Prefecture-level city · Guangdong

Shenzhen 深圳市

Shenzhen (深圳市) is the prefecture-level city on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary in Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong along the Shenzhen River (深圳河). Created from the old Bao'an County (宝安县) in 1979 and made a special economic zone in 1980, it grew from a border farming county into a megacity.

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Get to know Shenzhen

The entrance to Shenzhen Museum's Civic Center branch, January 2026. Shown locality: Shenzhen Museum, Shenzhen. Source-recorded photograph date: 15 January 2026, 15:47:06.
The entrance to Shenzhen Museum's Civic Center branch, January 2026. Shown locality: Shenzhen Museum, Shenzhen. Source-recorded photograph date: 15 January 2026, 15:47:06. · GAFLWING 218 lNANGM · CC0
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Administrative area
Prefecture-level city · 地级市
Part of
Guangdong
Chinese name
深圳市
Local areas
9 local areas

Area & population

Area in the source
1,997.00 km²
Population · 2020
17,560,000
Administrative seat
Futian District

Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.

Setting and landscape

The city is a narrow strip about 81 kilometres long and under 11 kilometres wide at its narrowest, between Daya Bay (大亚湾) and Dapeng Bay (大鹏湾) to the east and Lingding Bay (伶仃洋) to the west. Coastal hills line the southeast, where Wutong Mountain (梧桐山) rises to about 944 metres; the western shore is flat alluvial plain and reclaimed land, and the Dapeng Peninsula (大鹏半岛) keeps volcanic relics and sea-cut coast. The mangroves of Shenzhen Bay Park (深圳湾公园) are a stopover for migrating birds.

History

People lived at Xiantouling (咸头岭) on Dapeng Bay some 7,000 years ago. Bao'an County was founded in 331 with its seat at Nantou (南头), and in 1573 the Ming made Nantou the seat of Xin'an County (新安县), which also covered Hong Kong until the treaties of 1842 to 1898 separated it. The name Shenzhen, first recorded in 1410, long meant only a market around today's Dongmen (东门); the place grew after the Kowloon–Canton Railway opened a station there in 1911. The special economic zone, approved in August 1980, was extended to the whole city in 2010.

What to see

Dapeng Fortress (大鹏所城), built in the Hongwu reign of the Ming against Japanese pirates, is a national key heritage site and the source of the city's nickname Pengcheng (鹏城). Nantou Old Town (南头古城) marks the old county seat, the Hehu (鹤湖新居) and Dawan (大万世居) walled villages were built by Hakka settlers in the Qing, and Chung Ying Street (中英街) at Sha Tau Kok (沙头角) is known as "one street, two systems". The Overseas Chinese Town (华侨城) resort, with the Window of the World (世界之窗), Splendid China (锦绣中华) and Happy Valley (欢乐谷) theme parks, has been a national 5A scenic area since 2007, and the Mission Hills (观澜湖) area in Longhua District (龙华区) since 2011. A seaside boardwalk runs from Yantian (盐田) port to Dameisha (大梅沙) beach.

Food and local products

Shajing oysters (沙井蚝) from Bao'an grow fat in beds where fresh and salt water meet; fattened by hanging culture, they are eaten steamed or deep-fried and also dried or made into oyster sauce. Poon choi (盆菜) layers a dozen or so ingredients, among them chicken, duck, fish, oysters, tofu skin, radish and pork, each fried, braised or stewed first, in one basin shared by the whole table as a sign of reunion. Guangming squab (光明乳鸽) and Nanshan lychees (南山荔枝) are other local specialities.

Highlights

  • Dapeng Fortress 大鹏所城: Ming coastal fortress against Japanese pirates, a national key heritage site; source of the nickname Pengcheng.
  • Nantou Old Town 南头古城: Seat of Bao'an County from 331 and of Xin'an County from 1573.
  • Chung Ying Street 中英街: Street at Sha Tau Kok known as 'one street, two systems'.
  • Overseas Chinese Town resort 深圳华侨城旅游度假区: Window of the World, Splendid China and Happy Valley; national 5A scenic area since 2007.
  • Shajing oysters 沙井蚝: Bao'an oysters fattened by hanging culture where fresh and salt water meet.
Sources for this guide

地理-深圳政府在线_深圳市人民政府门户网站 · Information Office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government

深圳市 广东省人民政府门户网站 · People's Government of Guangdong Province (text from the Guangdong Provincial Tourism Administration)

沙井鲜蚝 广东省人民政府门户网站 · People's Government of Guangdong Province (text from the Guangdong Provincial Tourism Administration)

盆菜 广东省人民政府门户网站 · People's Government of Guangdong Province (text from the Guangdong Provincial Tourism Administration)

国家5A级旅游景区 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0

深圳市 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.

