Shenzhen‘s Slow Side: A Weekend Walk in Houhai | 14 Oct 2023

Описание: 14 October 2023, Shenzhen. Incredibly clear weather, light almost translucent.

Morning (8–9 a.m.) and afternoon (12–2 p.m.), a light walk near my lodging. Route: Chuangye Road — Houhai Avenue — Dengliang Road — Houhaibin Road. Casual footage by the filmmaker of Masters in the Forbidden City and Every Treasure Tells a Story.

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This area feels entirely new.

Houhai is a core district in Nanshan, part of the famed “most innovative street” Yuehai Subdistrict. CNOOC Tower, Alibaba HQ, China Resources‘ “Spring Bamboo” nearby. Towers, glass facades, wide roads—all brand‑new.

But beyond the newness: slowness. Calm.

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Not the fast‑paced Shenzhen I remember.

Maybe it’s the weekend. Dengliang Road: few people—joggers, dog walkers, someone staring into space at a café. Under the trees along Houhaibin Road: picnics, people just sky‑gazing.

2023: Shenzhen‘s常住 population hit a record 17.79 million—highest growth among first‑tier cities. People still flock here to strive. But weekend afternoons? Quiet.

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“In Shenzhen, progress too slow is still regress.”

That saying once circulated. Lately, though, talk has emerged: Is Shenzhen losing its edge?

Dengliang Road is undergoing a gentle renewal. As a core RBD road, its lighting design follows a “low‑impact” philosophy—unobtrusive, blending with the landscape. North of Dengliang, Houhai Village‘s urban renewal plan promises nearly 284,000 sq m of housing—but it took over a decade just to get approved.

Slowing down—maybe not so bad.

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Where do we begin to understand a city?

With its speed—that “slow progress is regress” slogan, office lights burning all night.
With its slowness—empty Dengliang Road on a weekend, people under trees doing nothing.
With its newness—sunlight glinting off Houhaibin Road’s glass towers.
With its oldness—Houhai Village, waiting years for renewal.

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2023年10月14日，深圳。天气非常晴朗，光线透明得不像话。分别在早上八九点钟和午后12点至14点之间，在住处附近轻徒步。线路：创业路—后海大道—登良路—后海滨路。《我在故宫修文物》《如果国宝会说话》导演随手拍。
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这一片，整个很新的感觉。

后海片区是深圳南山的核心区域之一，被称为“最牛街道”粤海街道的重要组成部分。周边有中海油大厦、阿里巴巴等总部大楼，距离华润“春笋”也不远。高楼、玻璃幕墙、宽阔的马路，一切都是崭新的。

但除了新，还感觉到了缓慢和平静。
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不太像以往印象中的快节奏深圳。

当然，有可能是周末。登良路上人不多，有人慢跑，有人遛狗，有人在路边咖啡店坐着发呆。后海滨路旁的树荫下，有人铺开垫子野餐，有人只是坐着看天。

2023年，深圳常住人口达到1779.01万人，创历史新高，增量位居北上广深之首。这座城市依然吸引着无数人来奋斗。但在周末的午后，它也可以很安静。

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“在深圳，进步太慢都是一种退步。”据说在深圳曾经有这样一个说法。不过这几年，关于深圳是不是在失去速度的话题开始出现了。

登良路正在经历一场温柔的更新。作为南山区RBD核心道路，这里的照明设计采用“低影响开发”理念，不追求炫目，而是让路灯与城市景观自然融合，烘托出未来都市的统一气质。登良路北侧，后海村城市更新单元规划有近28.4万平方米住宅，但推进了十几年才正式立项，至今仍在缓慢进行中。

变慢，也未必是一件坏事。
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我们从何处开始了解一座城市？

从它的速度开始——从“进步太慢都是退步”的城市口号，从写字楼里日夜不熄的灯光。
也从它的缓慢开始——从周末午后空荡荡的登良路，从树荫下坐着发呆的人。
从它的“新”开始——从玻璃幕墙反着光的后海滨路，从那些刚刚落成的大楼。
也从它的“旧”开始——从等待改造多年的后海村，从那些还在慢速推进的城市更新。
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