Shenzhen Overivew
Shenzhen is located in the southerneast of China, neighbouring to Hong Kong. It serves as a gateway between mainland China and Hong Kong.
With an area of 1,953 square kilometers, Shenzhen is 1.5 times of New York City. Between 1979 to 2009, its population had grown from 30,000 to 8,912,300. And migrant workers made up some 90 percent of Shenzhen’s population.
Mainly because of its location, Shenzhen was selected as an experiment in capitalism by late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in 1979. In 1980, Shenzhen became one of China Specail Economic Zones(SEZs). Since then, this small fishing village has transformed into a modern metropolis.
Shenzhen Spirit
Time is money,efficiency is life.
Empty talk endangerous the nation, pratical work brings prosperity to the nation.
These two famous posters at either side of Shekou Industrial Road in Shenzhen have inspired Shenzhen and the whole country on the road of economic reform and opening up.
Resources
Shenzhen OverviewShenzhen Wikipedia