Park discounts
for women
To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, local theme parks will offer discounted tickets for women.
On March 8, women will get 50 percent off on tickets to Happy Valley, Window of the World and China Folk Culture Villages. Women born on March 8 will get free entrance to the three parks after showing their identity cards.
Meanwhile, women will have to pay only 66 yuan to enter the Minsk Aircraft Carrier World on March 8. Couples who were married on March 8 can also get free entrance to Window of the World on that day.
In addition, a series of events is being held in China Folk Culture Villages throughout this month, including ikebana shows, dragon boat races and a cooking contest.
Window of the World
(世界之窗)
Tickets: 120 yuan (9 a.m.-10:30 p.m.), 30 yuan (after 7:40 p.m.), half price for women
Add: Overseas Chinese
Town, Nanshan District
(南山区华侨城)
Buses: 20, 21, 26, 101, 105, 113, 204, 209, 210, 222, 223, 301, 310, 311, 320, 324
Metro: Shi Jie Zhi Chuang Station (Window of the World Station 世界之窗站), Exit J
Happy Valley (欢乐谷)
Tickets: 140 yuan (9:30 a.m.-10 p.m.), 50 yuan (after 7 p.m.), half price for women
Add: Overseas Chinese
Town, Nanshan District
(南山区华侨城)
Buses: 20, 21, 26, 101, 105, 113, 204, 209, 210, 222, 223, 301, 310, 311, 320, 324
Metro: Shi Jie Zhi Chuang Station (Window of the World Station 世界之窗站), Exit A
China Folk Culture
Villages (中国民俗文化村)
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Ticket: 120 yuan, half price for women
Add: Overseas Chinese
Town, Nanshan District
(南山区华侨城)
Metro: Hua Qiao Cheng Station (Overseas Chinese Town Station 华侨城站), Exit D
Buses: 20, 21, 26, 101, 105, 113, 204, 209, 210, 222, 223, 301, 310, 311, 320, 324
Minsk Aircraft Carrier
World (明斯克航母世界)
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Ticket: 100 yuan (HK currency accepted), 66 yuan for women
Add: Jinrong Road, Shatoujiao, Yantian District (盐田区沙头角金融路)
Buses: 68, 202, 239, 358
Qi Baishi’s paintings at Guan Shanyue Art Museum
Sixty paintings of human figures by late Chinese master painter Qi Baishi are on display through April 8. Most of Qi’s works on display are being shown for the first time.
Add: Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Hongli Road, Futian District (福田区红荔路6026)
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Buses: 10, K12, 14, 25, 34, 105, 111, 215, 228, 238, 322, 350
Metro: Shao Nian Gong Station (Children’s Palace Station 少年宫站), Exit B
Danish design at OCT Contemporary Art Terminal
The Magic of Danish Design exhibition, to run through March 28, focuses on Danish culture and landscapes, Danish design history, cultural exchange and industrial designs.
Add: Enping Road, Overseas Chinese Town (华侨城恩平路OCT当代艺术中心)
Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Metro: Hua Qiao Cheng Station (Overseas Chinese Town Station 华侨城站), Exit A, around 10 minutes’ walk along Enping Road