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Shenzhen;
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Shēnzhèn
	Shenzhen
	; "Shenzhen" in Chinese characters;
Chinese	深圳
Hanyu Pinyin	Shēnzhèn
; Cantonese Yale;	Sāmjan or Sàmjan
	;
Postal	Shumchun
Literal meaning	"Deep Drains"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shēnzhèn
Bopomofo	ㄕㄣㄓㄣˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Shenjenn
Wade–Giles	Shên1-chên4
Tongyong Pinyin	Shenjhèn
Yale Romanization	Shēnjèn
MPS2	Shēnjèn
IPA	[ʂə́n.ʈʂə̂n]
Wu
Suzhounese	Sēn-tsên
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sāmjan or Sàmjan
IPA	[sɐ́m.tsɐ̄n] or [sɐ̂m.tsɐ̄n]
Jyutping	Sam1zan3
Southern Min
; Hokkien POJ;	Chhim-chùn
Tâi-lô	Tshim-tsùn
; Teochew Peng'im;	Cim1-zung3
	;

Shenzhen
; Shenzhen; ; 深圳市;
	; Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city;
	; Clockwise starting at top left: East Pacific Center, KK100, Shun Hing Square, Coastal City, Shenzhen Bay at night, Shenzhen Stock Exchange; ;
	; Location of Shenzhen City jurisdiction in Guangdong;
	; ; ; ; ; Shenzhen; ; ; Location of the city center in Guangdong; Show map of Guangdong; ; ; ; ; ; Shenzhen; ; ; ; Shenzhen (China); Show map of China; ;
	Coordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′E / 22.550°N 114.100°E / 22.550; 114.100Coordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′E / 22.550°N 114.100°E / 22.550; 114.100;
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
County-level divisions	9
Village	1953
City	1 March 1979
; SEZ formed	1 May 1980
Government ;
• Type	Sub-provincial city
• CPC Committee Secretary	Wang Weizhong
• Mayor	Chen Rugui
Area ;
• Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city;	2,050 km2 (790 sq mi)
• Urban ;	1,748 km2 (675 sq mi)
Elevation ;	0–943.7 m (0–3,145.7 ft)
Population (2017); ;
• Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city;	12,528,300
• Density	6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
• Urban (2018); ;	12,905,000
• Urban density	7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
• Metro ;	23,300,000
• Major ethnicities ;	Han
Demonym(s)	Shenzhener
Time zone	; UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	518000
Area code(s)	755
ISO 3166 code	CN-GD-03
GDP (Nominal)	2018;
- Total	; ¥2.42 trillion; $361 billion ($0.64 trillion, PPP)
- Per capita	; ¥193,338; $29,217 ($52,335, PPP 2017);
- Growth	; 7.7%
Licence plate prefixes	粤B
City flower	Bougainvillea
City trees	; Lychee and Mangrove;
Website	sz.gov.cn

Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Shenzhen ([ʂə́n.ʈʂə̂n] (listen)) is a major city in Guangdong Province, China; it forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Huizhou to the northeast, and Dongguan to the northwest. It holds sub-provincial administrative status, with powers slightly less than those of a province.

Shenzhen, which roughly follows the administrative boundaries of Bao'an County, officially became a city in 1979, taking its name from the former county town, whose train station was the last stop on the Mainland Chinese section of the railway between Canton and Kowloon.^[7] In 1980, Shenzhen was established as China's first special economic zone.^[8] Shenzhen's registered population as of 2017^[update] was estimated at 12,905,000.^[1] However, the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee estimates that the population of Shenzhen is about 20 million, due to the large unregistered floating migrant population living in the city.^[9]^[10] Shenzhen was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world in the 1990s and the 2000s^[11] and has been ranked second on the list of ‘top 10 cities to visit in 2019 by Lonely Planet.^[12]

Shenzhen's cityscape results from its vibrant economy - made possible by rapid foreign investment following the institution of the policy of "reform and opening-up" in 1979.^[13] The city is a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley.^[14]^[15]^[16]

Shenzhen hosts the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous multinational companies such as JXD, Vanke, Hytera, CIMC, SF Express, Shenzhen Airlines, Nepstar, Hasee, Ping An Bank, Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Bank, Tencent, ZTE, Huawei, DJI and BYD.^[17] Shenzhen ranks 14th in the 2019 Global Financial Centres Index.^[18] It has one of the busiest container ports in the world.^[19]

Etymology

The earliest known recorded mention of the name Shenzhen could date from 1410, during the Ming Dynasty.^[20] Local Hakka people call the drains in paddy fields “zhen” (圳). Shenzhen (深圳) literally means “deep drains” as the area was once crisscrossed with rivers and streams, with deep drains within the paddy fields. The character 圳 is limited in distribution to an area of South China with its most northerly examples in Zhejiang Province which suggests an association with southwards migration during the Southern Song Dynasty (12th and 13th centuries).^[21]^{[full citation needed]}

Due to the city's growing economy, mainly in the technological industry, the city has been referred by media as "China's Silicon Valley".^[14]^[22]

History

The earliest archaeological remains so far unearthed in the Shenzhen area are shards from a site at Xiantouling on Dapeng Bay, dating back to 5000 BC. From the Han dynasty (third century BC) onwards, the area around Shenzhen was a center of the salt monopoly, thus meriting special imperial protection. Salt pans are still visible around the Pearl River area to the west of the city and are commemorated in the name of Yantian District (盐田, meaning "salt fields").^[23]^[24]

Nantou

The settlement at Nantou was the political center of the area from early antiquity. In the year 331 AD, six counties covering most of modern southeastern Guangdong were merged into one province or "jun" (郡) named Dongguan with its administrative center at Nantou.^[23]^[24] As well as being a center of the politically and fiscally critical salt trade, the area had strategic importance as a stopping off point for international trade. The main shipping route to India, Arabia and the Byzantine Empire started at Guangzhou. As early as the eighth century, chronicles recorded the Nantou area as being a major commercial center, and reported that all foreign ships in the Guangzhou trade would stop there. It was also as a naval defense center guarding the southern approaches to the Pearl River.^[25]

Nantou was a major naval center at the mouth of the Pearl River in the Ming Dynasty. In this capacity it was heavily involved in 1521 in the successful Chinese action against the Portuguese Fleet under Fernão Pires de Andrade. This battle, called the Battle of Tunmen, was fought in the straits between Shekou and Nei Lingding Island.^[25]

This area was also involved in the events surrounding the end of the Southern Song dynasty (1276–79). The imperial court, fleeing Kublai Khan’s forces, established itself in the Shenzhen area. Lu Xiufu, the then-chief minister, realized all was lost and knew the Mongolian forces would soon take over the area, he preferred suicide instead of the emperor being captured which might have brought shame to the dynasty.^[23]^[24] He jumped off a cliff with Emperor Bing, aged 7, the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty strapped to his back, killing both. In the late 19th century the Chiu or Zhao (Zhao was also the Song Imperial surname) clan in Hong Kong identified that Chiwan, an area near Shekou as the final resting place of the Emperor and built a tomb for him. The tomb, since restored, is still at the same location.^[26]

Market town

Contrary to a common misconception of Shenzhen being a fishing village prior to becoming a city,^[27] Shenzhen was a regional market town that had been the county town of Bao'an since 1953.^[28]

In November 1979, Bao'an County (宝安县) was promoted to prefecture level, directly governed by Guangdong province. It was renamed Shenzhen, after Shenzhen town. The administrative centre of the county stood approximately around present location of the Dongmen.^[23]^[24]