Explore Shenzhen

Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.

Places to explore around Shenzhen

The Futian skyline in Shenzhen · 深圳福田The Futian skyline in Shenzhen · 深圳福田 Photograph date recorded by the source: 1 January 2021, 15:21:42.

Shenzhen深圳

Shenzhen can be read through contrasting districts: the Civic Center museums explain its recent transformation, Overseas Chinese Town brings together large leisure attractions, and Dapeng preserves a much older fortified…

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Window of the World深圳世界之窗

Window of the World is a theme park in Shenzhen’s Overseas Chinese Town area built around reduced-scale versions of international landmarks. Its skyline includes an Eiffel Tower replica, while reproductions of the Egyptian…

Read the place guide →Miniature Great Wall at the Splendid China theme park in Shenzhen.Miniature Great Wall at the Splendid China theme park in Shenzhen.

Splendid China Folk Village锦绣中华民俗村

Splendid China Folk Village combines a miniature-landmark park with a cultural-village area in Shenzhen’s Overseas Chinese Town. Models of Chinese sites are arranged according to a map-like scheme, bringing together structures…

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Luohu Commercial City罗湖商业城

Luohu Commercial City is a multi-level shopping complex immediately on the Shenzhen side of the Luohu border crossing. Numerous small shops occupy its enclosed floors, selling clothing, accessories and other merchandise. Its…

Read the place guide →The south gate of Dapeng Fortress, seen along Nanmen East Road in Shenzhen; 11 April 2021.The south gate of Dapeng Fortress, seen along Nanmen East Road in Shenzhen; 11 April 2021.

Dapeng Fortress大鹏所城

Dapeng Fortress is a walled settlement in the eastern part of Shenzhen, far from the main downtown districts. It was established in the Ming period as part of the coastal defence system guarding the approaches to the Pearl…

Read the place guide →The entrance to Shenzhen Museum's Civic Center branch, January 2026.The entrance to Shenzhen Museum's Civic Center branch, January 2026.

Shenzhen Museum深圳博物馆

Shenzhen Museum operates several sites, and the History and Folk Culture branch in the Civic Center is the useful starting point for understanding the city. Its displays move from locally excavated objects to life in the Qing…

Read the place guide →The forested upper slopes of Wutong Mountain in Shenzhen, February 2022.The forested upper slopes of Wutong Mountain in Shenzhen, February 2022.

Wutong Mountain梧桐山

Wutong Mountain rises beside the Luohu and Yantian districts and forms a sharp natural boundary to Shenzhen’s urban landscape. Big Wutong and Little Wutong are the principal named summits. The mountain is also the source area of…

Read the place guide →Aerial view of the cross-shaped terminal roof of Shenzhen Bao'an AirportAerial view of the terminal building at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · 深圳宝安国际机场航站楼航拍 Source-recorded photograph date: 2013-08-06 16:53:20.

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport深圳宝安国际机场

Shenzhen Bao’an Airport’s Terminal 3 is recognisable through its honeycomb envelope. Fuksas designed a double layer of metal and glass openings that filters daylight into the hall, with the pattern repeated in interior fittings…

Read the place guide →AI illustration of a general amusement park scene; not a photograph or an exact view of this place.AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Tourism Area深圳华侨城旅游度假区

Shenzhen's Overseas Chinese Town tourism grouping includes Window of the World, Splendid China Folk Village, Happy Valley and OCT Harbour.

Read the place guide →Shenzhen Mission Hills Resort Area (深圳观澜湖旅游休闲度假区)Shenzhen Mission Hills Resort Area · 深圳观澜湖旅游休闲度假区

Shenzhen Mission Hills Resort Area深圳观澜湖旅游休闲度假区

The Shenzhen Mission Hills tourism area is based in Guanlan in Longhua District, with the official visitor address on Golf Avenue.

