Shenzhen
Shenzhen, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, referred to as "Shen", also known as Pengcheng, is a sub-provincial city in Guangdong Province, a city under separate state planning, a mega city, a special economic zone in China, a national economic center city and an internationalized city approved by the State Council. City. The city has jurisdiction over 9 administrative districts and 1 new district, with a total area of 1997.47 square kilometers and a built-up area of 927.96 square kilometers. According to the seventh census data, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Shenzhen was 17,560,061.
Shenzhen is located in southern China, southern Guangdong, and the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary. It is adjacent to Daya Bay and Dapeng Bay to the east, the Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang to the west, and is connected to Hong Kong across the Shenzhen River in the south. It is one of the four central cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. 1. It is a national logistics hub, an international comprehensive transportation hub, an international science and technology industry innovation center, and one of the three major national financial centers in China. It will make every effort to build a pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, a comprehensive national science center, and a global ocean center city.
Shenzhen’s earliest predecessor was Bao’an County, Guangzhou. The name of Shenzhen was first recorded in the Ming Dynasty in the eighth year of Yongle (1410). Shenzhen was established in 1979. In 1980, it became the first special economic zone established in China. It is the window of China’s reform and opening up. The emerging immigrant city has created the world-renowned "Shenzhen Speed" and is known as the "Silicon Valley of China".
In December 2019, it ranked third in the 2019 China Urban Creativity Index. In December 2019, it was ranked among the top 10 Chinese city brands of the year.
In June 2020, it was selected as one of the first batch of demonstration areas and projects for the construction of a national law-based government by the Central Committee for Governing the Country by Law. In 2020, Shenzhen will achieve a GDP of 2,767.024 billion yuan.
In 2021, Shenzhen ranked third in the list of top 100 cities in China released by the Wharton Institute for Economic Research. In 2021, according to the seventh national census, Shenzhen will be positioned as a megacity.
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