Special Economic Zone

Futian CBD in the spring of 1998 from Lianhuashan Park

Shenzhen was singled out to be the first of the five Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in May 1980. Initially, the SEZ comprised an area of only 327.5 km² (126.4 sq mi) of southern Shenzhen, covering the current Luohu, Futian, Nanshan and Yantian districts. The SEZ was promoted by Deng Xiaoping^[29]^[30] and created to be an experimental ground for the practice of market capitalism within a community guided by the ideals of "socialism with Chinese characteristics".^[31]

In 1982 Bao'an County was re-established, though this time as a part of Shenzhen. The county was converted to become Bao'an District, which was out of the Special Economic Zone. Shenzhen was promoted to a Sub-provincial City in March 1983 and was given the right of provincial-level economic administration in November 1988.^[23]^[24] With a population of 30,000 in 1980, economic development has meant that by 2008 the city has had 12 million inhabitants.^[32]

Shenzhen became one of the largest cities in the Pearl River Delta region, which itself is an economic hub of China, as well as the largest manufacturing base in the world.^[33]

In 1996 and early 1997, the Shenzhen Guesthouse Hotel in Shenzhen was home to the Provisional Legislative Council and Provisional Executive Council of Hong Kong in preparation for the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.^[34]^[35]

By 2001, as a result of Shenzhen's increasing economic prospects, increasing numbers of migrants from Mainland China chose to go to Shenzhen and stay there instead of trying to illegally cross into Hong Kong. There were 9,000 captured border-crossers in 2000, while the same figure was 16,000 in 1991.^[36]

On 1 July 2010, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was expanded to include all districts, a five-fold increase over its pre-expansion size. In August 2011, the city hosted the 26th Universiade, an international multi-sport event organized for university athletes.^[37]

Geography

Shenzhen is located within the Pearl River Delta, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Huizhou to the north and northeast, Dongguan to the north and northwest. Lingdingyang and Pearl River to the west and Mirs Bay to the east and roughly 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of the provincial capital of Guangzhou. As of the end of 2017, the resident population of Shenzhen was 12,528,300, of which the registered population was 4,472,200, the actual administrative population was over 20 million.^[38] It makes up part of Pearl Delta River built-up area with 44,738,513 inhabitants, spread over 9 municipalities (including Macau). The city is elongated measuring 81.4 kilometers from east to west while the shortest section from north to south is 10.8 kilometers.

Over 160 rivers or channels flow through Shenzhen. There are 24 reservoirs within the city limits with a total capacity of 525 million tonnes.^[39] Notable rivers in Shenzhen include the Shenzhen River, Maozhou River and Longgang River.^[40]

Shenzhen is surrounded by many islands. Most of them fall under the territory of neighbouring areas such as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Huiyang District, Huizhou. But there are several islands under Shenzhen's jurisdiction, such as Nei Lingding Island, Dachan Island (Tai Shan Island), Xiaochan Island, Mazhou, Laishizhou, Zhouzai and Zhouzaitou. (See List of islands in Shenzhen)

Climate

Although Shenzhen is situated about a degree south of the Tropic of Cancer, due to the Siberian anticyclone it has a warm, monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). Winters are mild and relatively dry, due in part to the influence of the South China Sea, and frost is very rare; it begins dry but becomes progressively more humid and overcast. However, fog is most frequent in winter and spring, with 106 days per year reporting some fog. Early spring is the cloudiest time of year, and rainfall begins to dramatically increase in April; the rainy season lasts until late September to early October. The monsoon reaches its peak intensity in the summer months, when the city also experiences very humid, and hot, but moderated, conditions; there are only 2.4 days of 35 °C (95 °F)+ temperatures.^[41] The region is prone to torrential rain as well, with 9.7 days that have 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of rain, and 2.2 days of at least 100 mm (3.94 in).^[41] The latter portion of autumn is dry. The annual precipitation averages at around 1,970 mm (78 in), some of which is delivered in typhoons that strike from the east during summer and early autumn. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 0.2 °C (32 °F) on 11 February 1957 to 38.7 °C (102 °F) on 10 July 1980.^[42]

Climate data for Shenzhen (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.1 (84.4)	28.9 (84.0)	32.0 (89.6)	34.0 (93.2)	35.8 (96.4)	36.9 (98.4)	38.7 (101.7)	37.1 (98.8)	36.9 (98.4)	35.2 (95.4)	33.1 (91.6)	29.8 (85.6)	38.7 (101.7)
Average high °C (°F)	19.8 (67.6)	20.2 (68.4)	22.7 (72.9)	26.3 (79.3)	29.5 (85.1)	31.1 (88.0)	32.3 (90.1)	32.3 (90.1)	31.3 (88.3)	29.2 (84.6)	25.4 (77.7)	21.5 (70.7)	26.6 (79.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	16.3 (61.3)	19.0 (66.2)	22.7 (72.9)	26.0 (78.8)	28.0 (82.4)	28.9 (84.0)	28.7 (83.7)	27.7 (81.9)	25.3 (77.5)	21.2 (70.2)	17.0 (62.6)	23.0 (73.4)
Average low °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	13.8 (56.8)	16.5 (61.7)	20.3 (68.5)	23.6 (74.5)	25.6 (78.1)	26.3 (79.3)	26.1 (79.0)	25.0 (77.0)	22.5 (72.5)	18.2 (64.8)	13.8 (56.8)	19.6 (67.3)
Record low °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	0.2 (32.4)	3.4 (38.1)	8.7 (47.7)	14.8 (58.6)	19.0 (66.2)	20.0 (68.0)	21.1 (70.0)	16.9 (62.4)	9.3 (48.7)	4.9 (40.8)	1.7 (35.1)	0.2 (32.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	26.4 (1.04)	47.9 (1.89)	69.9 (2.75)	154.3 (6.07)	237.1 (9.33)	346.5 (13.64)	319.7 (12.59)	354.4 (13.95)	254.0 (10.00)	63.3 (2.49)	35.4 (1.39)	26.9 (1.06)	1,935.8 (76.2)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.1	10.1	10.8	12.7	15.6	18.5	17.0	18.3	14.8	7.6	5.6	6.0	144.1
Average relative humidity (%)	71.7	76.8	79.5	81.0	81.7	81.8	80.5	81.8	78.8	72.4	68.4	67.1	76.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	138.7	92.4	94.9	104.6	146.4	160.3	215.6	182.5	169.9	189.6	175.8	166.9	1,837.6
Percent possible sunshine	44	31	27	29	37	43	53	47	49	55	56	53	44
Source: Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau^[41]

Cityscape

Skyline of Shenzhen from the Nanshan District.

Politics

The politics of Shenzhen is structured in a parallel party-government system,^[43] in which the Party Committee Secretary, officially termed the Communist Party of China Shenzhen Municipal Committee Secretary (currently Wang Weizhong), outranks the Mayor (currently Chen Rugui). The party's standing committee acts as the top policy formulation body, and is typically composed of 11 members.

