Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park

This guide to the Shenzhen International Garden and Flower Expo Park starts with Huangniulong, a strip of land kept empty as a buffer zone as the city grew, before a 2004 international garden exposition turned it into a stage. It follows the countries and cities that built gardens here, from Japan and France to Bolivia and Nepal, each shaping their corner in a hurry. Unlike most things built fast in this city, none of it was torn down afterward. Climb the Blessing Pagoda at the north end for a view over the whole patchwork below.