Dafen Village

Dafen is a suburb of , Longgang, Shenzhen, in the province of Guangdong, China. Since 1989, the area has been an artists' village for the production of replicas of masterworks and outsourcing of original art creation as a specialised urban cottage industry.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: art village in Shenzhen (China)
  • Also known as: “Da Fen Oil Painting Village”, “Dafen”, “Dafen Community”, “Dafen Oil Painting Village”, “Dafen oilpainting village”, “Village de la peinture à l’huile”, and “大芬油畫村”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dafen Art Museum and Dafen.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in the Dafen Village suburb of in .

Railway station
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station is a station on Line 3 of the Shenzhen Metro.

Railway station
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station is a station on Line 3 of the Shenzhen Metro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buji Subdistrict and Dōnghu Subdistrict.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict of , , , China.

Suburb
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The sub-provincial municipality of … is situated 3½ km south of Dafen Village.

Suburb
The sub-provincial municipality of … is situated 3½ km southwest of Dafen Village.

Dafen Village

Latitude
22.61264° or 22° 36′ 46″ north
Longitude
114.13127° or 114° 7′ 53″ east
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
7PJPJ47J+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8687309763
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
7001387
Wiki­data ID
Q1019090
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Dafen Village” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Dàfēn Shèqū”
  • Chinese: “大芬”
  • Chinese: “大芬村”
  • Chinese: “大芬社区”
  • Dutch: “Dafen”
  • French: “Dafen”
  • German: “Dafen”
  • Japanese: “大芬村”
  • Spanish: “Dafen”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Baoling and Keyuan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dafen Oil Painting Village and Xing’anju Building Materials Market.

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