Startinchina.com news from Shenzhen, in South-China. http://www.startinchina.com Sat, 25 May 2013 06:47:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/life/mvv_and_inburgeringsexamen.html This article only applies to the mixed couple that want to move to the Netherlands for a longer duration. It will talk about the requirements and procedures of applying for a special long-stay visa for the Netherlands called the MVV (machtiging voorlopig verblijf). Since a couple of years foreigners have to pass a special exam about the Netherlands and about the Dutch language before they can apply for... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:59:11 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/tourism/evergreen_resort.html Two weeks ago we went to Evergreen Resort in Nanshan district, situated against Nanshan mountain. I had low expectations, but it turned out to be quite interesting, especially for children. You need to buy tickets in what looks like a small restaurant next to the entrance. Be sure to keep these tickets, because you can later use them in the restaurant for face value! Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:09:43 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/athletics_at_universiade.html Yesterday I went to the second day of the athletics competition for the Universiade in Longgang district. It was a very beautiful and hot Shenzhen summer day. I was sitting close to the Women's far jump, but could also see the track events good. During the 10K there was a Russian athlete who was way faster than everyone else from lap 1. He lapped most athletes and number 2 (a... Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:51:42 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/most_universiade_events_sold_out.html The tickets for popular events of the Universiade have been sold out. It is no longer possible to buy the tickets online for any event. For events that are less popular or take place in the large stadiums there are still tickets, but you have to go to the physical ticket offices to buy them. If you want to watch swimming, badminton, Chinese basketball then you are probably out of... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:24:34 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/women_artistic_gymnastics.html Today we went to the group phase of the women's artistic gymnastics event. We took the metro to the stadium in Bao'an and because we had our Universiade tickets already with us, we could travel for free! Just show your ticket and you can use a special Universiade passage way. The ticket is also valid for the way back, so keep your ticket! We arrived quite early in Bao'an and... Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:23:47 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/watch_universiade_online.html Universiade will be officially opened with a Ceremony tonight from 20:00 to 22:00 (Amsterdam 14:00 - 16:00, New York 08:00 - 10:00) You can watch the opening ceremony online on these websites. Search for the Chinese characters 大运 which mean Universiade . QQLive video: http://v.qq.com/live/index.html (http://v.qq.com/live/index.html) Search for 大运频道 Notes: no special plugins required; just uses Flash Shenzhen Media Group http://www.sztv.com.cn/ (http://www.sztv.com.cn/) Notes: you should see a small live broadcast in... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:42:00 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/shops_harmonized_guards_in_appartments_and_huge_busstop.html I walked outside today and noticed something strange: the real-estate agents removed all their advertisements in the windows. At first it was just one shop, but now all 3 shops in this street have removed the advertisements. The lady selling breakfast (baozi, soy-bean milk etc) said they had to put everything inside; she officially was not even allowed to put her food on the street. So I paid more attention... Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:39:24 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/glimpse_of_universiade_flame.html Everyday I pass the location of the Opening Ceremony for the Universiade by bus. Today when I went home I noticed that the scaffolding around the Universiade Flame was removed. Furthermore several balloons in the shape of the Universiade logo have been put up. I also noticed quite a lot of army vehicles, mostly hidden behind some bushes or on side roads. Normally you don't see much army in Shenzhen,... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:20:54 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/raining_in_shenzhen.html With only 3 days to go till the opening ceremony it is raining in Shenzhen. It felt a bit cooler today than the previous days so that's nice and it's also good for the newly planted vegetation. The weather forecast (http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm) for Friday is looking pretty good and it will probably be dry. This morning in the bus I saw that the Chinese army setup lots of artillery guns... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:19:37 +0100 http://www.startinchina.com/shenzhen/universiade/photos_universiade_village_and_stadiums.html Today (Monday the 8th of August) I took the metro to the Universiade Village in Longgang district. From one of the Dutch organizers I already heard the area is totally fenced off and has lots of security, but it was even more than I expected. This area of Shenzhen is quite remote and it took about an hour from downtown Shenzhen. The universiade village is huge and the stadiums look... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:12:17 +0100