华侨城创意园的“街道剧场”。

书城。

　　在红树林放风筝。 

　　深圳的一个最大优势就是它的文化与中国或亚洲的任何一个城市都有所不同。这有点像美国文化，撷取欧洲的某些旧俗后发展出独有的特性，成其为美国文化。与此相似，深圳有来自中国甚至世界各地的人，他们这些人形成一个大熔炉，正在创造出一种崭新的文化。

　　有人认为深圳是个创业的好地方，却并不适合生活。但是深圳作为一个宜居城市的魅力却在不断显现。一个有说服力的例子就是越来越多的人选择春节期间留在深圳。深圳并不需要某些外国游人看重的历史名城的氛围。深圳是耀眼的，因为它是现代中国的产物。

　　不过深圳应该将中国传统与现代的文化相结合，同时融合西方文化习俗，而并不仅仅是简单地复制。香港和深圳将紧密相连，被视为同一个都市区域。在东南亚，这个“都市”将至关重要。

　　深圳人，无论他是中国人还是外国人，最需要的是一种本地意识。这个城市不应该被视为暂时的工作或居住地。如果深圳人提高了这种意识，深圳的文化生活与氛围将达到一个新的水平。为达到这一目标，除了经济增长，文化与环境发展都非常重要。

　　各种创意的形成与文化的发展，都需要良好的人文环境。年轻的城市，年轻的人，是深圳的优势。年轻人使城市保持年轻，具备不断创新的精神，教育良好的年轻人尊重传统文化，并将其发展至下一代。

　　深圳需要各种文化中心，在那里公众的日常生活和个人文化生活融合在一起。每个有活力的文化城市都应该有它自己的餐厅、酒吧、茶馆、影院、画廊，以及大大小小的剧院。在这样的环境中将有设计与艺术大展魅力的空间。

　　深圳可以成为一座拥有现代建筑与城市环境的设计之城，这样一来，在设计上它必须与其他国际城市的城市化设计比较。但是城市的特色应该是本地的，而不是外来的。各行各业的人应该聚在一起，交流并想出新的点子。

　　深圳现在是，将来也必将会是一座年轻、有活力的现代都市。

　　ONE of Shenzhen"s biggest advantages is that its culture is completely different to any other Chinese or Asian city. This is comparable with the way American culture took some old habits from Europe but developed in its own way to become the American way of life. In a similar way Shenzhen has many people from all over China and even abroad, all these people form one big melting pot and a brand new culture is being created.

　　Sometimes people think Shenzhen is a good place for making money but not for living. But Shenzhen"s attractiveness as a place to live is increasing. One telling factor is that an increasing number of residents are choosing to stay in Shenzhen over the Spring Festival holiday. Shenzhen does not need the typical Chinese historical atmosphere some foreign tourists prefer to see. Shenzhen is distinct because it is a product of modern China.

　　But Shenzhen should combine traditional and modern Chinese cultural habits, along with cosmopolitan Western cultural habits but not simply copying them. Hong Kong and Shenzhen will become so close that it will be seen as one metropolitan area. This metropolis will have high importance in South East Asia.

　　What Shenzhen people, Chinese and foreign, need most is a sense of local identity. The city must not be seen as a temporary working or living space. If the Shenzhen people could reach this spirit, the cultural life and atmosphere would reach another level. To achieve this, besides economic growth, cultural and environmental development is important.

　　A good human and cultural environment is needed for the growth of fresh ideas and the development of culture. Being a young city with a young population is one of Shenzhen"s advantages. Young people keep a city young and give it a fresh spirit of continuous growth. Educated young people respect and develop traditions and culture into the next generation.

　　Shenzhen needs cultural sub-centers in which public daily life and individual and unique cultural life are mixed. Every vibrant and cultural city should have its own distinct restaurants, bars, Chinese tea houses, cinemas, art galleries, small and big theaters. Design and art will flourish in such an environment.

　　Shenzhen can become a design city with great modern buildings and urban environment. But the approach to design needs to be cosmopolitan to compete with other important international cities. But this approach must be cultivated locally, it cannot be imported. People from different professional fields should be brought together to exchange information and help create ideas.

　　Shenzhen is, will and should be a young, vibrant and modern metropolis.

　　(Karsten Alt卡斯顿·奥特，建筑设计师)来源Karsten)