Read the place guide →Reflective abstract sculpture on open grass with the Shenzhen skyline behindA stainless-steel sculpture on the lawn at Shenzhen Bay Park, Nanshan District · 深圳湾公园南山区草坪上的不锈钢雕塑 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-12-09 15:18:36.

Shenzhen Bay Park深圳湾公园

Shenzhen Bay Park (深圳湾公园) is a linear waterfront park in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, running for about 13 kilometres along the shore of Shenzhen Bay, between Binhai Avenue and the water.

Read the place guide →Miniature Arc de Triomphe, formal gardens and pool inside Window of the World, Shenzhen · 深圳世界之窗园内微缩建筑与水池Miniature Arc de Triomphe, formal gardens and pool inside Window of the World, Shenzhen · 深圳世界之窗园内微缩建筑与水池. Source-recorded photograph date: 2023-04-12 15:50:24.

Window of the World世界之窗

Window of the World (世界之窗) is a theme park in the Overseas Chinese Town area of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, built around scaled replicas of landmarks from around the world.

Read the place guide →Talent Park (人才公园)Talent Park (人才公园), Nanshan District. Photograph: "20201112 The skyline at Shenzhen Bay".

Talent Park人才公园

Shenzhen Bay waterfront park opened in 2017 on a talent theme, with an inner lake, reed beds, the Pi Bridge and views of Nanshan's towers.

Read the place guide →OCT-LOFT Creative Culture Park (华侨城创意文化园)OCT-LOFT Creative Culture Park · 华侨城创意文化园

OCT-LOFT Creative Culture Park华侨城创意文化园

OCT-LOFT (华侨城创意文化园) in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, is a creative-industry quarter made from the converted factory buildings of the former eastern industrial zone of Overseas Chinese Town.

Read the place guide →Stone city gate tower with a traditional tiled roofSouth Gate of Nantou Ancient City, Nanshan District · 南山区南头古城南门 Source-recorded photograph date: 2022-04-09.

Nantou Ancient City南头古城

Nantou Ancient City (南头古城) sits in the centre of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, and is the walled administrative town from which this stretch of coast, including what is now Hong Kong and Macao, was once governed.

Read the place guide →Entrance plaza and signage of Shenzhen Happy ValleyMain entrance of Happy Valley theme park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen · 深圳南山区欢乐谷正门 Source-recorded photograph date: 2012-05-11.

Happy Valley Shenzhen深圳欢乐谷

The first Happy Valley park, opened in Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen, in 1998: 350,000 m² of themed zones, coasters and a Maya-themed water park.

Read the place guide →At night, the long crenellated grey stone wall of a Hakka walled compound with a central gate house under a tiled roof and lit doorways, the compound's buildings visible behind; lit high-rise residential towers stand at the right, and a wide dark paved plaza with two figures fills the foreground under a dark cloudy sky.At night, the long crenellated grey stone wall of a Hakka walled compound with a central gate house under a tiled roof and lit doorways, the compound's buildings visible behind; lit high-rise residential towers stand at the right, and a wide dark paved plaza with two figures fills the foreground under a dark cloudy sky.

Dawan Hakka Walled Village大万世居

Dawan Shiju (大万世居) is a large fortified Hakka walled settlement in Dawan Village, Maluan Subdistrict, in Shenzhen's Pingshan District. Built by the Zeng lineage in the late eighteenth century, it is a square-plan compound organised around an ancestral hall and is protected as a Guangdong provincial cultural relic.

Read the place guide →Fenghuang Old Village and Fenghuang Mountain (凤凰古村与凤凰山)Fenghuang Old Village and Fenghuang Mountain · 凤凰古村与凤凰山

Fenghuang Old Village and Fenghuang Mountain凤凰古村与凤凰山

Fenghuang Ancient Village and Fenghuang Mountain (凤凰古村与凤凰山) sit together in Fuyong Subdistrict of Shenzhen's Bao'an District: a village of grey-brick Cantonese-style houses belonging to the Wen lineage, and the wooded hill rising behind it that holds the Fengyan Ancient Temple. The pairing covers two separately managed things, a historic settlement and a large forest park.

Read the place guide →Yantian Seaside Boardwalk (盐田海滨栈道)Yantian Seaside Boardwalk · 盐田海滨栈道

Yantian Seaside Boardwalk盐田海滨栈道

The Yantian Seaside Boardwalk (盐田海滨栈道) is a 19.5-kilometre coastal walking route along the shoreline of Yantian District in eastern Shenzhen. It runs from Guta Park beside Zhongying Street in the west to Beizijiao in the east, stringing together the district's harbours, beaches and seafront parks.

