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SHENZHEN AFTER 1979 First and most obviously there were the buildings. In 1979 the tallest building in Shenzhen was a five storey military barracks. Within three years of the …
Some of the world’s great architects work in Shenzhen. See: Shenzhen Civic Centre Shi Min Zhong Xin: half a mile of glass podium covered by a great wing of …
ORIENTATION LOCATION Shenzhen is located in the south of Guangdong Province, its southern districts hugging the Hong Kong border. On the map, the SEZ forms a long narrow ribbon …
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY The events surrounding the end of the Southern Song Dynasty thirteenth century are well known in relation to the history of Hong Kong. As the Mongol …
HISTORICAL SKETCH EARLY HISTORY The history of Shenzhen is the history of a county, or prefecture, bounded in the north by the East River and stretching to the Hong …
THE NAME “SHENZHEN The name Shenzhen means deep drainage ditches. The zhen in Shenzhen refers to the ditches that take the water away from paddy fields. Zhen is not …
Discover Shenzhen before everyone else does. Few foreigners visit this mega-city. Chinese visit it by the millions each year. Chinese regard Shenzhen as one of the four major Chinese …
HISTORICAL SITES It’s a new city but it also has a past, often related to the great Chinese migrations of the thirteenth century. See: Chiwan Scenic Spot Chi Wan: …
Fietser Corporate Residence With serviced apartments, Fietser International Residences in Futian, is in Xiang Mi Hu Honey Lake, a central part of Futian and the prime commercial and financial …