Administrative divisions

Shenzhen has direct jurisdiction over nine administrative Districts and one New District:

Administrative divisions of Shenzhen
Futian Luohu Nanshan Yantian Bao'an Longhua Pingshan Longgang Guangming Dapeng
Division code^[44]	Division	Area in km²^[45]	Population 2014^[46]	Seat	Postal code	Subdivisions
Division code^[44]	Division	Area in km²^[45]	Population 2014^[46]	Seat	Postal code	Subdistricts	Residential communities
440300	Shenzhen	1996.78	10,779,215	Futian	518000	74	775
440303	Luohu	78.75	953,764	Huangbei Subdistrict	518000	10	115
440304	Futian	78.65	1,357,103	Shatou Subdistrict	518000	10	115
440305	Nanshan	185.49	1,135,929	Nantou Subdistrict	518000	8	105
440306	Bao'an	398.38	2,736,503	Xin'an Subdistrict	518100	10	123
440307	Longgang*	387.82	1,975,215	Longcheng Subdistrict	518100	11	111
440308	Yantian	74.63	216,527	Haishan Subdistrict	518081	4	23
440309	Longhua	175.58	1,434,593	Guanlan Subdistrict	518110	6	100
440310	Pingshan	167.00	311,557	Pingshan Subdistrict	518118	6	30
440311	Guangming	155.44	504,203	Guangming Subdistrict	518107	6	28

	Dapeng	295.05	133,821	Dapeng Subdistrict	518116	3	25
	Qianhai
* — The stats does not includes the subordinated new district. All new district are management areas; not administrative divisions registered under the Ministry of Civil Affairs. * – Dapeng are subordinate to Longgang

Divisions in Chinese and varieties of romanizations
English	Chinese	Pinyin	Guangdong Romanization	Kejiahua Pinyin Fang'an
Shenzhen City	深圳市	Shēnzhèn Shì	sem1 zen3 xi5	cim1 zun4 si4
Luohu District	罗湖区	Luóhú Qū	lo4 wu4 kêu1	lo2 fu2 ki1
Futian District	福田区	Fútián Qū	fug1 tin4 kêu1	fuk5 tien2 ki1
Nanshan District	南山区	Nánshān Qū	nam4 san1 kêu1	lam5/nam5 san1 ki1
Bao'an District	宝安区	Bǎo'ān Qū	bou2 on1 kêu1	bau3 on1 ki1
Longgang District	龙岗区	Lónggǎng Qū	lung4 gong1 kêu1	lung2 gong1 ki1
Yantian District	盐田区	Yántián Qū	yim4 tin4 kêu1	yam2 tien2 ki1
Longhua District	龙华区	Lónghuá Qū	lung4 wa4 kêu1	lung2 fa2 ki1
Pingshan District	坪山区	Píngshān Qū	ping4 san1 kêu1	piang2 san1 ki1
Guangming District	光明区	Guāngmíng Qū	guong1 ming4 kêu1	gong1 min2 ki1
Dapeng New District	大鹏新区	Dàpéng Xīnqū	dai6 pang4 sen1 kêu1	tai4 pen2 sin1 ki1
Qianhai	前海	Qiánhǎi	qin4 hoi2

The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) comprised only Luohu, Futian, Nanshan, and Yantian districts until 1 July 2010, when the SEZ was expanded to include all the other districts, a five-fold increase over its pre-expansion size.

Adjacent to Hong Kong in southern China, Luohu is the financial and trading center of Shenzhen. Futian, at the heart of the SEZ, is the seat of the Municipal Government. West of Futian, Nanshan is the center for high-tech industries. Formerly outside the SEZ, Bao'an and Longgang are located to the north-west and north-east, respectively, of central Shenzhen. Yantian is the location of Yantian Port, the second busiest container terminal in mainland China and the third busiest in the world.

Special Economic Zone Border

Land borders between Shenzhen SEZ and the rest of China existed before 2010. The border was known as 二线关 (pinyin: èr xiàn guān).

The border was set up since the establishment of the SEZ. Initially, the border control was relatively strict, requiring non-Shenzhen citizens to obtain special permissions for entering. Over the years, border controls have gradually weakened, and permission requirement has been abandoned.

On 1 July 2010, the original SEZ border control was cancelled, and the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was expanded to the whole city. The area of Shenzhen SEZ thus increased from 396 square kilometres (153 sq mi) to 1,953 square kilometres (754 sq mi).^[47] Since June 2015 the existing unused border structures have been demolished and are being transformed into urban greenspaces and parks.^[48]^[49]^[50] On 15 January 2018, the State Council approved the removal of the barbed wire fence set up to mark the boundary of the SEZ.^[51]^[52]

Although the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone have been extended to cover the whole of Shenzhen, colloquially Shenzhen is still said to be separated into two areas, with the original four districts comprising the SEZ before 2010 as "关内" (pinyin: guān nèi; literally: 'within the border') and the rest known as "关外" (pinyin: guān wài; literally: 'outside of the border').^[53]

Economy

Shenzhen Civic Center and the Futian District CBD from Lianhuashan Park

Shenzhen was the first of the Special Economic Zones to be established by Deng Xiaoping and it showed the most rapid growth, averaging at a very high growth rate of 40% per year between 1981 and 1993, compared to the average GDP growth of 9.8% for the country as a whole.^[54] The economic growth later slowed after this early breakneck pace. From 2001 to 2005, Shenzhen's overall GDP grew by 16.3 percent yearly on average. Since 2012, economic growth has slowed to around 10% per year. In 2016, Shenzhen's overall GDP grew about 8% per year.

Ping An Finance Centre, 2nd tallest building in China and the 4th tallest in the world

Shenzhen's economic output is ranked 3rd among the 659 Chinese cities (behind Beijing, Shanghai). The city was ranked 19th in the 2016 Global Financial Centres Index.^[55] In the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index, Shenzhen was ranked as having the 22nd most competitive financial center in the world.^[56]

In 2016, Shenzhen's GDP totaled $303.37 billion, putting it on par with a mid-sized Chinese province by terms of total GDP. Its total economic output is higher than that of small countries like Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, and Vietnam. Its PPP per-capita GDP was $49,185 (unregistered migrant population not counted) as of 2016^[update], on par with developed countries such as Australia and Germany.

In 2017, Shenzhen's economic output totalled $338 billion, surpassing that of Guangzhou, Hong Kong for the first time and ranked No.3 in China, only behind Shanghai and Beijing. Its new status will allow the city to become the leading economic engine in China's Greater Bay Area Initiative.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) is a mutualized national stock exchange under the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) that provides a venue for securities trading.^[57] A broad spectrum of market participants, including 540 listed companies, 35 million registered investors and 177 exchange members, create the market. Since its creation in 1990, the SZSE has grown with a market capitalization around 1 trillion yuan (US$122 billion). On a daily basis, around 600,000 deals, valued at US$807 million, trade on the SZSE.
Shenzhen is a major manufacturing center in China. In the financial sector, large Chinese banks such as Ping An Bank and China Merchants Bank have their headquarters in Shenzhen.

Yantian International Container Terminals in the Yantian District, one of the container terminals of the Port of Shenzhen

The Port of Shenzhen handled a record number of containers with rising trade increased cargo shipments in 2005, ranking it as the world's third-busiest port. China International Marine Containers, and other operators of the port handled 16.2 million standard 20-foot (6.1 m) boxes last year, a 19 per cent increase. Investors in Shenzhen are expanding to take advantage of rising volume. Yantian International Container Terminals, Chiwan Container terminals, Shekou Container Terminals, China Merchants Port and Shenzhen Haixing (Mawan port) are the major port terminals in Shenzhen.^[58]

In the 1990s, Shenzhen was described as constructing "one high-rise a day and one boulevard every three days". The Shenzhen's rapidly growing skyline is regarded among the best in the world. It currently has 59 buildings at over 200 meters tall, including the 599 m tall Ping An Finance Centre (the fourth-tallest building in the world) and the 442 m tall Kingkey 100 (renamed to KK100), the 14th-tallest building in the world.^[59]

Technology industry

Tencent Binhai Mansion in the Nanshan District, corporate headquarters of Tencent

Shenzhen's most important economic sector lies in its role as the headquarters for many of China's high-tech companies. Shenzhen is home to many internationally successful high-tech companies, including Huawei, Tencent, BYD, Konka, Skyworth, ZTE, Gionee, TP-Link, DJI, BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute), OnePlus, etc.^[60] Taiwan's largest company, Hon Hai Group, has a large manufacturing plant based in Shenzhen. Many foreign high-tech companies have their China operations centers located in the Science and Technology Park of the Nanshan District.^[61]

Due to its unique status as the first Chinese 'Special Economic Zone', Shenzhen is also an extremely fertile ground for startups, be it by Chinese or foreign entrepreneurs. Successful startups include Petcube, Palette, WearVigo, Notch and Makeblock.^[62]^[63] Shenzhen is also the product development base of the hardware startup accelerator, HAX Accelerator (formerly HAXLR8R).^[64]

The corporate headquarters of Huawei is located within Shenzhen

Industrial zones

Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park (SHIP) was founded in September 1996. It covers an area of 11.5 km² (4.4 sq mi). Industries encouraged in the zone include biotechnology/pharmaceuticals, building/construction materials, chemicals production and processing, computer software, electronics assembly & manufacturing, instruments & industrial equipment production, medical equipment and supplies, research and development, telecommunications equipment.

