Guangdong Province - Shenzhen 深圳市

Shenzhen was designated as a special economic zone by the central government in 1980. The special economic zone has created an economic miracle in China, growing from a small fishing town to a prosperous modern city over the past 20 years. The fast pace of the city touches the life of everyone living there, whether s/he is a farmer, a fisherman/fisherwoman or someone who has emigrated there in search of a better life. All of them have witnessed remarkable changes in a city where everyone is given an equal chance. Shenzhen is a city of hope, a city full of opportunities, a city drawing thousands of talented people from across the country and around the world, and a city with modern skyscrapers, and shopping malls. It is also a city with clean air, blue sky and a mild climate, a city with convenient transportation, and a city with beautiful night views and colourful entertainment,

With the exciting stories of this “overnight city” still lingering in people’s minds, Shenzhen, gearing up to make more miracles will come true in the 21st century.

Bordering the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Shenzhen lies in the southern part of South China’s Guangdong Province. It encompasses 2,020 square kilometers and consists of six administrative districts—Futian, Luohu, Nanshan, Yantian, Bao’an, and Longgang. During over the past 20 years, Shenzhen has emerged as a major base and exporter of electrical appliances, garmenta, toys, timepieces, jewellery, furniture, food, building materials and leather in China. The city’s powerful leading industries, especially the high-tech sector, have played a prominent role in weathering the several economic problems that came with the Asian financial meltdown. With stepping up the development of high technologies, the city will also upgrade its various important traditional industries instead of abandoning them.

Shenzhen boasts the Huangtian International Airport, the fourth largest in the country, as well as ports with a combined container handling volume ranking second in the nation and an extensive network of freeways and highway. Its tourist sites and recreational facilities such as picturesque beaches, farmlands, eight golf courses, attract lots of tourists, a large number of whom come from the neighbouring Hong Kong and Macao.

Shenzhen set up its first border station in 1887, when it had only a small railway station and a wooden bridge. Over one hundred years have elapsed since then and the number of entry point has greatly increased. The city now has ports of entry from land, air, and sea.

The First Tower in Shenzhen is a very modern building and is capable of satisfying the needs of any person or business that rents space there. The building is comprised of a Grade A office building, business apartments, a shopping mall and a luxurious business center. The First Tower covers a total floor space of 6,009 square meters, with a total height of 208 meters. The building’s modern design shows off its elegance and grandeur standing in the economic center of the city.

Splendid China 锦绣中华

Located next to China Folk Culture Villages is Splendid China, which at present has the world’s largest display of miniature landmarks. These include some of China’s most famous historical monuments, tourist attractions and scenic spots. Examples of them are the Great Wall, the Forbidden City in Beijing, Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum and his terra-cotta army in Shanxi, the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan, the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang, Gansu, Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, Stone Forests in Kunming, Yunnan, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and many others. Visitors can tour 9.6-million-square-kilometer China and get spectacular views of all these and see in this vast country, all within a single day !

Xili Lake 西丽湖

Situated on the foot of the Kylin Mountain in the northwest of the special zone, 30 kilometers from the city proper, Xili Lake Country Club (formerly named Xili Reservoir Country Club) declared its new name in 1982. The Club has its own unique style in architectural design. The magnificent scenery of Xili Lake is embellished ever more charming and beautiful with the globe-like rotating restaurant, the several hundred-meter long Xili Long Walk, which is even longer than the Long Corridor of Summer Palace in Beijing, the Xili Tower, which follows the example of the Yuan-Yang Tower of Riyue Pool of Taiwan Province. The Club is open to both domestic and overseas tourists.

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