Nanshan District ( ;
Cantonese
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Jyutping
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: Naam4 Saan1 Keoi1) is one of the nine
districts
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comprising
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 provi ...
. It encompasses the southwest area of the
Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 1.08 million. In 2013, the district of Nanshan's local GDP output exceeded 320 billion RMB. The region has an established tourism industry and is home to several sightseeing locations.
It is known for being the home of Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park, which comprises some of China's largest technology companies and the establishments of well-known international companies, as well as being one of the nation's richest districts.
Geography
Nanshan District has a total area of . The area continued to increase due to large scale land reclamation, especially in
Qianhai and Houhai. The district is located to the northwest of
Deep Bay, east of the Pearl River entrance. Its northern boundary is Yangtaishan, which divides the district with
Baoan, while it is bounded south by
Inner Lingding Island and Dachan Island, though the Port of Shekou is the southernmost point on the peninsula. Nanshan is situated about a degree south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a
humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
. It sits directly north of
Yuen Long
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north N ...
district of Hong Kong. More than half of the district consist of urban areas. Mountainous areas like Tanglangshan and Yangtaishan to the north and Nanshan Park to the south are largely preserved as forests.
At tall, Yangtaishan has the highest elevation in the district, with Tanglangshan being the second at , and Nanshan, third, at . The district has a total coastline of .
History
Nanshan was largely a rural area before being rapidly developed since the late 1970s, with the exception of a few towns and villages.
Nantou, the seat of
Bao'an County for almost 1700 years was located within the district.
In September 1983, Nantou district was established as a county-level district. Less than a year later in August 1984,
Shekou
Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai, Hen ...
, which came to be known as Shekou subdistrict today, split off as a separate district from Nanshan. In September 1990,the two districts combined to form the present Nanshan District.
Nanshan experienced large sums of migrants from other parts of the country. Most of the original towns in the district had either been demolished to make way for developments or became what are to be known as
urban villages.
Demographics
As of the end of 2011, Nanshan district had a total resident population of 1,087,936 and a census-registered population of 0.5492 million. The vast majority of the population are concentrated in the southern half of the district.
Administrative divisions
Nanshan District is organized into the following subdistricts.
Transportation
Shenzhen Metro
Nanshan is currently served by six metro lines operated by
Shenzhen Metro:
* -
OCT,
Window of the World ,
Baishizhou,
Hi-Tech Park
High technology (high tech), also known as advanced technology (advanced tech) or exotechnology, is technology that is at the cutting edge: the highest form of technology available. It can be defined as either the most complex or the newest t ...
,
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University (SZU, Chinese: 深圳大学) is a municipal public research university in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The university is funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.
Location
SZU comprises two campuses, Houhai cam ...
,
Taoyuan,
Daxin,
Liyumen,
Qianhaiwan
* -
Chiwan ,
Shekou Port,
Sea World,
Shuiwan,
Dongjiaotou,
Wanxia,
Haiyue,
Dengliang,
Houhai ,
Keyuan,
Hongshuwan,
Window of the World ,
Qiaocheng North
* -
Chiwan ,
Liwan
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,
Railway Park,
Mawan,
Qianwan Park,
Qianwan ,
Guiwan,
Qianhaiwan ,
Liuxiandong,
Xili ,
University Town
A college town or university town is a community (often a separate town or city, but in some cases a town/city neighborhood or a district) that is dominated by its university population. The university may be large, or there may be several s ...
,
Tanglang,
Changlingpi
* -
Xili Lake,
Xili ,
Chaguang,
Zhuguang,
Longjing,
Taoyuancun,
Shenyun
* -
Qianwan ,
Menghai,
Litchi Orchards,
Nanyou West,
Nanyou,
Nanshan Book Mall,
Shenzhen University South,
Yuehaimen,
High-Tech South,
Hongshuwan South ,
Shenwan
Shenwan is a town situated at the southwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan, Guangdong province. The population of Shenwan is residents. The total area of the town is .
The town is noted for its pineapples
The pineapple (''Ananas comosu ...
,
Shenzhen Bay Park
* -
Qianhaiwan ,
Nanshan,
Houhai ,
Hongshuwan South
Railway Stations
*
Shekou West ()
*
Mawan ()
*
Shenzhen West ()
*
Xili ()
Container Ports
*
Shekou
Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai, Hen ...
()
*
Dongjiaotou ()
*
Chiwan ()
* Mawan ()
* Qianhai ()
Maritime Transport
The
Shekou Passenger Terminal
Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai, Hengq ...
offered ferry service to
Hong Kong
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(
Hong Kong Island
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and
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is Hong Kong's main airport, built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or ''Chek Lap Kok Airport'', to distingui ...
),
Zhuhai
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and
Macau
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. Now the
Shekou Cruise Center has that role.
