Shenzhen, referred to as Pengcheng for short, is located in the south of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary and adjacent to Daya Bay and Dapeng Bay in the east. West of the Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang; The Shenzhen River in the south is connected with Hong Kong; It borders Dongguan and Huizhou in the north. Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city in Guangdong Province. The total area of the city 1952.84 square kilometers. By the end of 20 19, there were 9 administrative districts and 1 new districts in Shenzhen.

Shenzhen is a China Special Economic Zone, a national economic center city, an international city and a megacity approved by the State Council. It is the first fully urbanized city in China. 202 1 annual resident population 1768438+06000.

The name of Shenzhen first appeared in the eighth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 10). It was founded in the early Qing Dynasty, in 1979, and in 1980, it became the first special economic zone in China. It was the window of China's reform and opening up and a new immigrant city, creating a world-renowned "Shenzhen speed".

The place name "Shenzhen" first appeared in historical records in 14 10 (the eighth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty), which was built in the early years of Qing Dynasty. The local dialect usually calls the ridge ditch "town" or "surge". Shenzhen is named "Shenzhen" because of its dense Shui Ze and deep ditches near villages.