Shenzhen Software Park is integrated with Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industry Park, an important vehicle established by Shenzhen Municipal Government to support the development of software industry. The Park was approved to be the base of software production of the National Plan in 2001. The distance between the 010 National Highway and the zone is 20.8 km (12.9 mi). The zone is situated 22 km (14 mi) from the Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.^[65]

Economic cooperation with Hong Kong

The Shenzhen Bay Bridge forms part of the Shenzhen Bay Port crossing, connecting Dongjiaotou in Shenzhen with Ngau Hom Shek in Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Shenzhen have close business, trade, and social links as demonstrated by the statistics presented below. Except where noted the statistics are taken from sections of the Hong Kong Government website.^[66]

As of September 2016, there are nine crossing points on the boundary between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, among which six are land connections. From west to east these include the Shenzhen Bay Port, Futian Port, Huanggang Port, Man Kam To Port, Luohu Port and Shatoujiao Port. On either sides of each of these ports of entry are road and/or rail transportation.^[67]^[68]

In 2006, there were around 20,500 daily vehicular crossings of the boundary in each direction. Of these 65 percent were cargo vehicles, 27 percent cars and the remainder buses and coaches. The Huanggang crossing was most heavily used at 76 percent of the total, followed by the Futian crossing at 18 percent and Shatoujiao at 6 percent.^[69] Of the cargo vehicles, 12,000 per day were container carrying and, using a rate of 1.44 teus/vehicle, this results in 17,000 teus/day across the boundary,^[70] while Hong Kong port handled 23,000 teus/day during 2006, excluding trans-shipment trade.^[71]

Luohu viewing southwest, with Shenzhen River and Hong Kong's Frontier Closed Area in the background

Trade with Hong Kong in 2006 consisted of US$333 billion of imports of which US$298 billion were re-exported. Of these figures 94 percent were associated with China.^[72] Considering that 34.5 percent of the value of Hong Kong trade is air freight (only 1.3 percent by weight), a large proportion of this is associated with China as well.^[73]

Also in 2006 the average daily passenger flow through the four connections open at that time was over 200,000 in each direction of which 63 percent used the Luohu rail connection and 33 percent the Huanggang road connection.^[68] Naturally, such high volumes require special handling, and the largest group of people crossing the boundary, Hong Kong residents with Chinese citizenship, use only a biometric ID card (Home Return Permit) and a thumb print reader. As a point of comparison, Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok Airport, the 5th busiest international airport in the world, handled 59,000 passengers per day in each direction.^[73]

Hong Kong conducts regular surveys of cross-boundary passenger movements, with the most recent being in 2003, although the 2007 survey will be reported on soon^[when?]. In 2003 the boundary crossings for Hong Kong Residents living in Hong Kong made 78 percent of the trips, up by 33 percent from 1999, whereas Hong Kong and Chinese residents of China made up 20 percent in 2006, an increase of 140 percent above the 1999 figure. Since that time movement has been made much easier for China residents, and so that group have probably increased further still. Other nationalities made up 2 percent of boundary crossings. Of these trips 67 percent were associated with Shenzhen and 42 percent were for business or work purposes. Of the non-business trips about one third were to visit friends and relatives and the remainder for leisure.^[74]

After Shenzhen's attempts to be included in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge project were rejected in 2004, a separate bridge was conceived connecting Shenzhen on the Eastern side of the Pearl River Delta with the city of Zhongshan on the Western side: the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge.

Qianhai

Qianhai, which means foresea in Chinese language, formally known as the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industries Cooperation Zone, is "a useful exploration for China to create a new opening up layout with a more open economic system."^[75] A 15 km² (5.8 sq mi) area located in western Shenzhen, Qianhai lies at the heart of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Shenzhen international airport. Strategically positioned as a zone for the innovation and development of modern services, Qianhai will facilitate closer cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China, as well as act as the catalyst for industrial reform in the Pearl River Delta.^[76] With the goal of loosening capital account restrictions, Qianhai authorities have indicated that Hong Kong banks will be allowed to extend commercial RMB loans to Qianhai-based onshore mainland entities. The People's Bank of China has also indicated that such loans will for the first time not be subject to the benchmark rates set by the central bank for all other loans in the rest of China. According to Anita Fung from HSBC, "This new measure on cross-border lending will enhance the co-operation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen and accelerate cross-border convergence."^[75]

Demographics

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Shenzhen population dynamics
Legend:

population with permanent registration (hukou)

population with non-permanent registration

Shenzhen official annual population growth rate (%)

Shenzhen has seen its population and activity develop rapidly since the establishment of the SEZ. Shenzhen has an official population of over 10 million. About six million are registered non-local migrant workers who may return to their home town/city on the weekends and live in factory dormitories during the week. The population growth of Shenzhen proper slowed down to less than one percent per year by 2013 with growth spilling over the municipal border and forming a contiguous urban area with southern Dongguan and Huizhou Cities. However, due to the large unregistered floating migrant population living in the city, official estimates put Shenzhen's population at around 20 million inside the administrative area given at any specific moment.^[9]^[10] Shenzhen is the largest migrant city in China.^[77]

There had been migration into southern Guangdong province and what is now Shenzhen since the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) but the numbers increased dramatically since Shenzhen was established in the 1980s. In Guangdong province, it is the only city where the local languages (Cantonese, Shenzhen-Hakka and Teochew) is not the main language; it is Mandarin that is mostly spoken, with migrants/immigrants from all over China.
At present, the average age in Shenzhen is less than 30. The age range is as follows: 8.49% between the age of 0 and 14, 88.41% between the age of 15 and 59, and 3.1% aged 65 or above.^[78]

The population structure has great diversity, ranging from intellectuals with a high level of education to migrant workers with poor education.^[79] It was reported in June 2007 that more than 20 percent of China's PhD graduates had worked in Shenzhen.^[80] Shenzhen was also elected as one of the top 10 cities in China for expatriates. Expatriates choose Shenzhen as a place to settle because of the city’s job opportunities as well as the culture’s tolerance and open-mindedness, and it was even voted China’s Most Dynamic City and the City Most Favored by Migrant Workers in 2014.

According to a survey by the Hong Kong Planning Department, the number of cross-border commuters increased from about 7,500 in 1999 to 44,600 in 2009. More than half of them lived in Shenzhen.^[81] Though neighboring each other, daily commuters still need to pass through customs and immigration checkpoints, as travel between the SEZ and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) is restricted.

Mainland residents who wish to enter Hong Kong for visit are required to obtain an "Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao". Shenzhen residents can have a special 1 year multiple-journey endorsement (but maximum 1 visit per week starting from April 13, 2015) This type of exit endorsement is only issued to people who have hukou in certain regions.^[82](See Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau.)

