OCT-LOFT Creative Culture Park
华侨城创意文化园
A creative park converted from old factories, home to independent bookstores, galleries, cafés and design studios, with creative markets on weekends. It is a hangout for Shenzhen's arts crowd.
OCT-LOFT Creative Culture Park is located in the eastern part of OCT in Nanshan District. It was converted from 1980s electronics factories and warehouses. Red-brick factory buildings, graffiti walls and greenery give it a strong industrial feel. Divided into a South Zone and a North Zone, it is Shenzhen's best-known creative district. Highlights include the Old Paradise Bookstore, an independent bookstore that often hosts music sessions; the Hua Art Museum and the OCAT Contemporary Art Center, with free or low-cost exhibitions; and various design studios and select shops. The B10 venue in the North Zone is an important independent music venue in Shenzhen, hosting the OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival around October each year. The park has many cafés, craft beer bars and restaurants, and the graffiti walls and factory corridors are popular photo spots. Some weekends each month bring the T-Street creative market, with handmade goods, second-hand items and design products. The park is free to enter, most exhibitions are free and performances require tickets. Arrive in the afternoon to browse the bookstores and exhibitions, then eat and drink in the park in the evening. Allow 2 to 3 hours. It shares the OCT brand with Window of the World and Happy Valley, so it is easy to add to a route. Getting there: Metro Line 1, Qiaochengdong Station, Exit A, about a 10-minute walk, or Line 2, Qiaochengbei Station. Note that most shops open after 11:00, and some art museums close on Mondays.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops about 11:00–22:00)
Nearby sights
- Splendid China Folk Village
- He Xiangning Art Museum
- Happy Valley Shenzhen
- OCT Harbour
- Shenzhen Bay Park
- OCT Wetland Park
- Window of the World
- Xiangmi Park