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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 11:57 pm
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trueblu
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
I tested your road on the google maps app on my iphone by typing in 深圳市春风路 and google maps took me right there without any problems. Strange.

I find Google maps to be very accurate in big cities of China and it's especially helpful when deciding whether to walk or take the subway in Beijing since distances can be so great in the capital city.
It's not always accurate. I can attest that when I was trying to go the Park Hyatt about a year ago, it took me to some alley, about 1 km north of the actual location. A quick search now shows that particular error is now fixed. Which suggests that the mapping errors in big cities will be picked up and fixed, whereas that might not the case in smaller towns.

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