Metropolitan area

The encompassing metropolitan area was estimated by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to have, as of 2010^[update], a population of 23.3 million.^[83]^[3]

Languages

Prior to the establishment of Special Economic Zone, the indigenous local communities could be divided into Cantonese and Hakka speakers,^[84] which were two cultural and linguistic sub-ethnic groups vernacular to Guangdong province. Two Cantonese varieties were spoken locally. One was a fairly standard version, known as standard Cantonese. The other, spoken by several villages south of Fuhua Rd. was called Weitou dialect.^[85] Two or three Hong Kong villages south of the Shenzhen River also speak this dialect. This is consistent with the area settled by people who accompanied the Southern Song court to the south in the late 13th century.^[86] Younger generations of the Cantonese communities now speak the more standard version. Today, some aboriginals of the Cantonese and Hakka speaking communities disperse into urban settlements (e.g. apartments and villas), but most of them are still clustering in their traditional urban and suburban villages.^[87]

The influx of migrants from other parts of the country has drastically altered the city's linguistic landscape, as Shenzhen has undergone a language shift towards Mandarin, which was both promoted by the Chinese Central Government as a national lingua franca and natively spoken by most of the out-of-province immigrants and their descendants.^[88]^[89] Despite the ubiquity of Mandarin Chinese, local languages such as Cantonese, Hakka, and Teochew are still commonly spoken among locals. Hokkien and Xiang are also sometimes observed.^{[citation needed]}

Mandarin native speakers, whose majority are out-of-province immigrants are found unwilling to learn Cantonese, Hakka or Teochew, due to the perceived complexities of learning the dialects as well as Mandarin's official use, educational priority, and use as a lingua franca.^[90] However, in recent years multilingualism is on the rise as descendants of immigrants begin to assimilate into the local culture through friends, television and other media.^[91]

Religion

Religion in Shenzhen (2010)^[92]

Other / Chinese folk religions - 37 %

Buddhism - 26 %

Taoism - 18 %

Christianity - 2 %

Islam - 2 %

atheists / agnostics / unaffiliated - 15 %

According to the Department of Religious Affairs of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, the two main religions present in Shenzhen are Buddhism and Taoism. Every district also has Protestant churches, Catholic churches, and mosques.^[93] According to a 2010 survey held by the University of Southern California, approximately 37% of Shenzhen's residents were practitioners of Chinese folk religions, 26% were Buddhists, 18% Taoists, 2% Christians and 2% Muslims; 15% were unaffiliated to any religion.^[92] Most new migrants to Shenzhen rely upon the common spiritual heritage drawn from Chinese folk religion.^[94]^[95] Shenzhen also hosts the headquarters of the Holy Confucian Church, established in 2009.^[96]

Hongfa Temple, a popular Buddhist temple in Shenzhen

Temple of the Queen of Heaven (Mazu)

Temple of Guandi

Shenzhen Christian Church

Crime

In general, Shenzhen is a relatively safe city. However, in districts such as Bao'an and Longgang, the number of robberies, extortion, kidnapping, and fraud exceeds the national average.^{[citation needed]} In the central part of the Luohu District, especially in the neighborhoods around the Shenzhen Railway Station, Shenzhen Bus Terminal, and the Luohu Commercial City Shopping Center, pickpocketing, prostitution, drug trafficking, fraud, and the sale of counterfeit bills are common. In addition, Luohu is a major center for trade in counterfeit goods and abundant in its nightclubs, bars, and karaoke salons, which not only does it attract Shenzhen residents, but also residents from neighboring Hong Kong, which may attract criminal elements. The Nanshan District has a large concentration of foreigners, and is known for its abundance of prostitutes and beggars. Along with local gangs in Shenzhen, there is a notable presence of triads: notably Wo Shing Wo, Big Circle Gang, Sun Yee On, 14K, and Shui Fong.^[97]^[98]^[99]^[100] The level of corruption in the government is usually high, as seen in the arrest of the then-mayor of Shenzhen, Xu Zongheng,^[101] for accepting bribes in June 2009, as well as arrests and convictions of Li Yugo, the former head of the largest state-owned construction corporation in the city, and Zhao Yutsun, a customs officer of the city, for the same reasons.^[102]

Education

In 2009, there were 974 preschool educational institutions in Shenzhen: 346 elementary schools with 589,500 students, 285 primary and secondary schools with 316,000 students, and 20 secondary vocational schools with 47,000 students. There were also nine full-time higher education institutions based in the city, one higher education institution with correspondence education and 109 higher education institution branches (in addition, 52 Chinese and foreign universities conduct training and research in the Shenzhen Virtual University Park). In total, 67,000 students studied at Shenzhen universities (more than 600 thousand students were enrolled in correspondence courses).^[103]

Colleges and universities

Shenzhen University

The largest university in Shenzhen is Shenzhen University, founded in 1982 and based in the Nanshan District.^[104] Among the leading higher and secondary educational institutions of the city are:

Southern University of Science and Technology

Shenzhen Polytechnic

Shenzhen Institute of Technology (深圳技师学院)

Shenzhen Radio and TV University

Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology

Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University

Shenzhen Graduate School of Tsinghua University

Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)

Shenzhen Technical University

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

Peking University HSBC Business School

Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Antai Economics Management College, Shenzhen

Shenzhen University

Shenzhen Technical University

Shenzhen MSU-BIT University

International schools

Shenzhen American International School

Shekou International School

Shenzhen Japanese School

QSI International School of Shenzhen

International School of Nanshan Shenzhen

Korean International School in Shenzhen

Shenzhen College of International Education

Vanke Meisha Academy

BASIS International School Shenzhen

Transport

Public transport

The Shenzhen Metro is the sixth rapid transit system in mainland China and second such system in Guangdong.

Shenzhen has an extensive public transport system, largely based on rapid transit, buses and taxis. Payment for most of these transportation methods can be made by using a Shenzhen Tong card. In 2018, metro stations and buses added QR code scanners, allowing users to pay with QR codes generated by WeChat mini programs.^[105]^[106]

The Shenzhen Metro system opened on 28 December 2004. Phase I had only two lines: the Luobao line (now Line 1) and Longhua line (now Line 4). The Luobao line ran from Luohu (interchange for Lo Wu MTR station and Shenzhen railway station) to Window of the World (Overseas Chinese Town). The Longhua line ran from Huang Gang (now Futian Checkpoint) to Shaonian Gong (now Children's Palace). In June 2011, the Shenzhen Metro extended Line 1 and Line 4. Line 1 runs from Luohu to Shenzhen Bao'an Airport and Line 4 (now operated by Hong Kong MTR) runs from Futian Checkpoint to Qinghu. Also in June 2011, three lines of Phase II opened before the 26th summer Universiade. They are Line 2 (from Chiwan to Xinxiu), Line 3 (from Yitian to Shuanglong), and Line 5 (from Qianhaiwan to Huangbeiling).^[107] The first batch of lines in Phase III, Line 11, opened in June 2016. Lines 7 and 9 opened at the end of 2016. By then the Shenzhen Metro currently has 8 lines, 199 stations, and 286 kilometres (178 mi)^[108]^[109] of lines in operation. This made the Shenzhen Metro one of the top ten longest metro systems in the world.^[110] Several additional lines and extensions as part of the second batch of Phase III expansion are under construction and will open by 2020. A number of Phase IV lines started construction in January 2018.

Shenzhen Eastern Bus

Bus services in Shenzhen began in 1975, and now have expanded to a network consisting of near 1000 routes. Three franchised companies, Shenzhen Bus Group, Shenzhen Eastern Bus and Shenzhen Western Bus operate most of the routes,^[111] and the remaining routes are operated by a few private companies. Bus fares usually range from ¥2 to ¥10, except for branches, where the fare can be ¥1 or ¥2, and privately-operated premium services, which may be charged as much as ¥30.

A red fuel taxi, with an electric blue taxi behind it

Two kinds of taxis are able to operate in all areas of Shenzhen, distinguished by their color:

Red taxis and Green taxis are fuel taxis united together by governments in May 2017.^[112]

Blue taxis are electric vehicles and fuel surcharge does not apply on them.

