Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, is known for its speed – a city transformed into a global hub for technology and manufacturing in just decades. But this fast-growing city has another side: one that makes room to slow down.

As Shenzhen prepares to host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this November, CGTN’s Dong Xue explores what these spaces reveal about a bigger question: What makes a city truly successful? Click the video to see what she has found.