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Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen,
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,
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. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the
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. It has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by the government, alongside Qianhai,
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and
Nansha New Area Nansha District and Nansha New Area is one of 11 urban districts and a state-level new area of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as ...
.


History

The area was formerly a customs station of Bao'an County. On 31 January 1979, it became officially known as the Shekou Industrial Zone, developed solely by
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of Hong Kong under Yuan Geng's leadership, earlier than the formation of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. The event is chronicled in the Chinese ballad "The Story of Spring (春天的故事)". Since the 1980s, after foreign oil majors such as Agip,Agip, Chevron And Texaco Sign Agreement To Study New Tract Offshore China – Pr Newswire – Highbeam Research
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and Shell obtained concessions for oil exploration in the South China Sea, Shekou started serving as a base for a small contingent of foreign
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workers, since qualified personnel were not available locally. As a result of this first mover advantage in catering for mainly western tastes in housing, food and drink, entertainment and schooling, at a time when no alternatives were available in the area, Shekou gradually became home to the majority of the expatriate population working in and around Shenzhen and part of its hinterland in the
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. This trend has however abated after 2003, after the country's continued economic reforms. Development of other parts of the city and substantial increase in English levels of university graduates have made life in the city proper more acceptable to many foreigners without school-age children. In 2003, the local government, seeking to capitalize on the foreign flavor of the area, invested in a complete make-over of Sea World, turning it into a western-style entertainment area centered on the grounded Minghua (明华) ship, a 14,000 ton, 168 m long vessel built in 1962 as a French ferry vessel purchased by China in 1973. It is commonly, though incorrectly, referred to by many locals as French President
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's private yacht. Minghua is now completely landlocked due to extensive local
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and redevelopment efforts. Shekou is undergoing a major redevelopment project, costing an excess of 60 billion RMB. This included the construction of dozens of office and residential towers (such as the China Merchants Tower), a new cruise center replacing the old ferry terminal, a number of shopping malls around Sea World and the refurbishment of numerous older buildings.


Transportation

Line 2 of the city's metro ends in Chiwan, an area just west of Shekou, therefore the line is also known as the
Shekou line 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. Shenzhe ...
. Stations geographically located in Shekou include, among others Sea World and Shekou Port. Line 12 is a new line which will go to the east of Nanshan. It connects with the Shekou line at Chiwan. Shekou Cruise Center, which replaced the
Shekou Port Ferry Terminal Shekou Passenger Terminal () was a ferry port located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. It allowed for direct ferry connections from Shenzhen to destinations across the Pearl River Delta. It was operated by China Merchant Shekou Ferry ...
, offers regular ferry services to and from Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai. In regards to ferries from Hong Kong and Macau, the customs and immigration process is completed upon disembarking the ferry. Passengers taking ferries directly to Hong Kong International Airport can also check in for some flights at the terminal. Coming from Hong Kong International Airport, passengers can buy ferry tickets upon landing in Hong Kong, they do not need to go through customs in Hong Kong or collect their luggage. They can pick up their checked in luggage once arriving and going through customs in Shekou. The ferry runs throughout the day from 8.15AM - 9.50PM. There are also buses travelling from the terminal to the Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. The Shekou container port is part of the large port complex of Shenzhen. Shekou port is one of the main fruit import cities in south China. The port is part of the
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that runs from the Chinese coast via the
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to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the hub of Trieste with its rail connections to
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and Eastern Europe.


Community

The area attracts many tourists and has a sizable community of resident foreigners, and many non-Chinese restaurants exist in the area. According to the Shenzhen Management and Service Center for Expats, 6,275 of the 43,919 registered expats living in Shenzhen are registered with the Shekou Police Station and Shenzhenwan Police Station alone.


Education

Primary and secondary schools for local Mainland Chinese students include: * Shekou School, which houses primary and secondary grades *
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, which includes one high school, two middle schools, four primary schools and 4 nursery schools International primary and secondary schools in Shekou include: *
Shenzhen American International School Shenzhen American International School (SAIS, ) is an American international school in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. SAIS is a PreK-8 school that uses PBL (Project Based Learning) as its teaching philosophy, and is heavil ...
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Shenzhen Japanese School The Shenzhen Japanese School is a Japanese international school in the ''Xinchen Dasha'', Shekou Industrial Zone, Nanshan District, Shenzhen.
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* Korean International School in Shenzhen *
QSI International School of Shekou The QSI International School of Shenzhen (QSI Shenzhen; QSI 深圳蛇口科爱赛国际学校) is an international school in the Nanshan District of Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It is part of the Quality Schools International org ...
* Shekou International School * BASIS International School Shenzhen * Recognize International Academy Supplementary schools: * Previously the Shenzhen Saturday School (深・(シンセン)補習授業校, formerly SHENZHEN日本人 補習校), a Japanese supplementary school, was based in the Ming Wah International Convention Centre (明华国际会议中心) in Shekou.アジアの補習授業校一覧
(). MEXT. 2 January 2003. Retrieved on 12 January 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」"
Museums: *
Sea World Culture and Arts Center Sea World Culture and Arts Center is a waterfront situated multi-use culture and arts center within the greater Sea World (Shenzhen), Sea World development in Shekou, Shenzhen, China. The project is a joint venture between the state owned China Me ...
(joint with the UK's Victoria and Albert Museum) opened on 2 December 2017 * Shenzhen Shekou Maritime Museum opened to the public on 29 June 2017 Resource for Foreigners: Shekou was chosen as the location for China's first Management and Service Center for Expats. The new facilities provide an information center for locals as well as a place where foreigners can get assistance from very friendly English-speaking staff. The types of assistance they offer include registration services for expats living in the area so foreigners no longer need to go to the police station, advice on marriage or disputes with landlords and employers, guidelines on leases, traveling, currency exchange and more.


See also

* Shenzhen speed * Yuan Geng *
Reforms and Opening Up The Chinese economic reform or reform and opening-up (), known in the West as the opening of China, is the program of economic reforms termed "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" and "socialist market economy" in the People's Republic of Ch ...


References


External links


Shekou Daily: English-language news and resources focused on Shekou, Shenzhen, China
{{Shenzhen Geography of Shenzhen Nanshan District, Shenzhen