The taxi fare consists of 2 parts, ¥10 for up to 2 km(about 1.24 mile) first and ¥2.6/km(about ¥4.18/mile) for the distance remained. Extra ¥2 to ¥4 is needed for fuel taxis as fuel surcharge according to local price of fuel.^[112]

Shenzhen is a leader in electrifying its public transportation. As of January 2019, it has the largest fleet of electric buses in the world with more than 16,000 electric buses. Moreover, 99% of its taxis have also been converted to electric vehicles^[113].

Roads

Sungang East Road from Renmin North Road

Since February 2003, the road border crossing at Huanggang and Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong has been open 24 hours a day. The journey can be made by private vehicle or by bus. On 15 August 2007, the Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang pedestrian border crossing opened, linking Lok Ma Chau Station with Huanggang. With the opening of the crossing, shuttle buses between Lok Ma Chau transport interchange and Huanggang were terminated.

The planned Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge will connect Shenzhen on the Eastern side of the Pearl River Delta with the city of Zhongshan on the Western side. It will consist of a series of bridges and tunnels, starting from Bao'an International Airport on the Shenzhen side. Construction of the proposed 51 km (32 mi) eight-lane link is scheduled to start in 2015, with completion scheduled for 2021.

Taxis are metered and come in 3 colors, red, green and blue, all of which may travel throughout the city. Red taxis and green taxis united in May 2017.^[114] Blue taxis are electric-powered that costs similar to the red and green ones, only having no fuel surcharge levied on.

There are also frequent bus and van services from Hong Kong International Airport to Huanggang and most major hotels in Shenzhen. A bus service operated by Chinalink Bus Company operates from Kowloon Station on the Airport Express MTR line (below Elements Mall) direct to the Shenzhen International Airport.^[115]

As of 29 December 2014, Shenzhen banned passenger vehicles with license plates issued in other places from four of Shenzhen's main districts during peak times on working days.^[116]

Railway

View from Shenzhen railway station

Shenzhen city has five large railway stations located in different parts of the city to service destinations in different directions. The oldest of these, the Shenzhen railway station, is located at the junction of Jianshe Road, Heping Road and Renmin Nan Road and mostly services medium-speed long distance trains and provides links to different parts of China. There are frequent high speed trains to Guangzhou, as well as long-distance trains to Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha, Jiujiang, Maoming, Shantou and other destinations. The trains from Hong Kong's Hung Hom MTR station to the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau border crossings take 43 minutes and 45 minutes, respectively.

Shenzhen West railway station is located in Qianhai, Nanshan. This station is used for a small number of long distance trains, such as ones to Hefei.^{[citation needed]}

Shenzhen North railway station opened in 2011 in Longhua.^[117]^[118] The station is currently handling high-speed trains to Guangzhou South, Guangzhou North, Changsha, Wuhan, Beijing and intermediate stations on the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong HSR.^[119]

Shenzhen East railway station was opened in December 2012. It was originally called Buji station after the suburb it is located and was a Grade 3 station along the Guangshen railway with no passenger services. Now after massive renovations, it currently handles mostly regional rail services.^[120]

Pingshan railway station was completed in 2013 to serve high-speed trains on the Xiamen–Shenzhen HSR which opened in 2013.

Futian railway station was completed by the end of 2015 and began to operate high-speed trains to Hong Kong in 2018. It is completely underground, located in the centre of its namesake Futian District. The central location means it is the focal point for most high-speed train services on the Beijing-Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong express rail link route which began plying since 23 September 2018.^[121] Connection to West Kowloon Railway Station in Hong Kong which was completed in late 2018, allowed for 15 minute cross-border train journeys.^[122]

Air

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3

Donghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and Jade Cargo International are located at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.^[123]^[124] The airport is 35 kilometres (22 miles) from central Shenzhen and connects the city with many other parts of China, and serves domestic and international destinations. The airport also serves as an Asian-Pacific cargo hub for UPS Airlines.^[125]Shenzhen Donghai Airlines has its head office in the Shenzhen Airlines facility on the airport property.^[126]SF Airlines has its headquarters in the International Shipping Center.^[127]

Shenzhen is also served by Hong Kong International Airport; ticketed passengers can take ferries from the Shekou Cruise Centre and the Fuyong Ferry Terminal to the HKIA Skypier.^[128] There are also coach bus services connecting Shenzhen with HKIA.^[129]

Ferries

Shekou Cruise Center

Shenzhen is connected with Hong Kong (city and airport), Zhuhai and Macau through ferries that leave from and arrive at the Shekou Cruise Center.^[130] Fuyong Passenger Terminal in Bao'an near the airport provide services to and from Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) and Macau (Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal and Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal)^[131]

Additionally, Shenzhen is the third largest container port in the world.^[132] The city's 260-kilometre (162 mi) coastline is divided by the main landmass of Hong Kong (namely the New Territories and the Kowloon Peninsula) into two halves, the eastern and the western. Shenzhen’s western port area lies to the east of Lingdingyang in the Pearl River Estuary and possesses a deep water harbour with superb natural shelters. It is about 20 nautical miles (40 km) from Hong Kong to the south and 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Guangzhou to the north. By passing Pearl River system, the western port area is connected with the cities and counties in Pearl River Delta networks; by passing On See Dun waterway, it extends all ports both at home and abroad.

Connection with Hong Kong

Border crossing to Hong Kong

On the border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, there are six checkpoints, including two in the railway stations (they both require passengers to walk). In 2006, about 20.5 thousand vehicles crossed the border in both directions daily, of which 65% accounted for trucks, 27% for cars, and the rest — buses (trucks carried 17 thousand containers a day, while the port of Hong Kong handled 23 thousand containers in a day). The busiest border crossings between Shenzhen and Hong Kong were the Huanggang Port (Futian), Futian Port (Futian) and Shatoujiao Port (Yantian) complexes, which accounted for 76%, 18%, and 6% of traffic, respectively (since February 2003, the Huanggang Port complex was work around the clock). Also in 2006, the average daily passenger traffic across the border exceeded 200 thousand people in both directions, of which 63% of traffic came from Luohu Port (Lohu) and 33% to Huanggang Port (78% of those crossing the border were Hong Kong citizens, 20% - citizens of China and 2% - citizens of other countries).^[133] In total, in 2006, 153 million people and 14.3 million cars passed through various border points.^[134]

Architecture

KK100 (center) and Shun Hing Square (right)

The large-scale construction work carried out in Shenzhen over the past three decades almost completely destroyed some of the historical architecture that was prevalent in the city before its status of being a special economic zone. Some of the historical buildings in the city are either reconstructions or new models.^[135]

Despite this, there are still a good number of historical buildings in Shenzhen, primarily in the Nanshan District. Chiwan Fort is located on a small seaside hill in the Nanshan District. Today, what is left only represents a fragment of the large fortress, as it was partially destroyed by the British during the Opium Wars.^[136] Tianhou Temple in the Nanshan District is dedicated to the goddess Mazu, a tutelary deity for fishermen and sailors. According to legend, the temple was founded in 1410 by Admiral Zheng He after his fleet survived a strong storm in the Pearl River Delta. The temple is repeatedly rebuilt and repaired. Part of the temple was converted to a museum, but the rest still continues to function as a religious building.^[137] The tomb of the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Bing, is located in the Nanshan district. The modern tomb dates back to the end of the 19th century, when a Hong Kong clan announced one of the imperial tombs after a long search, though this is disputed by historians. The tomb was reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century, but later it fell into neglect until it was restored again in the 1980s.^[138]^[139] Dapin Fortress is located in the eastern part of the city, in the same area. It was built in 1394 to protect the coast from pirates and in 1571 suffered a long siege of Japanese corsairs. It later turned into a typical town during the Qing Dynasty, and during the First Opium War, the fortress garrison participated in the fight against the British. Walls and gates, narrow streets, temples, and the residence of the commandant in the fortress are still preserved today.^[140] There is an old fortified Hakka village in the Longgang District, whose the architectural features of which are complemented by the Hakka Culture Museum.^[141]^[142]

