# Ping An Finance Centre, Shenzhen > Ping An Finance Centre is Shenzhen's tallest building — 599 m in the Futian business district. Its Free Sky observation deck is on floor 116. Adult tickets are ¥200 at the counter, often ¥180–190 online; unofficially it's open 10:00–20:00, until 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Allow about 75 minutes and bring your passport. Web page: https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/ping-an-finance-centre - City: [Shenzhen](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen), China - YesGo score: 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h 15 min - Entry: ¥200 at the counter, from ¥180 online - With kids: Fine with kids - Adult ticket: ¥200 at the counter; usually ¥180–190 online - Children: Under 1.2 m free with an adult; 1.2–1.5 m ¥100 - Students: ¥160 with a current student card - Seniors: Discounted, but sources disagree: ¥120 from 60, or free from 70 — check when booking - Hours: Sun–Thu 10:00–20:00, Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; the floor is cleared 15 minutes before closing. Some sellers list other hours - Where to buy: WeChat mini-program "平安云际观光层", Trip.com, or the ticket counter - ID: Passport — unofficially checked at entry and needed for age discounts - Entrance: Follow "云际观光层 / Free Sky" signs in the tower's mall podium; one guide says level B1 - Address: 5033 Yitian Road, Futian District (福田区益田路5033号) - Metro: Shopping Park (Lines 1, 3), Exit D; or Futian (Lines 2, 3, 11) via the underground walkway - Time needed: ≈ 60–90 minutes including the lift queue - Coordinates: 22.53667, 114.05028 - Facts checked: 04.11.2026 ## Key facts - **599 m** — Shenzhen's tallest building and China's second tallest after Shanghai Tower (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **Floor 116** — Free Sky observation deck with 360° views (source: English Wikipedia; MTR visitor sheet; Shenzhen Bendibao) - **≈ 541–548 m** — deck height — sources give 541 m and 547.6 m (source: English Wikipedia; dahepiao.com; shenzhenshopper.com) - **2017** — the year the tower was completed (source: English and Russian Wikipedia; MTR visitor sheet) - **60 m** — antenna dropped from the design in 2015 over possible conflicts with flight paths (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **115–118** — floors above ground depending on how they're counted, plus 5 below (source: English and Russian Wikipedia; MTR visitor sheet) - **KPF** — Kohn Pedersen Fox, the New York firm behind the design (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **80 lifts** — including the mall (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **29 Aug 2009** — groundbreaking (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **30 Apr 2015** — topped out at full height (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) ## Free Sky tickets and opening hours An adult ticket to the floor 116 deck costs **¥200** at the counter — four sources agree on that — and online sellers often charge less, around ¥180–190. Children under 1.2 m go free with an adult, 1.2–1.5 m pay ¥100, and students with a current card pay ¥160. Seniors get a discount, but the rules differ between sources. Two Chinese city guides give the hours as **Sunday–Thursday 10:00–20:00, Friday–Saturday 10:00–21:00**, with the floor cleared 15 minutes before closing. English Wikipedia says 10:00–20:00 with last entry at 19:15, and some resellers list 9:00–22:00. Arriving by 19:00 is the safe bet. There's no official website with hours, so treat all of this as unofficial. Tickets are sold in the WeChat mini-program "平安云际观光层", on Trip.com and at the counter downstairs. **Paying as a foreigner:** booking on Trip.com with a Visa or Mastercard is the easiest route. On site, expect Alipay or WeChat Pay (both take linked foreign cards), UnionPay or cash yuan — unofficial; foreign cards may not work at the terminal. Resellers also push fast-track tickets and VR add-on packages. Compare the price with a standard ticket first — the mark-up can be large. > **Check the sky — and pack your passport** From more than half a kilometre up, haze or low cloud turns the windows into a white wall, and refunds usually only work well in advance. If the spire is in cloud, go another day. Bring your **physical passport**: unofficially it's checked at entry, and you need it for any age discount. ## Is Ping An Finance Centre worth it? Yes, on a clear day — especially on a first visit to Shenzhen. It's the highest viewpoint in the city, and nowhere else shows so plainly how Shenzhen and Hong Kong sit almost on top of each other across the bay. If you only do one deck in Shenzhen, YesGo's pick is this one. It isn't worth it in haze or rain — you'll pay full price for cloud. And if you've already done Shanghai Tower or Hong Kong's Peak and you're short on time, the free hilltop at [Lianhuashan Park](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/lianhuashan-park) gives you the Futian skyline, with this tower in the frame. ## How to get to Ping An Finance Centre 1. From the Civic Center it's an easy walk: about 15–20 minutes south along the district's central axis. Or ride Line 2 one stop from **Civic Center** to **Futian**. 