Shennan Road () is a major east-west thoroughfare of
Shenzhen
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China
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Location
Spanning all over
Luohu
Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen, China, located north of the New Territories of Hong Kong, east of Futian District, southeast of Longgang District, southwest of Pingshan District, and west of Yantian District. It is one of the oldest ...
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Futian
Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's central business district (CBD).
Name
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Nanshan Districts, the road measures in length. It is divided into three sections, namely Shennan Boulevard (), Shennan Middle Road ()and Shennan East Road (). The sections defined as the portions of
Nantou Nantou may refer to:
* Nantou County (南投縣), a county in central Taiwan (Republic of China)
* Nantou City (南投市), seat of Nantou County, Taiwan
* Nantou (historical town) (南头), a historic town and former administrative center of Xin' ...
Checkpoint to Huanggang Road, Huanggang Road to Hongling Road and Hongling to Yanhe Road respectively. The two-way road mostly consists of 4 lanes of traffic on each side (around 135m in width, the widest section for up to 350m). In some sections there are side roads and greening present.
History
The road is named after the two former settlements (of which both would later be integrated as part of the city of Shenzhen) it links on each end, the towns of Shenzhen () in
Luohu
Luohu District is a district of Shenzhen, China, located north of the New Territories of Hong Kong, east of Futian District, southeast of Longgang District, southwest of Pingshan District, and west of Yantian District. It is one of the oldest ...
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Nantou () in
Nanshan, and is known for its presence of skyscrapers flanking along its sides. However, prior to the designation of Shenzhen as a city in 1979, the road was but a long gravel path only wide linking Shenzhen and Shangbu planning area. The road was then laid with asphalt, continued by numerous extensions and widenings, and became fully built c.1994.
Attractions
Attractions along the road include
Window of the World
Window of the World () is a theme park located in the western part of the city of Shenzhen in the People's Republic of China. It has about 130 reproductions of some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world squeezed into 48 hectares ...
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Happy Valley,
Huaqiangbei
Huaqiangbei () is a subdistrict of Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, one of Shenzhen's notable retail areas, having one of the largest electronics markets in the world. The area's status as a major electronics manufacturing hub, and spr ...
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Dongmen and
Shun Hing Square
Shun Hing Square (), also known as "Di Wang Tower" () is a -tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Upon its completion in 1996, it became the tallest building in China, until being surpassed by CITIC Plaza next year.
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Gallery
File:Samnaamdunglou.JPG, Shennan East Road
File:Shennan Boulevard（middle）Hon Kwok City Center.jpg, Shennan Middle Road
File:Shen Nan Rd. E&Mid West View.JPG, Junction of Shennan East and Middle Roads
File:Shennan & Shahe Road Junction in Nanshan.jpg, Junction of Shennan & Shahe Roads in Nanshan
File:Futian Bus Station, G4&Shennan Road.jpg, Shennan Road & G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway
The Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway (), designated as G4 and commonly referred to as the Jinggang'ao Expressway () is a -long expressway that connects the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, at the border wit ...
in Futian
Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's central business district (CBD).
Name
There are two theor ...
See also
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Binhai Boulevard
Binhai Boulevard ( Chinese:滨海大道) is a major expressway in Shenzhen, China. It runs from Nanshan Boulevard in Nanshan and runs along much of the length of Shenzhen Bay Park and eventually joins Binhe Road when it ends at Futian. Over of ...
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Beihuan Boulevard
Beihuan Boulevard () is a major expressway in Shenzhen, China. It runs from Yueliangwan Boulevard in Nanshan and ends at Shangbu, Futian. Spanning , it is among the longest roads in the city.
See also
* Shennan Road
*Binhai Boulevard
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References
Transport in Shenzhen
Futian District
Luohu District
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Roads in China
Roads in Shenzhen
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