Futian District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of

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, China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the city's

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

(CBD).

Name

There are two theories concerning the origin of the district's name: * From an inscription dating 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 res ...

(960–1297) which reads: "Lakes and mountains are blessed with fertile farmlands" (). * Written records showing that people from Shangsha Village built houses in Songziling in 1192; their farmlands were cultivated in lattice shapes, which in Chinese is a homophone for "Futian" meaning "blessed fields".

History

Luohu District 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 ...

was established in April 1979, one month after Shenzhen was promoted to city status. Futian, and another area called Fucheng (), became communes within the Luohu District. Futian became part of the Shenzhen

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after it was designated in 1980. It then became a subdistrict under the district of Shangbu (). Futian, along with Nanshan, was promoted to district status in October 1990. The Shangbu district, which had governed the Futian subdistrict the previous decade, became a part of the Futian district. The district government was established on Shennan Middle Road. Rapid urbanization occurred in the late 20th century; the agricultural land which once made up a vast majority of Luohu had shrunk to an area of only by 2003.

Economy

The Central Business District (CBD) of Shenzhen is a planned development project that began in the early 1990s. Located within the Futian district, it comprises an area of 607 hectares. The four sides of the district are delineated by Binhe Dadao, Lianhua Road, Xinzhou Road and Caitian Road. Many office high-rises and government buildings are located in the CBD, some of which are prominent buildings in Shenzhen, such as the Shenzhen City Hall (Civic Center), Shenzhen Library,

Shenzhen Concert Hall The Shenzhen Concert Hall is a concert hall in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. History background The city government of Shenzhen funded it. Almost 160,000 people attended performances there in 2017. Arata Isozaki Arata Iso ...

Shenzhen Development Bank Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd. was a bank based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Ping An Insurance bought the controlling stake in Shenzhen Development Bank in 2011, from Newbridge Capital (16.76%) and ...

building and the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. Located directly north of the CBD is Lianhuashan Park. There are numerous skyscrapers in the CBD such as the SEG Tower,

China Merchants Bank Tower China Merchants Bank Tower (), or the Shenzhen World Trade Centre a 53-story skyscraper in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China was designed by American architecture firm Lee / Timchula of New York City. Lee / Timchula was the ...

, the twin towers of

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, and the 600 m (1969 ft)

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, which is the second tallest building in China and the fourth tallest in the world.

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China has its headquarters in Towers 2 and 3 of SZITIC Square in Futian District. The headquarters of OnePlus is in the Tairan Building in Chegongmiao , Futian District.

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has its Shenzhen Offices in Oriental Xintiandi Plaza in Futian District. The hotel chain

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formerly had its headquarters in Lüjing Garden, Futian District.

Subdistricts

Transport

Shenzhen Metro

Futian is currently served by ten metro lines operated by

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. These lines and their stations and connections are: * –

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, Huaqiang Road, Gangxia ,

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, Shopping Park , Xiangmihu, Chegongmiao , Zhuzilin, Qiaocheng East * – Shenkang, Antuo Hill , Qiaoxiang, Xiangmi, Xiangmei North, Jingtian , Lianhua West,

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 theori ...

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, Gangxia North , Huaqiang North , Yannan * – Futian Bonded Area, Yitian, Shixia , Shopping Park ,

, Children's Palace , Lianhuacun , Huaxin , Tongxinling , Hongling * – Futian Checkpoint ( via

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), Fumin ,

, Children's Palace , Lianhua North, Shangmeilin * –

, Tongxinling , Sports Center, Bagualing , Hanling * - Autuo Hill , Nonglin, Chegongmiao , Shangsha, Shawei, Shixia , Huanggangcun, Fumin , Huanggang Checkpoint, Chiwei, Huaqiang South, Huaqiang North , Huaxin , Huangmugang , Bagualing , Hongling North * - Xiasha, Chegongmiao , Xiangmei, Jingtian , Meijing, Xiameilin,

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, Shangmeilin , Maling , Hongling North ,

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, Hongling , Hongling South * – Futian Checkpoint ( via

), Fumin , Gangxia , Gangxia North , Lianhuacun , Donggualing, Maling * – Chegongmiao ,

, Gangxia North * – Gangxia North , Huangmugang

High-speed railway

Futian is currently served by the Futian Railway station, with the high speed rail from Guangzhou to Hong Kong.

Shopping centers

Central Walk Shopping Mall The mall is located at the Convention and Exhibition Center metro station and features three levels of shopping, entertainment, and dining. COCO Park

COCO Park COCO Park is a group of shopping complexes in Shenzhen. The primary one is in Futian District, Shenzhen. Futian COCO Park was established in 2007. Various journalists working for the '' South China Morning Post'' described it as "Shenzhen’s an ...

is an upscale retail complex in Futian Central Business District. Aside from a shopping mall, it also features a popular street bar, large open public spaces and restaurants. Huaqiangbei Huaqiangbei is known for its electronics market, the largest of its kind in China. It also offers a variety of men's and women's fashions, shoes, bags and leather goods.

Education

There are now 83 schools delivering primary and secondary education holding 111,982 students and 11,503 teaching staff. Futian is also home to 140 kindergartens.

