Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
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Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (Chinese
: 深圳经济特区), established in May 1980, is the first special economic zone in the People's Republic of China
. Four other special economic zones were subsequently established.
Shenzhen Special Economic Zone comprises four of the six districts of Shenzhen
City
in Guangdong Province
, namely Luohu, Futian, Nanshan
, and Yantian
, with a total area of 493 km².
Simplified Chinese character
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: 深圳经济特区), established in May 1980, is the first special economic zone in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Four other special economic zones were subsequently established.
Shenzhen Special Economic Zone comprises four of the six districts of Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
City
Sub-provincial city
A sub-provincial divisions in the People's Republic of China, is like a prefecture-level city that is ruled by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law....
in Guangdong Province
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, namely Luohu, Futian, Nanshan
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Nanshan District is one of the seven districts comprising Shenzhen. It encompasses the southwest area of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 0.9 million...
, and Yantian
Yantian District
Yantian District is one of the seven districts of the Shenzhen City in Guangdong province of China. It is adjacent to Shenzhen River in the south, and is surrounded by Luohu and Longgang districts in Shenzhen. Until March 1998, Yantian was part of Luohu District.The size of Yantian district is...
, with a total area of 493 km².
See also
- Shantou Special Economic ZoneShantou Special Economic ZoneShantou Special Economic Zone , located within Shantou, Guangdong, is one of the five special economic zones in the People's Republic of China....
- Xiamen Special Economic ZoneXiamen Special Economic ZoneXiamen Special Economic Zone , established in October 1980, is one of the five special economic zones in the People's Republic of China. Originally comprising a territory of 2.5 km² in Xiamen City, it was expanded to 131 km² in 1984, covering the entire Xiamen Island, which comprises Huli District...
- Zhuhai Special Economic ZoneZhuhai Special Economic ZoneZhuhai Special Economic Zone , established on 5th August, 1980, is one of the five special economic zones in the People's Republic of China. Originally comprising a territory of 6.1 km² in Zhuhai City, it was expanded to 15.16 km² on 29th June, 1983, and 121 km² on 5th April, 1989....