Dec. 19th – Learn to throw a frisbee by the SZUPA – The SZUPA aims to spread the sport of ultimate frisbee to Shenzhen and China. Members meet weekly for many activities related to the sport as well as social activities to reach out to the Shenzhen Community. Join tonight if you’d like to learn the basics of throwing and catching a frisbee. It’s cold so dress warm and bring some hot chocolate!

Dec. 19th – Inner Journey – Meditation with Rose Lv - Join Rose as she leads you in some techniques to reduce stress from the busy lifestyle of Shenzhen.

Dec. 20th - Grand Opening of Seaworld Plaza – After endless construction, Seaworld is finally ready for it’s grand opening. It’s definitely worth a look as they did a great job modernizing it. It looks beautiful. I’m sure this will be a great event to be a part of.

Dec. 20th - Pre-Christmas Party @ Shang Garden Bar – Time to celebrate Christmas with DJ’s and drinking! Also a Lucky Draw!

Dec. 21st - The Official Shenzhen Santacon – Travel around Shenzhen in a Santa costume (provided) and give out gifts to kids while drinking and taking pics. Merry Christmas!

Dec. 21st - Darkside of the BASS – White Cat brings you another drum and bass filled night at Cafe 5. Cheap drinks and good music. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday night.

Dec. 22nd - Christmas Toys for Needy Children Project – Donate some toys for children in need. Do something good for others this holiday season. Bring your toys Baia’s restaurant in Sea World.

If you attend any of these events, please email me at [email protected] and we may include some of your reviews in a future post. Let’s keep your event organizers working to provide better and better events!

(Editor’s Note: We’re looking for dining and nightlife writers in Guangzhou and Dongguan. If you’re interested, please get in touch with us at [email protected])

Dec. 12th – Learn to throw a frisbee by the SZUPA – The SZUPA aims to spread the sport of ultimate frisbee to Shenzhen and China. Members meet weekly for many activities related to the sport as well as social activities to reach out to the Shenzhen Community. Join tonight if you’d like to learn the basics of throwing and catching a frisbee.

Dec. 13th – Fresh Holiday Fundraiser featuring THE FRIENDLY CANNONS - Fresh Presents a holiday Fundraiser to benefit the Baoji Xinxing Aid Center. 100RMB to shake your booty for a good cause.

Dec. 13th – Ministry of Sound at Club Pepper – Ministry of Sound returns to Club Pepper to start off the holiday season with a hard thumping beat.

Dec. 13th – InterNations Shenzhen December event @ O! Garden Bar in Coco Park – Meet and mingle with Internation members at O! Garden for their monthly meet. A great way to expand your network.

Dec. 14th – Saturday Ultimate Frisbee by the SZUPA – Join a growing group of expats and local Chinese players play the fast growing international sport: Ultimate.

Dec. 14th – Shenzhen Through My Eyez – Photo Exhibition of Our City – After all the submissions, it’s time to see what you see. An exhibition of photos of Shenzhen from people like you. Continues until January 10th.

Dec. 14th - The Terrace 8th Anniversary – One of the most well known bars in Shenzhen is about to celebrate its 8th birthday. Sure to be a great time for one and all.

If you attend any of these events, please email me at [email protected] and we may include some of your reviews in a future post. Let’s keep your event organizers working to provide better and better events!

(Editor’s Note: We’re looking for dining and nightlife writers in Guangzhou and Dongguan. If you’re interested, please get in touch with us at [email protected])

Another year is winding down here at The Nanfang’s PRD headquarters, and it’s been a busy one.  We re-launched the site this year, which included a re-design of our home page and blog.  In 2013, we have a lot more in store, and want to thank each and every one of you for stopping by and spending a few minutes of your day with us.

There are plenty of Christmas parties happening across the PRD over the holidays, so check The Nanfang’s Events section for Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Guangzhou for details. We’ll be off tomorrow for Christmas Day, but will return to regular posts on the 26th.

From all of us at The Nanfang, we want to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas.

Believe it or not, Christmas is only a few weeks away, so Guangzhou organizers are getting set to spread some Christmas beer cheer.

Later this week there are two Santa Pub Crawls. Buses teaming with Santas will be hitting the streets Friday and Saturday, and later this month a third one will be sponsored by Tiger Beer, but no details are available yet.

The first Santa crawl will be this Friday (December 7). It’s the 9th Annual Crawl for this event, organized by members of the Australian Consulate, so you’ll be sure to meet some nice Aussies there! As usual, it begins at The Paddy Field, but this time it’s at the new location, in the Oakwood Building.

I’ve been on this crawl for the past two years, and it’s always a great time. Lots of activities, great people, and I’ll definitely be there again this year. It will set you back RMB150 per ticket but includes free flow drinks!

The second crawl, SantaCon 2012, is organized by a group which has hosted similar events in Beijing.  It will be on Saturday, and organizers say it will be an all-day event. Saturday is also SantaCon Day all around the world, and is apparently celebrated in over 250 cities worldwide.

This one gets underway at noon and ends at 3am (that’s right, the next morning! Pace yourselves…) The initial meeting point is Sleeping Wood Cafe in Haizhu. The event route and details will be announced only the NIGHT BEFORE the event, so stay alert. It also has a few more rules… participants MUST dress up. No lazy bones!

If you don’t have a suit or can’t find one, no need to worry: organizers say they’ll provide places to get suits and costumes for less than RMB40.

One thing I like about this event is there is no ticket charge, but it also means there is no shared transportation or deals on drinks, food, etc. (Although this may change the night before!)

Its really dressing up only for the sake of dressing up… which if you ask me, is pretty cool.

On December 24 and 25, promotional activities will be held in China Film South Cinema Corp. cinemas including Feiyang Cinema in Grandview Mall, Mayflower Cinema near Gongyuanqian Station and the new cinema inside TaiKoo Hui, all which have been decorated with beautiful mistletoes, and movies fans who make it to the UME International Cineplex deep in Haizhu district will also have a chance to enter a draws for tickets and various Christmas gifts.

Warner Jinyi cinemas on Huangpu Dadao and elsewhere throughout the city are also in the game, offering viewers “Christmas Carnival Double” tickets available since December 20 which can be redeemed after Christmas Eve and Christmas Day showings for a small Christmas gift, courtesy of Santa Claus himself.

As if this all wasn’t thrilling enough, SMD reports that cinemas are trying so hard to win your business this holiday season that many will make it snow inside the theater. Card-holding Jinyi members can even enter to win prizes including a Polaroid camera and 10 tickets or an iPad 2 and tickets to see a 4D film at Guangzhou’s tallest Warner Jinyi Cinema.