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Kiersten and Tyler spend a day in Shenzhen during the third part of their three-month stay in China. They take the metro to Shenzhen Bay Park and discover that the park is much larger than expected; reaching their intended bay viewpoint would take about an hour on foot. They look around the waterfront and try the outdoor exercise stations before ordering sushi through a drone-delivery app. The app asks for a Chinese phone number, so a local man lends them his number and stays with them. English instructions show the pickup steps, and after about 30 minutes a drone lowers the order into a box. The couple retrieve two small sushi rolls with pickled radish and crab, soy sauce and chopsticks, then eat beside the water. They say the drone carries a small order and that items must be ordered individually. Later they arrive at a temple just after 5 p.m. and find it closed; the hours they found online were 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They return toward Dongmen Street for a crepe sandwich with different spice levels and a buffalo-milk dessert with red beans.
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Drone delivery in Shenzhen
Kiersten and Tyler spend a day in Shenzhen, the third part of their three-month stay in China. They take the metro to Shenzhen Bay Park and find that the park is much larger than they expected. Their intended bay viewpoint is about an hour's walk away, so they spend time near the waterfront and look at the outdoor exercise stations. The creators describe the green space beside the city's tall buildings as a contrast within Shenzhen.
A city of contrasts
When they want a snack, the couple order sushi through a drone-delivery app. The app asks for a Chinese phone number, which they do not have available for the order, so a local man lends them his number and waits with them. The app displays instructions in English, including a QR code and steps for collecting the package from a pickup box. The creators follow the screen, and the delivery takes about 30 minutes.
Drone sushi delivery in Shenzhen at the waterfront
A drone lowers the order into the pickup box and then leaves. The couple retrieve it after their friend enters his phone number on the screen. They open the package beside the water and find two small sushi rolls with pickled radish and crab, along with soy sauce and chopsticks. They describe it as a light snack and say the drone cannot carry much; the app also asks customers to order items one by one.
Later, the couple go to a temple but arrive just after 5 p.m. and find it closed. They say the hours they found online were 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Afterward, they return toward Dongmen Street for dinner. At a crepe shop, one asks for a non-spicy portion while the other orders a spicy one. They later try a buffalo-milk dessert with red beans. The video follows the couple from the park and drone-delivered meal to the closed temple and dinner, with their comments about Shenzhen's peaceful waterfront and modern character.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: How did the couple order drone-delivered food at Shenzhen Bay Park?
- A: They used a local man's Chinese phone number to access the delivery app, which displayed instructions in English.
- Q: How long did the drone delivery take?
- A: The couple say the delivery took about 30 minutes.
- Q: What happens when the drone arrives?
- A: It lowers the package into a pickup box, and the couple's friend enters his phone number so they can retrieve it.
- Q: What food did they receive by drone?
- A: They received two small sushi rolls with pickled radish and crab, along with soy sauce and chopsticks.
- Q: Why did they not enter the temple?
- A: They arrived just after 5 p.m. and found the doors closed; the hours they found online were 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Q: What did they eat later on Dongmen Street?
- A: They ordered a crepe sandwich, one portion not spicy and the other spicy, then tried a buffalo-milk dessert with red beans.
