MuseumNanshan and Shekou: Shenzhen Bay, the Ferry Port and Nantou Old Town
CHINA MERCHANTS HISTORY MUSEUM · ZHAOSHANGJU LISHI BOWUGUAN
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VERIFIED2026.09.23Nanshan and Shekou: Shenzhen Bay, the Ferry Port and Nantou Old Town · 22.481°N 113.909°E
FreeClosure day
The company museum of the firm that built Shekou, and by some distance the best single room in Shenzhen for understanding why this end of the city exists. China Merchants was founded in 1872 as the first modern Chinese-owned industrial and commercial enterprise of the self-strengthening era; in 1979 its Hong Kong arm broke ground on the Shekou Industrial Zone, the first piece of the reform era. Since 26 December 2022 it has been in a new building on top of Weibo Hill above the ferry port, where the permanent exhibition, A Century of Striving, a Merchant's Dream, walks through more than 150 years of the company in chronological order, with period objects, documents and scale models. No booking, and closed Sundays.
Hours09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:30; last entry 11:00 and 16:30Verified · 2026-09Source ↗
ClosedSundays; see museum notes for holidaysVerified · 2024-11Source ↗
IDNo ID required (visitor notes: no booking, no ID mentioned)Verified · 2026-09Source ↗
LandmarkChina Merchants History Museum (招商局历史博物馆，蛇口微波山顶)
Address深圳市南山区蛇口微波山顶（Weibo Hill, Shekou, Nanshan District）Verified · 2026-09Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceMetro Line 2 to Shekou Port station, exit C, then Yuanhai Road and up Weibo Hill towards Time Square to the signboard at the foot of the museum
Last verified 2026-09-23Source: platforms and press
How to book
None - the museum states admission needs no bookingVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
Paying on site
No ticket - admission is free and needs no booking.
Language
Enquiries 0755-26887003 and 0755-26887006. Labelling is Chinese-first; the museum publishes an online exhibition on its own site.