Cross boundary coaches to and from Hong Kong are also available at
Shenzhen Bay Port. The port it located geographically at
Shekou
Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai, Hen ...
hence all coach will travel along the
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor to get to Hong Kong.
Economy
Coolpad,
Tencent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the wo ...
,
ZTE
ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication. Founded in 1985, ZTE is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
ZTE's core business is wireless, exchange, op ...
, and
China Resources Beverage (CR Beverage), among others, have their headquarters at Hi-Tech Park (), Nanshan.
[Consumer Goods]
." China Resources
China Resources Holdings Company Limited (), or simply China Resources, is a Chinese state-owned conglomerate that owns a variety of businesses in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Some of its subsidiaries use the name in the form of the acronym ...
. Retrieved on April 10, 2014"
The South China office of CR Beverage is in on the 10th floor of the Min Tai Building () in the district.
[
China Nepstar has its headquarters in the Xinnengyuan Building (/) on Nanhai Road, Nanshan District. The headquarters of Evergrande Group are in Nanshan.
The drink company Hey Tea has its headquarters in the Aerospace Science And Technology Square ().
The department store chain Ren Ren Le has its headquarters in Nanshan District.
]
Free Trade Zones
Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone is a large masterplanned commercial free trade zone
A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a class of special economic zone. It is a geographic area where goods may be imported, stored, handled, manufactured, or reconfigured and re-exported under specific customs regulation and generally not subject to cu ...
comprising of reclaimed land under construction in Qianhai, Nanshan. Upon scheduled completion in 2020, special policies including lower taxation rates would be implemented in the new district.
Shekou is another free trade zone, redeveloping from a former industrial zone.
Education
Universities
Eight of Shenzhen's eleven full-time universities are located in Nanshan:
*Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University (SZU, Chinese: 深圳大学) is a municipal public research university in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The university is funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.
Location
SZU comprises two campuses, Houhai cam ...
*Shenzhen Polytechnic
Shenzhen Polytechnic (SZPT; ) is a municipal public vocational college in Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South ...
* Shenzhen University City
** Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University
** Graduate School at Shenzhen, Peking University
** Graduate School at Shenzhen, Harbin Institute of Technology
*Southern University of Science and Technology
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) ) is a public research university in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It changed its English name from South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC) to Sout ...
*Financial College of Nankai University
*Shenzhen Virtual University Park
Primary and secondary schools
Government secondary schools
The Chinese word Zhongxue 中学, rendered in English as "middle school," may refer to either schools with grade 7-9 lower secondary levels and/or grade 10-12 upper secondary levels. Dr. Elisabeth P. Montgomery, Senior Advisor on Internationalization for the Nanshan District Education Bureau, is the first foreigner to hold such a position in China. She helped design education curricula for Nanshan grades 1-12 and is one of three designers of Shenzhen YuCai High School, International Department. Additionally, she is Foreign Vice Principal at the South China University of Science and Technology (SUSTECH) Education Group, International Advisor in China and Latin America, and public school Inspector.
http://www.ycid.org]
Some are governed by the Shenzhen municipal government. Those include:
* Shenzhen Experimental School
Some are governed by the Nanshan District government. Those include:
* Nanshan Middle School Attached to Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部)
* Shenzhen Bolun Vocational and Technical School (深圳市博伦职业技术学校)
* Shenzhen Nanshan Experimental Education Group (深圳市南山实验教育集团)
** Nanhai Middle School (南海中学)
** Qilin Middle School (麒麟中学)
* Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language School (Group) (深圳市南山外国语学校(集团)/深圳南山外國語學校)
** Binhai Middle School (滨海中学)
** Gaoxin Middle School (高新中学)
** Taoyuan Middle School (桃源中学)
** High School (高级中学)
* Second Foreign Language School of Nanshan (Group) (深圳市南山区第二外国语学校(集团))
** Xuefu Middle School (学府中学)
* Shenzhen Shekou Yucai Education Group (深圳市蛇口育才教育集团)
** Yucai High School
**
** Yucai No.3 Middle School
* Shenzhen Nanshan OCT High School 深圳市南山区华侨城中学/華僑城中學
** OCT Campus (侨城初中部)
** Shenwan Campus (深圳湾部)
* Shenzhen Nantou High School (深圳市南头中学/南頭中學)
Other:
*Lixiang Middle School 荔香中學/荔香中学
* Shekou School, merged from Shekou Middle School
*Shenzhen Nanshan Bilingual School, a Cambridge International Center (CIC) Middle School
International and private schools
There are four Anglophone international high schools and private high schools in Nanshan. Several of these high schools all offer British, University of Cambridge International A-Level
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or North America
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n style curricula
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, with English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
as the main language of instruction. There are also Japanese and South Korean-style schools.
