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Chiwan (; Cantonese: Chik Wan) is a bay area surrounded by Chiwan hill at the east,
Xiaonanshan hill at the north, and Ying Zui hill at the southeast, in
Nanshan district,
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
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China
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Chiwan Port
Chiwan Port () or Chiwan Container Terminal () is part of the
Port of Shenzhen
The Port of Shenzhen is a collective name of a number of ports along parts of the coastline of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. These ports as a whole forms one of the busiest and fastest growing container ports in the world.
The port is h ...
. CCT is a sino-foreign joint venture company invested by Chiwan Wharf Holdings Limited, Kerry Properties (HK) Limited, China Merchants Holdings (International) Co., Ltd and Modern Terminal Limited (Modern Terminals). The port of Chiwan is used by ships for
crew changes, especially
container ship
A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal ...
s,
bulk carrier
A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo — such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement — in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, econom ...
s,
OSVs - offshore supply and support vessels and off shore craft involved in the
exploration of oil in the
South China Sea
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.
Places of historic interest
* Chiwan Left Fort () is located on Yingzui Hill, Chiwan. It was constructed in 1717 and was among the forts used by
Lin Zexu
Lin Zexu (30 August 1785 – 22 November 1850), courtesy name Yuanfu, was a Chinese political philosopher and politician. He was the head of states (Viceroy), Governor General, scholar-official, and under the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynast ...
during the
First Opium War
The First Opium War (), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Sino War was a series of military engagements fought between Britain and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of the ...
* Chiwan Tianhou Temple () dates back to the
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
. It was said to be built as an offering to
Mazu
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. She is the deified form of the legendary figure Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. Re ...
for protecting the fleet of
Zheng He
Zheng He (; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family and later adopted the surname Zheng conferred ...
. It was rebuilt over the following centuries and the present structure was constructed in the early 1990s. It is the largest temple complex dedicated to Tianhou in
Guangdong
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* Song Shaodi's Tomb () is the tomb of the last
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
Emperor, the 7-year-old
Emperor Bing.
*Chiwan Beacon (), built in 1394 at the peak of Xiaonanshan hill, was used in the following centuries as a military facility to issue alerts for potential military attacks.
Education
There is a combined elementary and junior high school, Shenzhen Nanshan Chiwan School (深圳市南山区赤湾学校).
A K-12 boarding school called Broadstone Academy Shenzhen will open in 2022. It will have a bilingual curriculum.
See also
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Shekou
Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Deep Bay, China, Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a free-t ...
, a residential and formerly industrial area east of Chiwan
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Chiwan Station
Chiwan station () is the southwest terminal metro station on Line 2 of the Shenzhen Metro, the eastern one being Xinxiu station in Luohu District
Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen, China, located north of the New Territories of Hong ...
, the
Shenzhen Metro
The Shenzhen Metro () is the rapid transit system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. Extensions opened on 28 November 2022 put the network at of trackage, operating on 15 lines with 345 stations.
Shenzhen Metro is the 6th ...
station serving the area
References
External links
Website of Chiwan Container Terminal Co. Ltd.
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Ports and harbours of China
Transport in Shenzhen