Shenzhen Introduction

Shenzhen, referred to as Pengcheng for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, a city with separate plans, a megacity, a special economic zone approved by the State Council, a national economic center city, a national innovative city and one of the core engine cities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. By the end of 2022, there were nine districts in the city, with a total area of 1997.47 square kilometers and a permanent population of 1766654.38+0800.

Located in the south of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, Shenzhen is one of the four central cities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, one of the three national financial centers, namely, the national logistics hub, the international comprehensive transportation hub, the international science and technology industry innovation center and China. It is making every effort to build a pioneering demonstration zone in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, a comprehensive national science center and a global ocean centre city.

Located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer, east longitude 1 13 43' to1438', north latitude 22 24' to 22 52', bordering Daya Bay and Mirs Bay in the east and the Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang in the west. The whole terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, mostly low mountains and hills, with a gentle platform in the middle and a coastal plain in the west. It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, warm and pleasant, with abundant rainfall.

The predecessor of Shenzhen was Bao 'an County, the main part of which belonged to Xin 'an County of guangzhou fu in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and belonged to Huiyang area before the city was built. The name of Shenzhen was first recorded in the eighth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 10), and Shenzhen was established in 1979, which became the first special economic zone in China and was also the reform and opening up of China.

In 2022, Shenzhen achieved a regional GDP of 3,238.768 billion yuan, with a per capita GDP of183,274 yuan.

Although the development history of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is only over 40 years, it has a history of human activities of over 6,700 years. In the middle of Neolithic Age, indigenous people lived in Shenzhen, with a history of more than 6,000 years of human development and marine economic development, 1700 years of urban development, 600 years of coastal defense, and a long history of Guangfu people and Hakka immigrants.