Shenzhen Chocolate Museum

A Dongfeng missile standing tall. A J-20 fighter jet poised for takeoff. An aircraft carrier ready to sail.

These aren’t made of steel and titanium — they’re carved from chocolate.

Welcome to the Shenzhen Chocolate Museum, a whimsical space where the rich aroma of cocoa fills the air, and every exhibit is a sugary work of art.

This hybrid store spent two months crafting, using dozens of tons of cocoa to bring 40-plus exhibits to life. Each piece is molded, sculpted, and polished from a chocolate-resin blend.

The collection features aerospace marvels, including models of a Long March-5 rocket, China’s space station, and a lunar rover — all rendered with precise chocolate detail.

You can also find Shenzhen’s landmarks, such as the Window of the World, the Civic Center, and the Bay Glory Ferris wheel. Alongside bionic and humanoid robots, there are chocolate replicas of drones that nod to the city’s sci-tech industries.

For art lovers, the museum even uses chocolate as a “paint” to recreate masterpieces like “Sunflowers” and “Mona Lisa,” with each piece crafted as a one-of-a-kind sweet tribute to the classics.

Visitors can buy chocolate products or roll up their sleeves and craft their own sweet souvenirs at the store.

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.m.

Venue: Shenzhen Chocolate Museum, -1/F, De’ao Shopping Mall, Dongmen, Luohu District (罗湖区东门德奥商城负一层深圳巧克力博物馆)

Metro: Line 1 or 3 to Laojie Station (老街站), Exit F

Photos from Luohu District Media Center Chen Lifei, Southern Metropolis Daily Li Yingying, Daily Sunshine Chen Shujie