Shen Zhen Library

Urban living soundscape at Shen Zhen Library: It is located in the south of Lotus Hill Park. Most of the time, the dominant sound is the sound of human conversation. The place presents a living soundscape with the sound of human conversations and music, mixed with a little bit of birdsong and insects chirping.


Surrounding main wildlife: birds, insects.


 


Acoustic Characteristics on weekends: LAeq fluctuates between 60 to 70 dBA and up to 78 dBA. Middle and high frequency sounds are all obvious and the sound has strong fluctuation, reflecting the unique acoustic characteristics of urban living sound. Moreover, sound energy appears to be evenly distributed between the left and right ears and the directionality is unclear.

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    Sounds of a Workday Morning
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    Sounds of a Workday Noon
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    Sounds of a Workday Afternoon 1
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    Sounds of a Workday Afternoon 2
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    Sounds of a Weekend Noon 1
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    Sounds of a Weekend Noon 2
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    Sounds of a Weekend Afternoon