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Exploring the urban villages of Shenzhen, the Chinese city known for tech

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published May 14, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits Shenzhen, a city in southern China, where skyscrapers and urban villages teem with life.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.