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Shenzhen

深圳市
Sub-provincial city
Clockwise from top left: East Pacific Center, KK100, Shun Hing Square, Coastal City, Shenzhen Bay at night, and Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Clockwise from top left: East Pacific Center, KK100, Shun Hing Square, Coastal City, Shenzhen Bay at night, and Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Location of Shenzhen City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Location of Shenzhen City jurisdiction in Guangdong
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
 (2013)
 • 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
Area code(s) 755
GDP 2014
 - Total CNY 1.600 trillion
USD 260.48 billion
 - per capita CNY 149,500
USD 24,336
 - Growth Increase 8.8%
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

Shenzhen CBD
The Central Business of Shenzhen
Shenzhen CBD and River
Looking down Shenzhen from a tall building


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    Nantou Historic Town

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    The opening of Shenzhen railway station, October 1911

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    Billboards of high-rise construction in Shenzhen, 1982

  • Civic Center, Shenzhen Lianhuashan Park (2018.9) Daytime

    Futian CBD from Lianhuashan Park in 2018. After 20 years of growth.

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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.

  • Shenzhen Stock Exchange 1-2014

    Shenzhen Stock Exchange

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    The global headquarters of Huawei is located within Shenzhen

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    Tencent Binhai Mansion in the Nanshan District, headquarters of Tencent

  • BYD HQ

    BYD Company headquarters in Pingshan District, Shenzhen

  • Shekou fishing harbor2021

    Shekou Fishing Port

  • Interlaken Hotel OCT East

    Interlaken Hotel at OCT East

  • Shenzhen ocean

    Beach in Shenzhen

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    Splendid China

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    Shekou Sea World

  • Coco park

    COCO Park

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    Shenzhen Middle School

  • Shenzhen North Railway Station 2014.01.19 22-46-55

    Shenzhen North Railway Station platform

  • Shenzhen BYD e-taxi new look 1

    Shenzhen electric taxi

  • Futian Bus Station, G4&Shennan Road

    G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway (lateral) and Shennan Boulevard (straight)

  • Shenzhen Bay Port2021

    Shenzhen Bay Port

  • Light Show of Shenzhen in May 2019 (2)

    A light show in the Futian District, May 2019

  • He Xiangning Art Museum1

    He Xiangning Art Museum

  • SZ Luohu food n rest

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

  • Coco Park at Night, Shenzhen, China

    COCO Park at night

  • Shenzhen Stadium

    Shenzhen Stadium

  • Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 20170730

    Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center

  • Statue of Deng Xiaoping in Lianhuashan Park, Shenzhen

    Statue of Deng Xiaoping in Lianhuashan Park.

  • 金沙湾2007 - panoramio

    Jinshawan Beach

  • BYD Electric Taxi

    A BYD electric taxi in Shenzhen.

  • SZ Gou Wu Gong Yuan Station 訊息樞紐大廈

    Shenzhen Telecentre

  • Shenzhen Bay Bridge 2

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

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