Dafen wandering, art district + literary check-ins, unique and not common

2026-07-27 13:43By ARTDAFEN

The worldly fireworks of Shenzhen, the artistic romance of Dafen

Pick up the oil paintbrush and be the self in your heart.

It's not just Shenzhen running money schemes, there's also the Dafen Art Bureau.

No need to squeeze into popular tourist spots

An art village gathering a large number of artists

Free exhibition visits + easily be an artist

1 Yuan direct access + popular internet check-in spots

Dafen Oil Painting Village meets all your expectations~

Dafen Art Museum

Hidden in Dafen Oil Painting Village is an artistic treasure, Dafen Art Museum is the first art museum in the country equipped within an art industry park, with 8 exhibition halls and a total exhibition area of 6,300 square meters.Free immersive art exhibition visit, maximum artistic atmosphere, perfect for a holiday stroll and check-in~

✅Opening Hours: Dafen Art Museum Labor Day Holiday(May 1 - May 5) Open as usual, the opening hours are 9:30-17:30 (admission stops at 17:00);Closed for maintenance on Wednesday, May 6, will resume normal opening on May 7 (closed on Mondays).

✅Address:Dafen Art Museum, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen

✅ Now Exhibiting:Bay Area Perspectives — Contemporary Master Oil Painting Invitational Exhibition，Intelligent Art for a New Life — Art Industry Integration Exhibition。

Sun Mountain Art Center

Taiyangshan Art Center is located deep in Dafen Oil Painting Village, covering more than 3,000 square meters. It is the artist Chen Qiuzhi's uniquely crafted artistic creation, blending many elements such as Hui style, Hakka style, Beijing style, Suzhou gardens, and modern design into a garden-style art space. With its tranquil environment, aesthetic architectural design, and verdant courtyard, any casual shot can yield a great photo.

✅Address:No. 47, Laowei, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen

T5 Contemporary Art Center

In an open art space of over 400 square meters, there are a light screen core exhibition area, a long art gallery, a viewing terrace, and a leisure café. The space uses an outward-extending balcony design to create a transparent and bright visual layer, allowing visitors to overlook the entire Huangjiang Oil Painting Plaza from a high vantage point. The museum houses nearly a hundred exquisite paintings, art installations, and art furnishings, bringing together diverse artistic styles such as abstract expressionism, surrealism, and maximalism.

✅Address:East side of the second floor, Huangjiang Oil Painting Plaza, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen

"Wood Melody"

Niche Original Wooden Crafts Store

Covering mortise and tenon stools, Zen-style ornaments

Handmade bookmark/ornament

Street scenes of Dafen Oil Painting Village hand-painted artworks and postcards

Every object seems to be full of stories.

✅Address:No. 5, Lane 8, Laoweidong, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen

Deliberate ornamentation

Inside Huangjiang Oil Painting Art Square

with"Accessories + Cultural and Creative + Artistic Atmosphere"as a feature

A shop with exquisite categories and full of fun

Happiness and exhilaration gather here

✅Address:No. 1-5, Lane 9, Laoweidong, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen City

「Boom Cup. Shenzhen」

main focusmanyBamine ceramic cupbuyer's store

The store offers a wide variety of ceramic cups.

Nordic, Japanese, and Korean design styles

Affordable, safe, and aesthetically pleasing

A solid emotional aesthetic good

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✅Address:3-1, Lane 10, Laoweidong, Dafen Oil Painting Street, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen

People's Art Oil Painting Experience Museum

With the concept of 'helping more people achieve their artistic dreams,' we offer beginner-friendly oil painting experiences, team-building activities, and custom hand-painted products, with professional instructors guiding the composition, coloring, and framing throughout the process. Accompanied by coffee and fruit tea, it combines leisure and social features.

✅Address:3rd Floor, Building on the North Side Staircase, No. 3 Dafen Road, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen

78 Nine Immersive Experience Hall

One of the most comprehensive DIY craft stores in Shenzhen, with a pink theme, featuring a heart-shaped photo spot and an 'I Love Dafen' photo wall. It can accommodate team-building activities for 50 people and offers over 60 craft projects, including silver jewelry, oil painting, acrylic painting, texture painting, and couple handprint paintings.

✅Address:Room 201, No. 7, Lane 11, Laoweidong, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen

Xiaotong Art Handmade Experience Center

Focusing on 'Art + Handmade Healing Life,' it offers dozens of DIY projects, including painting, graffiti, glass fusing, silver jewelry making, pottery, resin crafts, baking, and more.

✅Address:Room 201, No. 5, Lane 1, Laoweixi, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen

8D Space ART

TibetJay Chou album cover wall, a popular check-in spot in Dafen Oil Painting Village, the entire wall displays Jay Chou's classic album covers and song titles. This is a must-visit spot for Jay Chou fans, a small art shop 'with its own BGM' (shop name: Badu Space ART). The owner is a devoted Jay Chou fan himself, and when looking at the lyrics in front of him, the melodies immediately play in his mind~

HEI JAY

✅Address:No. 3-7, Lane 14, Laoweidong, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen

Black and white graffiti staircase

Hand-drawn comic-style stairs, each step adorned with unique graffiti and text, looking from afar like being in a black-and-white comic book. Walking up, opening the door reveals another artistic space, called 'In the Garden,' a sky garden surrounded by flowers and greenery.

✅Address:No. 6-1, Lane 8, Laowei East, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen City

In the garden

A courtyard-style, artistic secret shop hidden deep in the alleys of Dafen Oil Painting Village, away from the bustle of the main street. It is one of the few resting and photography spots in the village where forest-style gardens blend with oil painting art. Every corner of the courtyard is carefully arranged, with floral landscaping and niche art decorations; every step offers a view, with no excessive commercial stacking.

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IN THE GARDEN

✅Address:No. 6-1, Lane 8, Laowei East, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen City

FIYECOFFEE Coffee as well

A literary and artistic café in Dafen Oil Painting Village, combining coffee with oil painting art, offering specialty coffee and light meals with a strong artistic atmosphere. The café features a romantic rose wall, and every corner is perfect for taking photos. In the fast-paced city, this place provides a space where you can enjoy the fun of creation while drinking coffee, allowing art to blend into daily life.

✅Address:No. 104, Lane 2, Laowei West 5th Alley, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen

Jialan Coffee

A quaint, vintage-style artsy café located on the pedestrian coffee street of Dafen Oil Painting Village, characterized by its blue-green exterior walls and retro arched doors. The interior is delicately arranged and full of artistic ambiance. It offers high-quality coffee and healthy light snacks, and its resident cats and sugar-free desserts attract numerous customers, making it an ideal resting spot for art enthusiasts and young literati visiting Dafen Oil Painting Village.

✅Address:No. 2-4, Lane 5, Laoweidong, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen

Morning and evening

Morning and Evening Café is a vintage-style coffee shop. The overall decor color scheme is very suitable for taking atmospheric photos. The owner used to be a freelance photographer and is happy to help take pictures when not busy. The shop also has some photography books, which are even better to enjoy along with coffee.

✅Address:Room 101, No. 3, Lane 8, Laoweidong, Dafen Oil Painting Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen

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