Shenzhen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Shenzhen
深圳市
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Sub-provincial city
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![]() Clockwise from top left: East Pacific Center, KK100, Shun Hing Square, Coastal City, Shenzhen Bay at night, and Shenzhen Stock Exchange
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![]() Location of Shenzhen City jurisdiction in Guangdong
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
County-level divisions | 6 |
City | March 1979 |
SEZ formed | 1 May 1980 |
Government | |
• Type | Sub-provincial city |
Area | |
• Sub-provincial city | 2,050 km2 (790 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,991.64 km2 (768.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0-943.7 m (0-3,145.7 ft) |
Population
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• Sub-provincial city | 10,630,000 |
• Density | 5,185/km2 (13,430/sq mi) |
• Urban | 10,630,000 |
• Urban density | 5,337.3/km2 (13,824/sq mi) |
• Major ethnicities | Han |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code |
518000
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Area code(s) | 755 |
GDP | 2014 |
- Total | CNY 1.600 trillion USD 260.48 billion |
- per capita | CNY 149,500 USD 24,336 |
- Growth | ![]() |
Licence plate prefixes | 粤B |
City flower | Bougainvillea |
City trees | Lychee and mangrove |
Website | sz.gov.cn |
Shenzhen (Chinese: 深圳) is a city in Guangdong province, China. It is just north of Hong Kong. It has a subtropical climate.
Until recently, Shenzhen was a fishing village with just over 30,000 people. In 1980, under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, Shenzhen became one of China's Special Economic Zones (SEZ). It was in this city where China first experimented with capitalism. Since then, its population has grown to about 10.6 million people.
Shenzhen is a progressive city. It has a strong economic connection with Hong Kong. It is also one of the main trading centers of the Pearl River Delta. The manufacturing company Gionee is located in the city.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Images for kids
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The urban area of Shenzhen in 2005, with the New Territories of Hong Kong can be seen in the bottom. Notice the land reclamation in the western parts of the city left of Shenzhen Bay. The land in the future would result in the rise of the Nanshan District's cityscape for the next ten years.
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The global headquarters of Huawei is located within Shenzhen
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Ping An Finance Centre, 2nd tallest building in China and the 4th tallest in the world
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A Cantonese restaurant adjacent to a McDonald's restaurant in the Luohu District
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Statue of Deng Xiaoping in Lianhuashan Park.