Secondary schools

Secondary schools (in Chinese the term "中学", literally meaning "middle school", is used, and often they are called "middle schools" in English in China) include those operated by the Shenzhen municipal government and by the Futian district government. Schools operated by the Shenzhen municipal government in Futian District include: *

Shenzhen Senior High School Shenzhen Senior High School (深圳市高级中学), also known to its students as “Purple Castle" (紫色城堡), is a high school located in Shenzhen, China. The school has campuses in Futian District, Longhua District, and Pingshan Distri ...

- Central Campus (中心校区) and the South Campus (南校区) * Shenzhen Experimental School *

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Junior High School Division *Shenzhen No. 3 Senior High School (深圳市第三高级中学) Junior High School Division *Shenzhen Arts School (深圳艺术学校) - Baishaling *The First Vocational Technical School of Shenzhen (深圳市第一职业技术学校) *Shenzhen Pengcheng Technical College (深圳鹏城技师学院), previously Shenzhen Second Senior Technical School - Fuqiang and Qiaocheng campuses Schools operated by the Futian District government include: * - In 2018 it had about 2,600 students. It has a campus. *Shenzhen Fujing Foreign Language School - It was created in April 1999 and in 2018 it had over 2,000 students. *Shenzhen Futian BeiHuan Middle School *Futian Foreign Languages High School * Hongling Middle School *Shenzhen Futian Huafu Middle School *Shenzhen Futian Huanggang Middle School * * Shenzhen Futian Meilin Middle School *Shenzhen Futian Meishan Middle School *Shenzhen Futian Science Middle School *Shenzhen Futian Shangbu Middle School *Shenzhen Futian Shangsha Middle School *Shenzhen Futian Xinzhou Middle School *Shenzhen Yongyuan Experimental School (沪教院福田实验学校??) Other: *Xinsha Middle School

International schools

Green Oasis School Green Oasis School () is an international school in Tianmian Village (), Futian District, Shenzhen. GOS is a year 1-6 primary school that is open to both local and expatriate children aged 5 to 10. The school follows an adapted version of the U ...

QSI International School of Shenzhen previously had a campus in Honeylake, Futian District, adjacent to the Shenzhen Celebrities Club.Shenzhen Home
().

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. August 2, 2009. Retrieved on May 15, 2016.

Higher education

Futian District is the location of the University of Hong Kong–Shenzhen Hospital, a municipally-funded public teaching hospital.

Immigration port of entry

One of the immigration control points that lies within Futian is known as the Futian Port. Its counterpart in

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, connected through a pedestrian bridge. The port is served by

Futian Checkpoint Station Futian Checkpoint station () is a terminus of Line 4 and Line 10 of the Shenzhen Metro. Line 4 platforms opened on 28 June 2007 and Line 10 platforms on 18 August 2020. It is located at the ground level of Futian Port Control Point in Futia ...

on the Shenzhen Metro, itself being located within the port building. Another immigration checkpoint is located 150 m east of Futian Port. This is the only one of the six immigration checkpoints between Shenzhen and

that is open 24 hours. The crossing is highway-only and used mostly by trucks and busses, with the mainland and Hong Kong crossings being on opposite sides of a bridge over the Shenzhen River. Its counterpart in

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. It also marks the terminus of the

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Gallery

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in 2020 File:Hon Kwok City Center north2021.jpg, Hon Kwok City Center in 2021 File:East Pacific Center Towers2021.jpg, East Pacific Business Center in 2021 File:CMB Tower in Shenzhen2021.jpg,

in 2021 File:Shenzhen Energy Mansion2021.jpg, Shenzhen Energy Headquarters in 2021 File:Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower2020.jpg, Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower in 2020 File:Huaqiangbei&Shennan Cross2021.jpg, Huaqiangbei & Shennan Road Cross with

SEG Plaza SEG Plaza () is a skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Completed in 2000 and located at the junction of Shennan Road and Huaqiangbei Electronics Market, it originally stood tall including the height of the original antenna which ha ...

in 2021 File:Shenzhen Electronics Building.jpg,

CEIEC Building China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC) is a Chinese state owned enterprise in diversified business areas. It is one of a handful of defense trading companies authorized to represent the domestic defense production industri ...

in 2021 File:Shenzhen West at dust2021.jpg, Skyline of Futian CBD as viewed from

Binhe Boulevard Binhe Boulevard () is a major east–west expressway along the southern boundary of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It connects Binhai Boulevard in the west, crosses Futian and ends at Chuanbu Street, Luohu. The speed limit is . References {{Shenz ...

File:Shenzhen Rriver between Futian& Lok Ma Chau2021.jpg, Shenzhen River between

in 2021 File:Civic Center Shenzhen(south)2021.jpg,

Shenzhen Civic Center Civic Center or Citizens' Center () is a government building in Shenzhen, China. It is located within the Futian Central Business District and was constructed at a cost of CNY The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RM ...

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Shennan Road Shennan Road () is a major east-west thoroughfare of Shenzhen, China. Location Spanning all over Luohu, Futian and Nanshan Districts, the road measures in length. It is divided into three sections, namely Shennan Boulevard (), Shennan Middle ...

with Zhuzilin Junction East in 2021 File:Shenzhen CBD.jpg, Futian section of

File:Shenzhen Library Overview.jpg,

Shenzhen Library Shenzhen Library () is the public library system of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The main library is a part of the Shenzhen Cultural Center in Futian District. The main library occupies a building on a plot of land. History It was previous ...

Notes

References

External links

Futian Government Online
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