* The International School of Nanshan Shenzhen
* Shenzhen Nanshan Chinese International College (formerly Nanshan Bilingual School/Baishizhou Bilingual School)
* Shekou International School
* QSI International School of Shekou.
* Shenzhen American International School
*BASIS international school of shenzhen
*Shen Wai International school
International K-12 schools include:
* KIS Korean International School of Shenzhen (Korean section and English elementary section)
International 1-9 schools include:
* Shenzhen Japanese School[Shenzhen's first Japanese school opens in Shekou]
. ''Shenzhen Daily
''Shenzhen Daily'' is an English-language newspaper published in 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 t ...
''. June 16, 2008. Retrieved on January 14, 2015
Alternate link at
Xinhua
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Alternate link at
Newsgd.com.
Supplementary schools
, a Japanese weekend school, has its office on the 8th floor of the Jinsanjiao Building () in Baishizhou. Previously it was based in the Ming Wah International Convention Center () in Shekou
Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai, Hen ...
.[アジアの補習授業校一覧]
(). MEXT
The , also known as MEXT or Monka-shō, is one of the eleven Ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the Government of Japan. Its goal is to improve the development of Japan in relation with the international communi ...
. January 2, 2003. Retrieved on January 12, 2018. "中華人民共和国広東省SHENZHEN市蛇口工業區亀山路8號「明華国際会議中心」"
In addition, the Shenzhen Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes a Korean Saturday school because many Korean students are not studying in Korean-medium schools; the school had about 600 students in 2007. The chamber uses rented space in the OCT Primary School as the Korean weekend school's classroom.
Gallery
File:China Resources Headquarters 03-10-2018.jpg, China Resources Headquarters in 2018
File:Hanking Center2021.jpg, Hanking Center in 2021
File:Peng Rui One Shenzhen Bay2021.jpg, One Shenzhen Bay Tower 7 in 2021
File:Heung Kong Tower.jpg, Zhongzhou Holdings Financial Center in 2016
File:China Merchants Tower in Shekou2021.jpg, China Merchants Tower in 2021
File:Tencent binghai building202012 (cropped).jpg, Tencent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the wo ...
Headquarters.
File:ZTE building in Hi-tech Zone of Nanshan District.jpg, ZTE
ZTE Corporation is a Chinese partially state-owned technology company that specializes in telecommunication. Founded in 1985, ZTE is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
ZTE's core business is wireless, exchange, op ...
Headquarters
File:China Resources Headquarters Nanshan Shenzhen China.jpg, Skyline of Shenzhen Bay
Deep Bay is a bay between Yuen Long District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong and the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province. It is otherwise known as Hau Hoi Wan () in Hong Kong, and Shenzhen Bay () in Mainland China.
Name
The local Canton ...
as viewed from Shenzhen Bay Park
File:Skylineinshenzhenhouhai202009.jpg, Skyline of Shenzhen Bay
Deep Bay is a bay between Yuen Long District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong and the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province. It is otherwise known as Hau Hoi Wan () in Hong Kong, and Shenzhen Bay () in Mainland China.
Name
The local Canton ...
as viewed from Houhai Bridge in 2020.
File:Hanking Center & Tencent Tower from SZU2021.jpg, Skyline as viewed from Shenzhen University
Shenzhen University (SZU, Chinese: 深圳大学) is a municipal public research university in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The university is funded by the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government.
Location
SZU comprises two campuses, Houhai cam ...
with Hanking Center (tallest building) on the right in 2021.
File:Shenzhen Bay Bridge2021.jpg, Shenzhen Bay Bridge in 2021.
File:Shenzhen Bay Port2021.jpg, Shenzhen Bay Port in 2021.
File:Xili Reservoir in Shenzhen2021.jpg, Xili Reservoir in 2021.
File:Taoyuan Road & Nanshan Government Building at Dust2021.jpg, Taoyuan Road at dust with Nanshan District Government on the right side in 2021.
File:OCTshenzhen2020.jpg, Overseas Chinese Town
Overseas Chinese Town (OCT, ) is the colloquial name for a cluster of scenic spots in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, around the Window of the World Station, Overseas Chinese Town Station, Qiaocheng East Station and Qi ...
with OCT Tower
OCT Tower () is a skyscraper in Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, China. It is 300 meters tall and has 60 floors. It is the 15th tallest building in Shenzhen. It functions as an office building. The building was first proposed in 2013 and constr ...
on the right side in 2020.
File:Shahe in Nanshan Shenzhen2020.jpg, Dasha River in 2020.
File:ShenzhenBaySports Center202012east.jpg, Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in 2020.
File:Sea World in Shekou Shenzhen2021.jpg, Shekou
Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai, Hen ...
Sea World in 2020.
File:Shekou fishing harbor2021.jpg, Shekou Fishing Harbour in 2020.
References
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