Yantian District () is one of the nine districts of the city of
Shenzhen
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,
Guangdong
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, China. It is adjacent to
Shenzhen River and
Hong Kong
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to the south, and is surrounded by
Luohu,
Longgang and
Pingshan districts of Shenzhen.
Before 1960s, the northern part of the district belonged to Huiyang County (now
Huiyang District
Huiyang District ( postal: Waiyeung; is a district of Huizhou, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It was renamed in 2003 amid the restructuring of districts and counties in Huizhou. Formerly named Huiyang city (county level), its si ...
,
Huizhou
Huizhou ( zh, c= ) is a city in central-east Guangdong Province, China, forty-three miles north of Hong Kong. Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, Shaoguan to the north, Heyu ...
). The famous
Huizhou Uprising launched by Dr.
Sun Yat-sen started in the northern part of the district during 1900. The failure of the revolution had inspired Dr. Sun to revolt against the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
, which soon ended in 1912 after the
Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China's last ...
.
Due to the proximity to Bao'an County, Northern Yantian merged into the new County in 1960s. In 1978, after the establishment of Shenzhen
Special Economic Zone
A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...
(SEZ), Yantian (as a part of Luohu District), together with several other districts in Bao'an County, formed the new special economic district. In March 1998, Yantian separated from Luohu District after the construction of Yantian Port Area of
Shenzhen Port.
Subdistricts
The size of Yantian district is about , divided into four
subdistricts:
Located on
Mirs Bay
Mirs Bay (also known as Tai Pang Wan, Dapeng Wan, Dapeng Bay, or Mers Bay; ) is a bay in the northeast of Kat O and Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. The north and east shores are surrounded by Yantian and Dapeng New District of Shenzhen. Ping C ...
, Yantian is the location of some of Shenzhen's best-known tourist beaches,
Dameisha and Xiaomeisha. Yantian Port Area is also located within the district.
Economy
Vanke
Vanke () is a large residential real estate developer in China. It is engaged in developing, managing and selling properties across more than 60 mainland Chinese cities in the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and Bohai-Rim Region, with th ...
is headquartered in Vanke Center () in
Dameisha, Yantian District.
Industrial zone
The Shenzhen
Yantian Port Free Trade Zone was set up and approved by the State Council on September 27, 1996, with a total area of 0.85 square kilometer. On August 16, 2004, the project of "zone-port interaction" was approved by the State Council between Yantian Port Area and the Shenzhen Yantian Port Free Trade Zone.
Yantian Port
Bonded Logistics Park was established with 0.96 square kilometer on December 30, 2005. The zone is situated near Yantian Port Area. Industries that are encouraged include printing/publishing/packaging, raw material processing, shipping/warehousing/logistics, and trading and distribution.
Tourist attractions
*
Chung Ying Street()
*
Wutongshan National Park ()
*
Dameisha Beach
Dameisha Beach () is one of the largest beaches in Shenzhen, China. It is located on the northern shore of Mirs Bay along the Yantian District coastline and was opened to public in 1999. A Sheraton resort is located next to the beach.
Economy
Va ...
()
* Xiaomeisha Beach ()
* Shenzhen Xiaomeisha Sea World ()
*
OCT East
OCT East () is a major entertainment and resort complex in Yantian, Shenzhen, China. It was constructed at a cost of CNY 3.5 billion and covers an area of nearly . Construction started in 2004 and it was opened in 2007. It is divided into 3 them ...
()
File:Flower Field OCT East.jpg, Flower Field in OCT East
File:China-Yantian-Dameisha-and-Xiaomeisha-Beach-Aug-2001-00.JPG, Xiaomeisha Beach
File:Dameisha viewed from the sea 300meters high.jpg, Dameisha beach
File:Dameisha from the mountain side.jpg, Dameisha as viewed from OCT East
Education
;Schools operated by the Shenzhen Municipal Government
*
Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Senior High School Division
Transportation
The main bus routes covering Yantian District are shown on the table below, and
Shenzhen Metro Line 8 also serves the area. Moreover, there is a ferry between Yantian Seafood Street and Nan'ao,
Dapeng New District
Dapeng New District () is an administrative area under the jurisdiction of Longgang District in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It has a land area of , a coastline of and a total population of about 180,000. The district was created on 30December 2011 wi ...
.
References
External links
Yantian Government Online(English)
Yantian Government Online(Chinese)
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Districts of Shenzhen