Ancient town of Nantou

The old town of Nantou (or Xin'an), located in the Nanshan District, has several historical sites dating back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. From the 4th century, there existed a significant city, but today most of the old buildings have been replaced by modern buildings. However, there are still a few historical buildings, such as fortress walls and gates dating back to the Ming period, the Guandi Temple (Guan Yu), some military and civilian buildings (for example, the residence of officials, the shop, and the opium house), and several streets.^[143]^[144]^[145]

The tallest building in Shenzhen is the 599-meter, 115 floor Ping An Finance Centre, which is also the second tallest in China and the fourth tallest building in the world.^[146] The second-tallest building is the Kingkey 100, rising 441.8 metres (1,449 ft) and containing 100 floors of office and hotel spaces.^[147] Shenzhen is also the home to the Shun Hing Square (Diwang Building), the tallest in Asia (if the antenna is taken into account) when it was built in 1996.^[148]^[149] Most of the city's skyscrapers are concentrated in Nanshan, Luohu and Futian districts. SEG Plaza, in Huaqiangbei, is also a noted landmark at a height of 356 meters (291.6 meters to roof-top^[150]). Guomao Building was furthermore the tallest building in China when it was completed in 1985.^[151]

There is a significant number^[vague] of supertalls either proposed, approved or under construction that are well over 300 m (984 ft) in Shenzhen. Ones that have been completed or topped out since 2014 include the China Resources Headquarters, Riverfront Times Square, China Chuneng Tower, Hanking Center, Hon Kwok City Center, Chang Fu Jin Mao Tower, Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center, East Pacific Business Center, One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7 and Shum Yip Upperhills, among others.

There were more skyscrapers completed in Shenzhen in the year 2016 than in the whole of the USA and Australia combined, such is the rate at which the skyline is being transformed.^[152]

Parks and recreation

Parks and gardens

Lianhuashan Park

Shenzhen offers free admission to over of its twenty public city parks^[153] such as People's Park, Lianhuashan Park, Lizhi Park, Zhongshan Park, and Wutongshan Park. The Xianhu Botanical Garden (仙湖; 'Fairy Lake'), founded in 1982, is spread around the lake of the same name in the Luohu District on an area of 590 hectares. On one of the hills of the garden is Hunfa Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Shenzhen, which was built in 1985 on the site of an older shrine. Around the lake are a pagoda, tea houses, pavilions, the Museum of Paleontology, a garden of medicinal plants and an azalea garden.^[154]^[155] Wutongshan National Park (梧桐山) is spread around the mountain of the same name in the Luohu District. From the observation deck, there is a view of the Shenzhen skyline as well as Hong Kong and the surrounding bay, and on the next peak there is a transmission tower of a local television station.^[156] Lianhuashan Park (莲花山; Lotus Hill) is located on the territory of 150 hectares in the Futian District. At the top of the mountain is a large bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping.^[157]^[158]^[159] The Shenzhen Garden and Flower Exposition Center, established in the Futian District in 2004 for the International Garden Exhibition, has many gardens of various styles, artificial ponds and waterfalls, a pagoda, pavilions, and statues.^[160] The Shenzhen Bay Park opened in 2011 which included the nearby Mangrove Park. There are several thematic recreation areas and attractions, and along the 9-kilometer-long coastal strip there is an embankment.^[161]^[162] The Mangrove Ecopark was established in 2000 in the Futian District and at that time was the smallest national park in China. A large group of birds migrate to the ecopark in the mangroves on an area of 20.6 hectares in a 9-kilometer coastal zone of the Shenzhen Bay.^[163] The Shenzhen Safari Park in the Nanshan District combines a zoo and a large zoological center on a territory of 120 hectares.^[164]^[165] Xili Lake Resort (西丽湖), located in the Nanshan District, has a park with springs and waterfalls stretching around the lake, surrounded by a canopy, and a pagoda and a pavilion located on the top of Xili Mountain.^[166] Zhongshan Park (中山), located in the Nanshan District, is the city’s oldest park. It has several artificial lakes and ponds, an old city wall dating back to the 14th century, and many sculptures and monuments, including one of Sun Yat-sen. The Yangtai Mountain Forest Park is located around the 500-meter Yangtai Mountain (羊台山) in the Bao'an District. Nearby the mountain is Shiyan Lake (石岩湖), which became a popular place of Xin'an County in the 16th century. It is famous for its several indoor and outdoor pools with hot thermal waters.^[167]^[168]

Theme parks

Interlaken Hotel at OCT East

Some of Shenzhen's most prominent themes parks are part of Overseas Chinese Town (OCT), a colloquial name for parks mostly located in the Nanshan District owned by OCT Enterprises and classified as an AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration,^[169] such as the Window of the World and the Splendid China Folk Village. Opened in 1994, the Window of the World has about 130 reproductions of some of the most prominent tourist attractions in Shenzhen squeezed into 48 hectares (118 acres), as well as hosting various festivals and performances.^[170]^[171] The Splendid China Folk Village has many miniature versions of the main architectural landmarks of China and buildings with styles of all 56 ethnic groups of China, and hosts numerous cultural festivals and shows.^[172]^[173]Happy Valley (欢乐谷), opened in 1998, has attractions and sports zones organized into zones such as Spanish Square and Cartoon City, and also hosts various shows.^[174]^[175]OCT East is the only OCT development located outside of the Nanshan District. Located in the Yantian District, OCT East is an events hotspot, featuring the Ecoventure Valley (大侠谷) and the Tea Stream Resort Valley (茶溪谷) theme parks, three scenic themed towns, two 18-hole golf courses and eight themed hotels. OCT East was joined in 2012 by the OCT Bay (欢乐海岸; reamed OCT Harbor) development, which brought more attractions including an exhibition center, hotels and residences, an artificial beach called CoCo Beach, and an IMAX cinema.^[176]

Splendid China

Other theme parks include Shekou Sea World (海上世界), a western-style entertainment complex built around a former French ferry now known as Minghua (明华), which was cemented into the ground to become a hotel complex,^[177]^[178] and Xiaomeisha Sea World, which opened in 1998 on Xiaomeisha Beach (小梅沙; 'small mesa') in the Yantian District, and includes numerous attractions and aquariums such as the Ocean Theater, the Museum of Science and Technology, the Aircraft Model Museum, the World of Ocean Dreams, the Ocean Garden, the Garden of Poseidon, and the Island of Turtles.^[179]^[180]

Minsk World is a military-themed park in the Yantian District based around the decommissioned aircraft carrier Minsk. Initially popular, attracting more than five million visitors and generated ¥450 million in revenue in 2005, the park closed in 2016 after a decline in visitor numbers.^[181] Minsk was moved to Zhoushan for repairs, after which it will be moved to another theme park in Nantong, Jiangsu and the land that was used for Minsk World would be reclaimed by the local government.^[182]

Beaches

Xichong Beach

Shenzhen has several beaches: Dameisha (大梅沙; 'big mesa') and Xiaomeisha (小梅沙; 'small mesa') in the Yantian District, and Jinshawan (金沙湾; 'golden sands bay'), Nan'ao (南澳; 'southern inlet'), and Xichong (西冲) in Dapeng Peninsula (in the vicinity of Dapeng New District, which is administered by the Longgang District).^[183]

