The Brockstar is back! It is a very new city and was created as a special economic zone. So, like Shanghai, Shenzhen is significantly more open to international investment. There are ten administrative districts in Shenzhen, but only four of them should be of any interest to you, the foreigner. Futian is kind of like Wall Street where all the banks have their headquarters and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange are located. One of the two main border crossings is there as well.
Luohu is where the main train and bus stations are located and it also has one of the main and my personal favorite border crossings. Being a foreigner is not easy, regardless of what city you decide to live in China. You will probably be very dependant on your employer for a lot of things in the beginning. You can also tap into the local expat community, most of which are teachers.
Like with all of mainland China, the more Chinese you speak the easier it will be for you to meet women. In Shenzhen you will also find a small population of Russians, who will speak English, and personally, I think Russian chicks are hot. It will be less common in Shenzhen, but its still common enough to concern you. Chinese women are robotic- Not only from a personality standpoint, but in the sack as well.
They are also very conservative in everyway possible, well except for hawking a loog! Now, once again, this wont be as common in a city like Shenzhen, but you still see plenty of it.
You can make pretty good money teaching English and there are a ton of job opportunities. If you work for a government school, like I did, you will be supplied with an apartment on top of your salary.
