shenzhen

...is a lot like makati (well, jianshe, shenna and renmin roads were)...but without the smoke belching sarao pujs, the snail paced traffic,...among other stuff. the streets are tourist friendly with information maps practically on every block of every street. looking back though, the maps were a must as the people speak or understad very little or no english at all. it'll help to know some chinese words and numbers