Culture

Over 170 different festivals and fairs are held annually in Shenzhen, including the Shenzhen International Tourism Cultural Festival, the Beach Music Festival, the Window of the World International Beer Festival, and the Overseas Chinese Town Carnival.^[184] The city has more than 630 libraries and bookstores, with the Shenzhen Library, the Shenzhen Book City, the Shenzhen Scientific-Technical Library, the Library of the Shenzhen University, the Shenzhen Children's Library, and the Luohu District Library being among the largest.^[185]^[186]^[187]^[188] Cultural facilities such as the Shenzhen Cultural Center, the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, and the Shenzhen Children's Palace are located in the Futian District, which is considered the cultural center of the city. Overseas Chinese Town is a cluster of cultural theme parks centralized mainly around the Nanshan District. Dafen Village in the Longgang District is famous a noted art village known primarily for the production of replicas of masterworks and outsourcing of original art creation.^[186]^[189]^[190]^[191] The Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (深圳交响乐团), founded in 1982, is a noted orchestra that performs in the Shenzhen Grand Theater.^[192] Due to investments made by Hongkongers in the 1980s, Shenzhen is today China’s largest center for the production of cartoons, animation, and computer game software.^[193]

Cuisine

A Cantonese restaurant adjacent to a McDonald's restaurant in the Luohu District

As with Hong Kong and the surrounding Guangdong province, the main cuisine of Shenzhen is Cantonese. However, due to the recent growth of migrants to the city, Shenzhen also hosts a diverse array of cuisines, from Chinese cuisines such as Chaozhou cuisine, Hakka cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Hu Cuisine, and Xiang Cuisine, as well as foreign cuisines such as Korean, Japanese, and French. Street food is also common in Shenzhen, with food stalls lining up on the city's streets. The Yantian District is known for its Chaozhou-based and Hakka-based seafood, with restaurants lined up along the coastline. Some recreational areas in Shenzhen such as Xianhu Botanical Garden, Donghu Park, and Xiaomeisha, host barbecues where visitors bring their own food.^[194] Shenzhen also has its own tea culture.^[195]^[196]

Museums and exhibition centers

He Xiangning Art Museum

Guan Shanyue Art Museum

Hakka Culture Museum

He Xiangning Art Museum

Museum of Ancient History of Nantou

OCT Art and Design Gallery

OCT Contemporary Art Terminal

Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center

Shenzhen Civic Center

Shenzhen Cultural Center, where the city's Central Music Hall and library are located

Shenzhen Museum

Shenzhen Museum of Art

Shenzhen Science Museum

Shenzhen Shekou Maritime Museum opened to the public on Thursday, June 29^[197]

Theaters and concert halls

Shenzhen Concert Hall

Shenzhen Cantonese Opera Company

Shenzhen Concert Hall

Shenzhen Grand Theater

Shenzhen Poly Theatre

C: Union

Media

Shenzhen Telecentre

Shenzhen has an advanced public media network, boasting one radio station, two TV stations, three broadcasting and TV centers, 19 cable broadcasting and TV sub-stations. In Shenzhen, there are 14 newspapers, one comprehensive publishing house, three video-audio products publishing houses, 88 bureaus of inland and Hong Kong media organizations, 40 periodicals, and about 200 kinds of in-house publications of which the majority belong to enterprises.^[198] The most prominent media companies in Shenzhen are the Shenzhen Media Group,^[199] the Shenzhen Press Group,^[198] China Entertainment Television (CETV),^[200] and Phoenix Television branch iFeng.^[201]

Shenzhen News [zh] (深圳晚报, sznews.com) is a Chinese-language newspaper owned by the Shenzhen Press Group that serves as Shenzhen's main online new source.^[202]Shenzhen Daily is an English-language news outlet for Shenzhen. It also covers local, national and international news.^[203] ShekouDaily.com is an online media outlet providing news and resources that focus on the Shekou sub-district in Nanshan District of Shenzhen.^[204]

Sports

Shenzhen Stadium

The planned Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center Gymnasium will be one of the venues for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.^[205]

Shenzhen has two local football clubs, Shenzhen F.C. and Shenzhen Renren F.C., who both play home games at the 40,000 capacity Bao'an Stadium. Shenzhen F.C. was one of the earliest professional football clubs in Guangdong, originally owned by memberships, later turned to shareholding.^[206] The team won Chinese Super League title in 2004 season despite severe financial problems leaving players unpaid for seven months.^[207]^[208] The team currently plays in the Chinese Super League, the highest tier of Chinese football competition system.

Shenzhen Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium that hosts many events. The stadium is located in Futian District and has a capacity of 32,500. It was built in June 1993, at a cost of 141 million RMB. The 26th Summer Universiade was held in Shenzhen in August 2011.^[209] Shenzhen has constructed the sports venues for this first major sporting event in the city.^[210]

Shenzhen Dayun Arena is a multipurpose arena. It was completed in 2011 for the 2011 Summer Universiade. It is used for the basketball, ice hockey and gymnastics events. The arena is the home of the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Shenzhen is also a popular destination for skateboarders from all over the world, due to the architecture of the city and its lax skate laws.^[211]

From 2019 to 2028 Shenzhen is hosting the WTA Finals, a major annual professional tennis tournament for the world's most top-ranked female players.^[212]

Sister cities

Shenzhen has been very active in cultivating sister city relationships. In October 1989, Shenzhen Mayor Li Hao and a delegation traveled to Houston to attend the signing ceremony establishing a sister city relationship between Houston and Shenzhen.^[213] Houston became the first sister city of Shenzhen. Up to 2015, Shenzhen has established sister city relationship with 25 cities in the world.

Houston, United States, March 1986

Brescia, Italy, November 1991

Brisbane, Australia, June 1992

Poznań, Poland, July 1993

Vienne, France, October 1994

Kingston, Jamaica, March 1995

Lomé, Togo, June 1996

Nuremberg, Germany, May 1997^[214]

Walloon Brabant, Belgium, October 2003

Tsukuba, Japan, June 2004

Gwangyang, South Korea, October 2004

Johor Bahru, Malaysia, July 2006

Perm, Russia, 2006

Turin, Italy, January 2007

Timișoara, Romania, February 2007

Hull, United Kingdom

Rotherham, United Kingdom, November 2007

Luxor, Egypt, 6 September 2007

Reno, Nevada, United States, 30 April 2008

Samara, Russia, 19 December 2008

Montevideo, Uruguay February 2009

Kalocsa, Hungary, 2011

Haifa, Israel, 2012

Barcelona, Spain, July 2012

Apia, Samoa, August 2015

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Shenzhen 深圳市
Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city
Clockwise starting at top left: East Pacific Center, KK100, Shun Hing Square, Coastal City, Shenzhen Bay at night, Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Location of Shenzhen City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Shenzhen Location of the city center in Guangdong Show map of Guangdong Shenzhen Shenzhen (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′E / 22.550°N 114.100°E / 22.550; 114.100Coordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′E / 22.550°N 114.100°E / 22.550; 114.100
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
County-level divisions	9
Village	1953
City	1 March 1979
SEZ formed	1 May 1980
Government
• Type	Sub-provincial city
• CPC Committee Secretary	Wang Weizhong
• Mayor	Chen Rugui
Area
• Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city	2,050 km² (790 sq mi)
• Urban	1,748 km² (675 sq mi)
Elevation	0–943.7 m (0–3,145.7 ft)
Population (2017)^[1]
• Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city	12,528,300
• Density	6,100/km² (16,000/sq mi)
• Urban (2018)^[2]	12,905,000
• Urban density	7,400/km² (19,000/sq mi)
• Metro ^[3]	23,300,000
• Major ethnicities	Han
Demonym(s)	Shenzhener
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	518000
Area code(s)	755
ISO 3166 code	CN-GD-03
GDP (Nominal)	2018^[4]
- Total	¥2.42 trillion $361 billion ($0.64 trillion, PPP)
- Per capita	¥193,338 $29,217 ($52,335, PPP 2017)^[5]
- Growth	7.7%
Licence plate prefixes	粤B
City flower	Bougainvillea
City trees	Lychee and Mangrove^[6]
Website	sz.gov.cn

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