border with Hong Kong, 163km (102 miles) SE of Guangzhou Shenzhèn grew overnight from nothing to metropolis in the 1980s at the instigation of then-supreme leader Dèng Xiaopíng, and remains the symbol of the reform and opening policy he initiated. It's equally a symbol of everything that's wrong with what China has become -- a jostle of shanty-towers with a rootless, money-grubbing, temporary atmosphere. No one's a native, and many Chinese are here illegally. Far from finding the get-rich-quick scheme of their dreams, they end up in sweat shops or prostitution. (read article)