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Shenzhen [a] is a city in the province of Guangdong, China.A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest.
The Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (Chinese: 深圳经济特区) is a special economic zone (SEZ) of China. One of four special economic zones (SEZ) established in May 1980, it was the first SEZ created by Deng Xiaoping , [ 1 ] and, like the other three zones, was modeled after Ireland 's Shannon Free Zone .
Shenzhen was also elected as one of the top 10 cities in China for expatriates. Expatriates choose Shenzhen as a place to settle because of the city's job opportunities as well as the culture's tolerance and open-mindedness, and it was even voted China's Most Dynamic City and the City Most Favored by Migrant Workers in 2014.
Before 1980, Shenzhen's GDP was just 0.2 percent of Hong Kong's. In 2018, the city's GDP hit 2.42 trillion yuan (US$372 billion), overtaking Hong Kong. [20] Successes in Shenzhen prompted Chinese central authorities to instruct provincial officials to learn from Shenzhen. [21]: 114
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (IATA: SZX, ICAO: ZGSZ) — formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport — is an international airport serving the city of Shenzhen in South Central China’s Guangdong province. It is on the east bank of the Pearl River in Bao'an District, 32 km (20 mi) northwest of the city centre.
The Ping An Finance Center (Chinese: 平安金融中心; pinyin: Píng'ān Jīnróng Zhōngxīn) is a 115-storey, 599.1 m (1,966 ft) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. [7] It was completed in 2017, [1] and is the tallest building in Shenzhen, the 2nd tallest building in China and the 5th tallest building in the world.
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The Shenzhen Metro (深圳地铁) is the rapid transit system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China.The newest lines and extensions which opened on December 27, 2024 put the network at 595.1 kilometres (369.8 miles) [5] [b] of trackage.