Bao'an District () is one of the nine

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

s comprising the city of

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

province. It is one of the districts formerly lying outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

History

Bao'an was the historical name of Bao'an County (also known as Xin'an County) of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

, which included area of modern-day Shenzhen and

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. The area of today Bao'an District, was integrated into Shenzhen in 1979, which the Bao'an County was promoted as a city. Bao'an was reverted into county status in 1981, as the administrative unit of the area that belongs to Shenzhen, but now belongs to Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. Border patrols were also established in the border of the Economic Zone. In 1991,

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport — formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport — is an international airport serving the city of Shenzhen in South Central China’s Guangdong province. It is on the east bank of the Pearl River in Bao'an Di ...

, located in Bao'an County, was opened. Finally Bao'an district was established on January 1, 1993. Two New Districts () were created as sub-districts of Bao'an district, namely Guangming and Longhua new districts, in 2007 and 2011 respectively. In 2010, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was enlarged to cover the whole Shenzhen city. Bao'an became the final filming spot in the experimental Swedish documentary

Logistics Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...

. Rapid development occurred in the Bao'an District. Longhua District was separated from Bao'an and became a district on 11 October 2016. In 2018, Guangming District was also separated from Bao'an District.

Demographics

The district had a population of 4,476,554 by November 2020. About 85% of Bao'an's population are migrants from other parts of China, most speaking

Standard Chinese Standard Chinese ( zh, s=现代标准汉语, t=現代標準漢語, p=Xiàndài biāozhǔn hànyǔ, l=modern standard Han speech) is a modern standard form of Mandarin Chinese that was first codified during the republican era (1912–1949). ...

(Standard Mandarin). Hence this made Standard Chinese the primary Chinese variety spoken in the district.

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

is also widely spoken, between locals and migrants from around Guangdong Province (Canton Province).

Public Safety

Bao'an has, as of 2008, a notoriously bad safety record. Since the turn of the millennium, the district has seen a string of high-profile abductions, robberies, and other cases of violent crime. However, in the last four years, this has become less of an issue with an increased police presence and higher average income in the district.

Subdistricts

Bao'an District comprises ten

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Economy

Bao'an is predominantly a secondary sector economy as industrial center famous for having a concentration electronics factories, mostly in Xixiang and Guanlan sub-districts. There is also a sizable service industry. Agriculture, which used to dominate the economy, has diminished in recent years. Like many parts of Shenzhen, high-rises can be found all over Bao'an. Four airlines are headquartered on the grounds of

: Shenzhen Airlines, Jade Cargo International, Shenzhen Donghai Airlines, and

SF Airlines SF Airlines () is a Chinese cargo airline owned by SF Express (Group) Co. The company is headquartered in the No.1 Freight Depot of the International Shipping Center of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guan ...

Transportation

is situated in this district. Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway also travel through the district. Shenzhen metro lines 1, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 20 go through the district at some point.

Regional Railway

* Shenzhen Airport, Shenzhen Airport North, Fuhai West, Shajing West

Shenzhen Metro

Bao'an is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro: * - Xin'an, Bao'an Center , Bao'an Stadium, Pingzhou,

Xixiang Xixiang County () is a CPRC, county under the administration of Hanzhong City, in Shaannan, the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the southwest. Its administrative center, Xixiang, formerly known as Hsihsiang, li ...

, Gushu, Hourui, Airport East * - Baohua, Bao'an Center , Fanshen, Lingzhi , Honglang North, Xingdong * - Songgang , Xitou, Songgang Park, Shangwu, Guantian * - Bitou, Songgang , Houting, Shajing, Ma'an Hill, Tangwei, Qiaotou, Fuyong , Airport North ,

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

, Bihaiwan, Bao'an * - Xin'an Park, Lingzhi , Shangchuan, Liutang, Bao'an Passenger Transport Terminal, Baotian 1st Road, Pingluan Hill, Xixiang Taoyuan, Zhongwu South, Huangtian, Xingwei, Airport East , Fuwei, Huaide, Fuyong , Qiaotou West, Fuhai West, Shenzhen World , Shenzhen World North , Waterlands Resort South, Waterlands Resort East * - Convention & Exhibition City, Shenzhen World North , Shenzhen World , Shenzhen World South, Airport North

Education

Primary schools include: * Xiwan Primary School () ;Schools operated by the Shenzhen Municipal government * Shenzhen No. 7 Senior High School (深圳市第七高级中学) - Shajing Subdistrict

References

External links

Bao'an District Government Official websiteBao'an District Government Official website
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