2. The closest station is **Shopping Park** (Lines 1 and 3). Take **Exit D** — Wikipedia's exit list has a separate D2 leading straight into Ping An Finance Centre. About 5 minutes on foot. 3. From **Futian** station (Lines 2, 3, 11 and the high-speed railway station) an underground walkway runs through the malls to the tower — follow signs for Ping An Finance Centre. 4. Inside, look for "云际观光层" or Free Sky signs: the ticket counter and deck lifts are in the tower's mall podium (one guide says level B1). Then security, ticket check and a lift ride of about a minute to floor 116. 5. From Bao'an Airport, Line 11 runs direct to Futian. From Hong Kong via Lo Wu, walk across to Luohu metro and take Line 1 straight to Shopping Park; via Lok Ma Chau / Futian Checkpoint, take Line 4 to Convention & Exhibition Center and change to Line 1 for one stop. 6. By taxi or DiDi, show the address in Chinese: 福田区益田路5033号平安金融中心. ## What you see from floor 116 - **South** — Shenzhen Bay, the border river and the green hills of Hong Kong's New Territories; on a very clear day, the MTR's visitor sheet says, the ridgeline from Tai Po to Sha Tin. - **Straight down** — Futian's grid of blocks, the malls around Shopping Park and Futian railway station. - **North** — the district's central axis: the Civic Center and the hill of Lianhuashan Park. - **West** — Nanshan's towers and the Shekou waterfront; this is the side the sun sets on. - **Touchscreens by the windows** — they label the buildings; unofficially they also show what the area looked like in the 1980s. - **A glass floor** — mentioned in the MTR sheet but not by other sources, so don't go up just for that. ## How tall is Ping An Finance Centre? The tower is **599 metres** tall (599.1 m in English Wikipedia). The original design added a 60 m antenna that would have taken it past Shanghai Tower, but in 2015 it was dropped over possible conflicts with flight paths — so it settled for second place in China. It has 115 to 118 floors above ground, depending on how the plant levels are counted, plus 5 below. The deck on floor 116 sits at roughly 541–548 m; sources disagree on the exact figure. For comparison, Shanghai Tower is 632 m with its deck at 546 m — so at deck level the two are almost neck and neck. ## Free Sky vs Lianhuashan Park | | Free Sky (Ping An) | Lianhuashan Park | | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | Observation deck on floor 116 | City park with a hill north of the business district | | View height | ≈ 541–548 m | A low hill — the towers seen from the side | | Entry | ¥200 at the counter, less online | Free (unofficial) | | Best for | The whole city and Hong Kong from above | Ping An in the frame and Futian at sunset | For the view from above and Hong Kong on the horizon, Free Sky. For a photo of the tower itself and a free walk, Lianhuashan. They pair well in half a day. ## How the tower was built Ground was broken on **29 August 2009**, the tower topped out on 30 April 2015 and was completed in 2017. It belongs to the Ping An insurance group, hence the name. The design is by New York firm Kohn Pedersen Fox: a faceted shaft that tapers to a sharp spire, easy to pick out from anywhere in Futian. It runs 80 lifts including the mall, some of them double-deck according to English Wikipedia. > **Go an hour before sunset** Time your visit for about an hour before sunset and you get daylight views, the sun dropping over the western districts and the city lights in one go. Shenzhen's clearest air comes on cool, windy days after rain; summer and early autumn are hazier. ## Before you go: checklist - [ ] Clear sky, spire not in cloud - [ ] Physical passport with me - [ ] Ticket booked online, or Alipay / WeChat Pay, UnionPay or cash ready - [ ] Arriving by 19:00 (by 20:00 on Friday and Saturday) - [ ] 60–90 minutes set aside - [ ] Student card, if I have one ## Shenzhen's viewpoints compared Every Shenzhen viewpoint rated by YesGo. - [Ping An Finance Centre](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/ping-an-finance-centre) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 15 min · ¥200 at the counter, from ¥180 online - [Lianhuashan Park](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/lianhuashan-park) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 15 min · Free - [Shenzhen Talent Park](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/shenzhen-talent-park) — YesGo score 30/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free - [Bay Glory Ferris Wheel](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/bay-glory) — YesGo score 24/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · ¥140–150, more on holidays ## Futian and downtown in a day Lianhuashan's hilltop in the morning, the Ping An deck at midday, then the Huaqiangbei electronics markets and an evening on Dongmen's pedestrian streets. