Sketch in Shenzhen: Capturing the Pulse of a Young Metropolis

(Image: Shenzhen City Skyline Sketch)

Author: Haosong Chen

A visual designer, illustrator and Urban Sketcher from Shenzhen,China

Member of Urban Sketchers Shenzhen, China.

This June, I will bid farewell to Shenzhen—the city I have called home for five years.

Shenzhen is young, with a history of just over forty years. Modern architecture fills the cityscape.

(Sketch in Shenzhen Litchi park）. She boasts luminous night scapes

(Shenzhen Talent Park Night Scene Sketch), and hosts vibrant, diverse events

(Giant Pikachu at Talent Park Sketch)

(Sketch in Shenzhen Spring Flower Market)

(Sketch in Shenzhen Citizen Park)

Yet, tucked away in her corners lie echoes of history: such as this ancient, Lingnan-style castle gate, nestled in Shenzhen’s Pingshan District, where time seems suspended within its walls

(Lingnan-style Old Castle Gate Sketch)

(A Corner Inside the Castle Sketch); and art-infused ancient villages

(Shenzhen E Di Xia Village Sketch).

There are also streets ablaze with European colors.

(Sketch in European style Street at Shenzhen “Window of the World” park), and crowded urban villages that cradle the dreams of countless newcomers ,this is the first station for young people when the frist visit Shenzhen.

(Sketch in Shenzhen Gangxia Village).

Then there’s my favorite—the fishing harbor, serene yet brimming with authentic life.

(Shekou Fishing Boat Pier Sketch).

This is Shenzhen: a multi-faceted, endlessly vibrant city! I warmly invite sketchers from around the world to come and immortalize her unique charm!