LifeShenzhen Editorial Standards
Our source, review-date, page-type, language and promotional-content policies.
By LifeShenzhen · Last reviewed:
Source-linked guides and practical tools for life in Shenzhen.
How content is checked
- Link to official rules and original listings where available. Separate published facts, estimates and personal experience.
- Show the date of the actual source check. A redesign or spelling edit is not a new factual review.
- Unknown dates, prices, support and availability remain unknown. They are never silently treated as zero.
- Every page has a primary task and a formal type. Promotional components must help with that task. Healthcare pages accept only healthcare, insurance, emergency and family-health content.
Page types and required sections
| Type | Requirements |
|---|---|
| guide-hub | Introduction, Decision pathways, Child guides, Sources, Review date |
| detailed-guide | Answer, Steps, Cautions, Official sources, Related next steps |
| area | Who it suits, Commute, Housing, Daily life, Trade-offs, Related areas |
| tool | Inputs, Methodology, Assumptions, Output, Privacy, Supporting guide |
| event-detail | Date, Venue, Access, Source, Transport, Last checked |
| job-detail | Employer, Role, Location, Deadline, Original source, Expiry |
| article | Clear question, Original insight, Author, Date, Related guide |
| service | Scope, Exclusions, Price basis, Process, Contact action |
| home | Introduction, Decision pathways, Tools, Current events |
| about | Author, Background, Editorial approach, Contact |
| directory | Introduction, Entries, Next steps |
| system | Purpose, Status |
Language and corrections
English copy uses British spelling. Proper organisation names, quoted source titles, established URLs, software identifiers and Schema.org keys keep their official spelling. English and Spanish versions use separate canonical URLs and reciprocal language annotations.
Read the approved terminology sheet
Older content with missing author or review records enters an editorial queue. Missing historical dates are not invented.