Gankeng Hakka Town

AreaBeyond the Old Line: the Stations, the Hakka Walled Villages and the Oyster Coast

GANKENG HAKKA TOWN · GANKENG KEJIA XIAOZHEN

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VERIFIED2026.09.23

Beyond the Old Line: the Stations, the Hakka Walled Villages and the Oyster Coast · 22.659°N 114.098°E

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Officially this is 'Gankeng Ancient Town', and the district culture bureau counts it among Shenzhen's ten ancient villages; what you walk through today is a rebuilt Hakka-themed town, and its showpiece, Fenghuanggu, is four Hui-style (Anhui-style) old buildings rather than local Hakka houses. The district describes it as a 180,000 sqm project at Gankeng village in Jihua, Longgang, developed on a 'culture plus tourism plus technology' model on the back of Gankeng liangmao - the Hakka woman's fringed sun hat, a provincial intangible heritage craft - which was turned into an animation IP called Xiao Liangmao with a VR park, a picture-book competition, themed hotels and a children's farm. It is rated 3A by the city, listed in 2022.

Before you goKnow what you are getting. Officially this is 'Gankeng Ancient Town', and the district culture bureau lists it among Shenzhen's ten ancient villages - but the lanes you walk are a rebuilt themed town with an anime mascot, and the Fenghuanggu showpiece is four Hui-style buildings from a different building tradition, not local Hakka houses. If you have come to see a Qing Hakka compound as it stood, go to Hehu Xinju or Dawan Shiju instead, both in this guide - both are free. What Gankeng is good at is a comfortable half day: paved lanes, food, a hat craft with a genuine provincial heritage listing behind it, and enough for children to do that the rest of the family gets to sit down. The commercial logic is the catch - the streets are free but almost everything with a door on it is a separate ticket, several of them at 15 to 60 yuan, and prices and hours for those change, so buy on the day rather than in advance. Weekends and public holidays are when the crowd arrives; a weekday morning is a different place. Note that the Chinese name has drifted from 'Gankeng Hakka Town' to 'Gankeng Ancient Town', which official pages use too - the 3A rating is registered under the second name, but neither makes the buildings old. Something wrong here? Tell us →

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AdmissionNo ticketingFree to walk in; attractions inside charge

IDDiscount and free entry at paid attractions need ID

LandmarkGankeng Hakka Town (甘坑客家小镇，即甘坑古镇文化旅游区)

Address18 Ganli Road, Gankeng Community, Jihua Subdistrict, Longgang District (深圳市龙岗区吉华街道甘坑社区甘李路18号)Source ↗Navigate ↗

EntranceMetro Line 10 'Gankeng'; the walk in from the station is signposted

Last verified 2026-09-23 Source: platforms and press

How to book

No booking for the streets; attractions sell separately

Paying on site

Nothing to pay to walk in. Paid attractions inside sell their own tickets on site or through the operator's Huacheng Travel (花橙旅游) mini-program and app; visitor centre 0755-28800089. The district's 2022 price list is the latest we could read, so treat prices as indicative

Language

No published English service

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