Shenzhen

Published on September 24, 2008 by admin

Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China’s Guangdong province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. Owing to China’s economic liberalization from the policies of reformist leader Deng Xiaoping, the area became China’s first - and ultimately most successful - Special Economic Zone.

Shenzhen’s novel and modern cityscape is the result of the vibrant economy made possible by rapid foreign investment since the late 1970s, when it was but a small fishing village. Since then, foreign nationals have invested more than US$30 billion for building factories and forming joint ventures. It is now reputedly one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Being southern China’s major financial centre, Shenzhen is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. Shenzhen is also the second busiest port in mainland China, ranking only after Shanghai.

Shenzhen: A significant and beautiful city

Shenzhen is a modern and beautiful garden city located in southern China just across the border from Hong Kong.  A popular destination for business travellers and Chinese tourists, Shenzhen has been relatively undiscovered by international tourists.  However that is changing as people hear about the city’s great attractions and that it is easily accessed from Hong Kong.

Shenzhen has been selected as the most livable city in China in a report released at the 2007 China City Forum in Beijing. The Beijing International Institute for Urban Development compared and analysed the quality of life in 287 cities in China, examining factors such as facilities, government services, clothing, food, accommodation and travel.  More…

In another study, conducted by the Hong Kong-based China Research Institute for Urban Competitiveness, Shenzhen was named as the third most beautiful city in China, following Beijing and Hong Kong.  More…

Described as a window of China’s opening up policy, Shenzhen was established as a Special Economic Zone in 1980.  Since that time it has grown from a fishing village into a major and economically significant city.

Universiade Shenzhen 2011 international games

In 2011 Shenzhen will host the 26th Universiade games.  An event of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), Universiades are a major international sporting and cultural event second in importance only to the Olympic Games.  For further information visit the official Universiade Shenzhen 2011 website.

The 26th Summer Universiade was attributed to the city of Shenzhen at the FISU Executive Committee meeting prior to the 2007 Winter Universiade in Torino. Other candidates were Kazan (RUS), Koashiung (TPE), Murcia (ESP) and Poznan (POL).

After Beijing in 2001 (summer) and Harbin in 2009 (winter), the Universaide will once more return to China as the city of Shenzhen was successfull in its bid for the 2011 Summer Universiade.

On the southern tip of China, on the Hong-Kong border, Shenzhen has been the fastest growing Chinese city for the last thirty years. The population of 13 million occupies an area of 2020 sqkm.

Shenzhen’s strategic location is a great advantage for business and trade. Its many industries benefit from a very dense transport network and considerable investment interest. The high technology sector has rapidly become the driver of the local economy. Trade with Hong-Kong is another of Shenzhen’s main resources. The two cities have concluded a favoured partner agreement. In the last eight years since Hong-Kong has returned to Chinese sovereignty, business between the two cities has doubled. Their cooperation extended in 2004 and now concerns a whole series of common projects including trade, as well as scientific research, education, finance and tourism.

Along the same lines, close cooperation has been developed between the universities of Shenzhen, and Hong-Kong, as well as those of Macao and Chinese Taipei. Student exchanges are numerous and are growing on an international scale.

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