Dongmen Old Street
东门老街（东门步行街） · Dōngmén Lǎojiē
Shenzhen’s oldest market area, about 300 years old, now a busy pedestrian shopping district of clothes, snacks and street food.
No booking needed1–2 hours
Tip
Come in the evening when the snack stalls are busiest, and keep your phone and wallet in a front pocket in the crowds.
- Opening hours
- Streets open all day; most shops about 10:00–22:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- No booking needed.
- Getting there
- Metro Lines 1 and 3 to Laojie station, Exit A
- Address in Chinese
- 广东省深圳市罗湖区东门街道东门步行街
Photo: Chintunglee · CC BY-SA 4.0
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