Dafen Oil Painting Village, Guangdong, China

5Joe 5:00 PM Dec 31, 2019

Absolute must see
Shenzhen has several art communities and creative spaces, but the most popular and well known one is undoubtedly Dafen Oil Painting Village in Longgang District. In a bustling city like Shenzhen it can sometimes be hard to know where to go during a day off, especially if you don’t fancy a hike or park that day (probably the two most popular things to do during free time). Dafen Oil Painting Village provides the opportunity to have a nice walk, get some fresh air and soak in some culture at the same time. Walking around here you can see virtually every type of painting style from abstract to impressionism and all the ones in between. Many of these are in small studios which you can browse around in and look at the art undisturbed by the owner. Some of the art is done in the little alleys between buildings, where the artists are in their zone, focused on a picture from an iPad, making a flawless reproduction or two. You can stand and watch as magic happens in front of you Dafen metro station exit A1

4Traveler 5:00 PM Dec 3, 2022

Great place to buy paintings
A couple of blocks of painting shops, everything from modern to old masters. You can watch pictures getting painted or in some shops, you can try by yourself. Also, a good place to buy painting equipment.