The Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was founded in 1980, which is the largest economic zone except that of Hainan Province in China. Shenzhen is “a city of immigration”, since most of its population is from other regions, meanwhile, it is a long and narrow city with a length of 81.4 kilometres from east to west, and the minimum distance of 10.8 kilometres from south to north. As a burgeoning city, Shenzhen is tidy and pretty, with sumptuous greenery all the year around. The local government has taken actions that suit local circumstances to develop so many tourist attractions, where the natural scenery combines artificial buildings artfully. In particular, the artificial landscapes in Shenzhen have been developed successfully, among which so many excellent theme parks remain a hot point of the tourism in Shenzhen. Area code: 0755 Post code: 518000 Area: Total area of Shenzhen City of 2,020km2, including the area of Shenzhen SEZ of 327.5km2. Population: 3.97 million Location: West to Dapeng Bay, East to Zhujiang Estuary, South to Dongguan and Huizhou, across a river on the south to New Territories, Hong Kong Administrative divisions: Luohu, Futian, Nanshan, Bao’an, Longgang & Yantian Languages: Mandarin, Guangzhou Dialect, Kejia Dialect & Chaozhou Dialect |