The earliest known recorded mention of the name chen could date from 1410, during the Ming dynasty. Locals call the drains in paddy fields "Zhen" (Chinese: 圳; lit. 'ditch', 'drain'). Shenzhen was named after a deep ( See more

Shenzhen roughly follows the administrative boundaries of the historical Bao'an County. The southern portion of Bao'an County … See more

Structure
Like all governing institutions in mainland China, Shenzhen has a parallel party-government system, in which the CCP Committee Secretary, officially termed the Chinese Communist Party Shenzhen Municipal … See more

As of 2020, Shenzhen had a total permanent population of 17,560,000, with 5,874,000 (33.4 percent) of them hukou holders (registered … See more

Prehistory to Ming era
The oldest evidence of humans in the area on which Shenzhen was established dates back during the mid-Neolithic period. Human have … See more

Shenzhen was the first of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to be established by then paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. Back to Apr 1979, Shenzhen was reformed as a Special Export … See more

Shenzhen's industry is described by its Municipal Bureau of Statistics to be upheld by its four-pillar industries: high tech, finance, logistics, and culture.
High Tech
Shenzhen is a large hub of the Chinese and global … See more