{"id":16123,"date":"2017-08-19T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T07:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=16123"},"modified":"2017-08-19T15:48:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T07:48:02","slug":"when-is-the-right-time-to-come-visit-shenzhen-the-silicon-valley-of-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/19\/when-is-the-right-time-to-come-visit-shenzhen-the-silicon-valley-of-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the Right Time to Come Visit Shenzhen, the Silicon Valley of Hardware?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shenzhen has earned itself the name of &#8220;Silicon Valley of Hardware&#8221; with its vast industrial resources. And do you know Shenzhen was barely a fishing village 30+ years ago? And in the past few years, it has appeared on many famous media such as Discovery Channel, BBC, Wired, and Vice etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Q.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16124\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Q-1030x685.png\" alt=\"Q\" width=\"1030\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Q-1030x685.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Q-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Q.png 1106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Photo credit: Garen Studio)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is the WIRED full documentary of &#8220;Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SGJ5cZnoodY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/21.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16126\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/21-1030x581.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"1030\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/21-1030x581.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/21-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/21.png 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like many others, Shenzhen is many makers&#8217; must-visit place. Some makers visited Shenzhen with a plan of staying for a few days and then they need to have their visa extended for another month, some come for a month and then need to apply for a multiple-entry visa, and some come &amp; never leave this amazing city!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153555.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16127\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153555-1030x583.png\" alt=\"QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153555\" width=\"1030\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153555-1030x583.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153555-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153555.png 1108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You might be wondering when is the right time for visiting Shenzhen? And my advice will be: don&#8217;t postpone, tomorrow never comes \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nAs a subtropical city in southern China, the best time for visiting should be in Winter (as many tourist sites suggested October to December). And this is a wide range as well, let me pinpoint the specific time for you: November! Why? Who can deny the sweet November \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153609.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16128\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153609-1030x685.png\" alt=\"QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153609\" width=\"1030\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153609-1030x685.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153609-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153609.png 1109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What&#8217;s more, Maker Faire Shenzhen is scheduled for November 10~12, 2017. As the biggest Show and Tell on earth, Maker Faire has become one of the most important platforms for makers to show their projects, to communicate and explore cooperation opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16129\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/5-1030x681.png\" alt=\"5\" width=\"1030\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/5-1030x681.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/5-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/5.png 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Call for Makers for Maker Faire Shenzhen 2017 is now OPEN! Apart from the fun and diverse range of projects as from previous Faires, this year we will highlight Maker Pros &#8211; more &#8220;professional&#8221; makers with skill sets and interesting projects, and also feature a special exhibit to showcase resources available for different stages of development in Shenzhen. Come join us at this year&#8217;s Maker Faire Shenzhen, on Nov 10~12, 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaihuo.org\/mfsz2017\/call-for-makers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apply for a booth<\/a> now and get a spot for your awesome projects!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaihuo.org\/mfsz2017\/call-for-makers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16130\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153643-1030x471.png\" alt=\"QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153643\" width=\"1030\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153643-1030x471.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153643-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/QQ\u56fe\u724720170819153643.png 1106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shenzhen has earned itself the name of &#8220;Silicon Valley of Hardware&#8221; with its vast industrial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[99,298],"class_list":["post-16123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-maker-faire","tag-maker-faire-shenzhen-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>When is the Right Time to Come Visit Shenzhen, the Silicon Valley of Hardware? 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