News in NS | Ports Service Hours Extended, Fest Lantern Show

Shenzhen Metro Line 8 launched the "Morning Express" service on January 27, 2024.It departs from Wanxia Station at 5:30 am every rest day and arrives at Dameisha Station in 1 hour. It stops at Houhai (5:33), Window of the World (5:39), Jingtian (5:49), Futian (5:53), Gangxia North (5:56), Grand Theater (6:02), Huangbeiling (6:05), Liantang (6:11), and Haishan (6:19), totaling 9 stations.

Recently, the sunrise time in Shenzhen is around 7 am, which is the perfect time to take the metro and watch the sunrise by the sea.The observation platform outside Dameisha Station and the seaside promenade outside Haishan Station are both excellent locations for watching the sunrise.

To better facilitate passengers' travel and clearance during the Spring Festival, the clearance time at some Shenzhen-Hong Kong land ports will be adjusted during the Spring Festival period.

On February 9 (Chinese New Year's Eve) and February 11 (the second day of the Chinese New Year), the clearance service time at Luohu Port will be extended till 2:00 am the next day.

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Shenzhenwan Port will offer24-hour clearance servicefor travelers from 6:30 am on February 9 (Chinese New Year's Eve) to 12:00 am on February 14 (the fourth day of the Chinese New Year).

The clearance service time at other ports will remain unchanged.

The 2024 Bay Area Super Lantern Show takes"Chinese Mythology"as its theme and invites skilled craftsmen from Zigong, Sichuan to create lanterns on-site.Spanning 20,000 square meters and featuring over 40 groups of super lanterns, the show offers exquisite scenes and a festive mood.

There will also be trendy Chinese culture flash mobs, traditional Chinese-style laser performances, a food market, and lucky draw games... Come and enjoy the 2024 Bay Area Super Lantern Show and experience the magical world of light and shadow!

Time: 17:00-22:00, December 18, 2023 to March 3, 2024Address: Coco Beach, OCT Harbour, 2008 Binhai Boulevard, Nanshan District, ShenzhenTransportation:

Metro: Exit E, Shenzhen Bay Park Station, Line 9Self-driving: Underground parking lot at OCT HarbourBus: OCT Harbour Stop, Route M486

Tickets: Scan the QR code on the poster to buy tickets

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the One-Hundred-Meter Lantern Street, where you can marvel at the dragon-shaped lantern and thousands of other lanterns that form a dazzling one-hundred-meter-long dragon.The auspicious blessings of the Chinese New Year are hidden within these lanterns.

Don't miss the Good Fortune Stations, where you can snap a picture with a lovely gourd (a homophone for "good fortune" in Chinese) and boost your luck.You might also win limited edition gifts.

Check-in Rules: Visit at least 2 Good Fortune Stations to take photos and share your photo notes on Xiaohongshu. Use the hashtags #2024超级新年#超级新年接福禄(#2024 Super New Year and #Super New Year Welcomes Good Fortune) and @欢乐海岸 (@ OCT Harbour) to enter the lucky draw for limited edition gifts (Couplet/Fu character/Red envelope/Sticker).

Date: December 16, 2023 to February 24, 2024

Address: Lantern Street, Xinhu Plaza, OCT Harbour

Source |Nanshan District Integrated Media Center

Editor |Liu Xiaoqing

Translation|Southwind International

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