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On a drizzling Sunday morning, a group of about 20 expat photographers and nature enthusiasts from 12 countries briefly escaped the urban jungle and embarked on a trip to an urban oasis — Futian Mangrove National Nature Reserve, located in the northeast part of Shenzhen Bay.
As the conversation with Terry Given went on in a Huaqiangbei restaurant serving Hunan food, one of his favorist Chinese cuisines, my worries of a difficult interview full of technical jargons started to wane. He’s so articulate, and has such a strong sense of humor that the hour-and-a-half meeting was filled with laughter.
“Brazilian jiu-jitsu is more than just a sport. It’s a way of life.” This is what Brazilian jiu-jitsu is in a nutshell, according to Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Carlos Bakural, and that’s something he firmly believes in.
Dancing to lively music, fed by a dainty Italian-style smorgasbord and refreshed by air cleaned after a rainstorm, about 300 diners partied until late Wednesday night at Azzurro in Shopping Park in Futian District, feeling the restaurant’s pulse thumping again.
When South Koreans Yu Eun-ju and Gil Na-hyun opened their coffee shop at Terra sci-tech park in Chegongmiao, Futian District, on Jan. 15 this year, they weren’t prepared for a COVID-19 resurgence that led to a sharp drop in customers and business suspension for days.
Two Italians living in Shenzhen handed out free hot pizzas, roasted sausages and potatoes, and beef soup to medical workers and community staff in the Shazui control area, Futian District yesterday, supporting frontline workers who brave the rain and cold every day in the fight against COVID-19.
When filming Shenzhen, most directors tend to focus on “Shenzhen speed” to present this pioneering city of reform and opening up. In sharp contrast, Japanese documentary director Ryo Takeuchi turned the camera on Shenzhen Book City CBD store, one of the quietest and slowest-paced places in the bustling metropolis.
Visual artist Marcin Porebski from Poland has found his path to joy and freedom long ago, and he has been sharing it with people, first with his students and now with a larger audience in Shenzhen.
