Shenzhen Digest, March 31-April 6, 2008

Looking at SZ through the eyes of an art teacher (SZ Daily, Thurs, Apr. 3)

• Samantha Caines of Newfoundland teaches art and history at International School of Sino-Canada

Briton’s China dream realized after death (SZ Daily, Thurs, Apr. 3)

• The ashes of Malcolm Sandey of Devonshire are spread on Nanshan peak

SZ philanthropist tops national list (SZ Daily, Fri, Apr. 4)

• Shenzhen philanthropist (and hotel owner) Yu Panglin is "China’s Most Generous Billionaire" for the third straight year

An American educator’s wish (SZ Daily, Fri, Apr. 4)

• Bev Winterfeld of Seattle wants to attend a Chinese wedding

‘Earth Hour’ marked in SZ (SZ Daily, Mon, Mar. 31)

• The Shenzhen Buzz sponsored Shenzhen's first-ever Earth Hour event; a full page of pictures

B&Q opens its sixth Shenzhen store (SZ Daily, Mon, Mar. 31)

• Opening of stores at Nanshan's "European City," including IKEA and a second Metro store opening "April 16"

Exhibition brings together sport, art and culture (SZ Daily, Tues, Apr. 1)

• Items from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, April 7-12, 2008

Bilingual school attracts 150 expat children (SZ Daily, Wed, Apr. 2)

• Shenzhen Nanshan Bilingual School

Jollibee: See what the buzz is about (SZ Daily, Wed, Apr. 2)

• Philippine fast food chain opens an outlet in Guomao

Carnivore carnival at Oscar’s (SZ Daily, Fri, Apr. 4)

• Steakhouse with Australian chef in Holiday Inn Donghua Shenzhen

五湖四海： symbolic geography [China Access] (Shenzhen Fieldnotes [China Access] (Sun, Mar. 30)

• The characters read "five lakes and four oceans"; it's about "the symbolic geography of maoism" in Shenzhen's civic design

Green scenic spots unveiled (SZ Daily, Tues, Apr. 1)

• Ten "green scenic" tourist spots in Shenzhen

Freelance artists find a new home in Bao’an (SZ Daily, Thurs, Apr. 3)

• Shenzhen Free Art House (SFAH) relocates to F518 Idea Land in Bao'an after a fire in Nanshan destroys its old quarters

Park facelift to cost ￥440 million (SZ Daily, Fri, Apr. 4)

• Central Park will be upgraded to attract more visitors

仙湖植物园: Fairylake [China Access] (Shenzhen Fieldnotes [China Access] (Sat, Apr. 5)

• A visit to Hong Fa Temple in Fairy Lake Botanical Gardens leads to thoughts about Shenzhen's identity

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