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Shenzhen

Shenzhen: A premier global metropolis and technology hub on the Pearl River estuary.

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Street map of the area around Shenzhen; the red dot marks 22°32′49″N 114°03′14″E
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Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China, located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary and bordering Hong Kong to the south.[1] The city is a global technology hub and has been called China's Silicon Valley in the media.[2] According to 2020 data, Shenzhen's urban population of 17.5 million makes it China's third most populous city, behind only Shanghai and Beijing.[1]

Geography and history

Shenzhen is situated within the Pearl River Delta, roughly 100 km southeast of the provincial capital Guangzhou.[3] The earliest evidence of humans in the area dates back to the mid-Neolithic period, with habitation over the past 6,700 years.[4] In 214 BC, the area was submitted to the jurisdiction of Nanhai Commandery under the Qin dynasty.[5] The city hosted the 26th Universiade in August 2011.[6]

The initial establishment of historic counties in what is now Shenzhen occurred 1,700 years ago, while the settlements of Nantou and Dapeng were constructed more than 600 years in the past.[7] In 1978, Xi Zhongxun, who served as Guangdong's Party Secretary at that time, selected the designation "Shenzhen" for the city.[8] The Guangdong provincial government submitted a request on 23 January 1979 to change Bao'an County's name to Shenzhen; the State Council gave its approval and implemented the change on 5 March of that same year.[9] Deng Xiaoping championed the Central Committee's May 1980 decision to establish Shenzhen as China's inaugural Special Economic Zone.[10]

Within Shenzhen's boundaries, more than 160 rivers and channels traverse the city, and 24 reservoirs are located there.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Top 10 Chinese cities by urban resident population", investinchina.chinadaily.com.cn (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Whitwell, "Inside Shenzhen: China's Silicon Valley", The Guardian, 13 June 2014; "Shenzhen is a hothouse of innovation", The Economist (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shenzhen People's Government, 12 July 2011; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: China Central Television, 7 August 2003; Brief History of Shenzhen , Shenzhen Government official website. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 郑小红, 2 July 2010; 新华社, 27 August 2010; "Universiade Shenzhen 2011", China Daily; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shenzhen People's Government, 26 August 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shenzhen People's Government, 12 July 2011; 央视国际, CCTV, 7 August 2003; "习仲勋与深圳结不解之缘：定下“深圳市”名称", China News Service, 15 October 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 中共惠州市委党史研究室课题组, 7 December 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Curtis, "The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order", Yale University Press; China Central Television, 7 August 2003; Fish, Isaac Stone, "A New Shenzhen", 25 September 2010; "Shenzhen Continues to lead China's reform and opening-up", 中国网; Stoltenberg, "China's Special Economic Zones: Their Development and Prospects", Asian Survey, 1984, p. 637–654; Holmes, "China's New Special Economic Zone Evokes Memories Of Shenzhen", Forbes, 21 April 2017; "The spirit of enterprise fades: Capitalism i en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Shenzhen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Shenzhen (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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