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers. 1. [Lianhuashan Park](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/lianhuashan-park) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 15 min · Free 2. [Ping An Finance Centre](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/ping-an-finance-centre) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 15 min · ¥200 at the counter, from ¥180 online 3. [Huaqiangbei](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/huaqiangbei) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free entry 4. [Dongmen Pedestrian Street](https://yesgo.io/china/shenzhen/dongmen-pedestrian-street) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free ## Don't mix them up Ping An is also an insurer and a bank with branches all over China — you want the tower at 5033 Yitian Road. And despite the name, Free Sky (云际观光层) isn't free: the "free" is about the open view, not the price. ## Tips - Book a slot about an hour before sunset for day, dusk and night views on one ticket. - Press your lens to the glass and cup your hand around it to cut reflections. - For a photo of the tower itself, head to the top of Lianhuashan Park or the central axis by the Civic Center. - On the metro, Shopping Park Exit D is the shortest walk. - Check the forecast and the air-quality index before you buy: in haze you won't see Hong Kong. - The malls at the base of the tower and around Shopping Park are an easy place for lunch afterwards. - On a day trip from Hong Kong this is one of the simplest stops: Line 1 runs from the Lo Wu crossing to Shopping Park with no change. ## Questions ### How much is the Ping An Finance Centre observation deck? ¥200 at the counter, usually ¥180–190 online. Under 1.2 m free, children 1.2–1.5 m ¥100, students ¥160. These figures come from guides and resellers, not an official price list. ### What are the Free Sky opening hours? Unofficially Sunday–Thursday 10:00–20:00 and Friday–Saturday 10:00–21:00. Arrive by 19:00 to be safe. ### Is Ping An Finance Centre worth visiting? On a clear day, yes — it's the highest view in Shenzhen and reaches Hong Kong. In haze or rain, skip it. ### How do I get to Ping An Finance Centre? Metro Lines 1 or 3 to Shopping Park, Exit D, then about 5 minutes on foot. From Futian station (Lines 2, 3, 11) use the underground walkway. ### How tall is Ping An Finance Centre? 599 metres — Shenzhen's tallest and China's second tallest after Shanghai Tower. The deck on floor 116 is at about 541–548 m. ### Can you see Hong Kong from Ping An Finance Centre? Yes, on a clear day: the northern New Territories lie just across the bay and the border river to the south. ### Do I need my passport? Bring it. Unofficially it's checked at entry, and you need it for age-based discounts. ### How many floors does Ping An Finance Centre have? 115 to 118 above ground depending on the count, plus 5 basement levels. ### Can I go up on a day trip from Hong Kong? Easily: from Lo Wu walk to Luohu metro and take Line 1 to Shopping Park, or take the high-speed train to Futian, which connects underground. ## How we checked The English core comes from search results and related searches. Height, floors, construction dates, architect and the dropped antenna are from English and Russian Wikipedia, which agree (except on floors: 118 vs 115 above ground). Deck floor, address and border routes are from the MTR visitor sheet and Shenzhen Bendibao. There's no official website with prices or hours — tickets are sold through a WeChat mini-program we didn't open. ¥200 at the counter appears in four sources and ¥180–190 online at several sellers; 10:00–20:00 (Fri–Sat to 21:00) comes from two Chinese city guides, but Wikipedia and resellers give other hours. Senior rules conflict (¥120 from 60 or free from 70). Entry via level B1 comes from a single guide, while another describes the mall's ground floor. Deck height is 541 m or 547.6 m depending on the source. All of these are marked checking. Payment methods on site are unofficial. ## Sources - English and Russian Wikipedia: Ping An Finance Centre; Wikidata Q1077308 - English Wikipedia: Shopping Park station, Line 2 (Shenzhen Metro), Lianhuashan Park — metro exits, stations, park - MTR (Hong Kong) visitor sheet "Ping An Finance Center" — floor, address, routes from the border, view of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Bendibao — hours, prices, metro (deck pages from several years) - dahepiao.com, 28.02.2025 and 11.07.2025 — hours, ticket categories - wanderinchina.com, 05.2026; shenzhenshopper.com, 2018; thetowerinfo.com, 2024; eastchinatrip.com; waug.com — prices, entrance, booking --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.