Start your day at Lianhuashan Hill for the best skyline view, then trace China and Shenzhen’s 40-year tech revolution inside the city’s flagship museum. After a classic dim-sum lunch, choose your own adventure: release stress with Chinese massage or have your snacks delivered via drone. In the afternoon, walk in Shenzhen University, the very first university of this technology city from which many famous companies (like Tencent) were born. As darkness falls, pick one of three private night experiences: a world-class drone show, the neon symphony of the city-center light show, or the choreographed musical fountains of Sea World.

As a local, I can find a museum expert to guide us, lead us inside the university campus, and book 100 % local restaurants. In one word, you experience Shenzhen like a local, not a tourist.