Read the place guide →Chung Ying Street (中英街)Chung Ying Street (中英街), Yantian District. Photograph: "ShaTauKok ZhongYingStreet Historical Museum".

Chung Ying Street中英街

Border street at Sha Tau Kok split between Hong Kong and Shenzhen by 1899 boundary stones, with a history museum and a commemorative warning bell.

Read the place guide →Dameisha Beach (大梅沙海滨)Dameisha Beach · 大梅沙海滨

Dameisha Beach大梅沙海滨

Dameisha (大梅沙海滨) is the beach and seaside park at Meisha Subdistrict in Shenzhen's Yantian District, facing Dapeng Bay on the eastern edge of the special economic zone. Its 1.4-kilometre strand is the centrepiece of a laid-out municipal park rather than an undeveloped shore.

Read the place guide →Colourful Bavarian-style buildings lining a pedestrian street with visitors walking by.The Interlaken-style Bavarian village street at OCT East, Yantian District, Shenzhen. · 深圳市盐田区东部华侨城茵特拉根小镇风情街。 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 21 March 2009.

OCT East东部华侨城

Hillside resort and theme park above Dapeng Bay in Shenzhen's Yantian District, opened in 2007, with themed valleys and a 1900 uprising memorial park.

Read the place guide →Shenzhen Museum History and Folk Culture Hall (深圳博物馆历史民俗馆)Shenzhen Museum History and Folk Culture Hall · 深圳博物馆历史民俗馆

Shenzhen Museum History and Folk Culture Hall深圳博物馆历史民俗馆

The History and Folk Culture Hall (深圳博物馆历史民俗馆) is the Jintian Road venue of Shenzhen Museum, housed in the Civic Center in Futian District. It carries the museum's main account of Shenzhen's past, from prehistoric settlement on the Pearl River estuary to the making of the special economic zone.

Read the place guide →AI illustration of a general lake wetland scene; not a photograph or an exact view of this place.AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）

Futian Mangrove Birdwatching Area福田红树林开放观鸟区

The open birdwatching ground at the Futian mangroves (福田红树林开放观鸟区) is the publicly accessible Futian Mangrove Ecological Park in Futian District, Shenzhen, laid out where the Xinzhou River meets the Shenzhen River at the head of Shenzhen Bay. It borders, but is not part of, the Guangdong Neilingding-Futian National Nature Reserve.

Read the place guide →City skyline with skyscrapers viewed over red flowering bushes from a hillside park.The Futian CBD skyline seen from the hilltop plaza of Lianhuashan Park, with flowering shrubs in the foreground, Shenzhen. · 深圳市福田区莲花山公园山顶广场眺望福田中央商务区，前景为花丛。 Source-recorded photograph date: 2025-12-27 15:35:58.

Lianhuashan Park莲花山公园

181-hectare hill park in central Shenzhen, opened in 1997, with the Deng Xiaoping statue on its summit plaza and views over the Civic Center.

Read the place guide →Angular concrete facade of the contemporary art and city planning museum, ShenzhenThe angular exterior of the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Futian, Shenzhen · 深圳福田区当代艺术与城市规划馆的外观 Source-recorded photograph date: 2026-07-02 16:08:21.

Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning当代艺术与城市规划馆

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (当代艺术与城市规划馆), known in English as MOCAUP, stands at 184 Fuzhong Road in Lianhua Subdistrict, Futian District, Shenzhen. It is a single building holding two institutions: a contemporary art museum and the city's urban planning museum.

Read the place guide →Stone pillars inscribed 'East Gate' at a busy pedestrian shopping streetStone pillars marking the entrance to Dongmen pedestrian street, Luohu District, Shenzhen · 深圳罗湖区东门步行街入口石柱 Source-recorded photograph date: 2008-04.

Dongmen Old Street东门老街

Dongmen Old Street (东门老街) is the pedestrianised commercial quarter in Luohu District that grew out of the old Shenzhen market, the settlement from which the city took its name in 1979. It is the oldest shopping district in Shenzhen and still functions as one.

Read the place guide →Panoramic view of Lake Xian surrounded by wooded hills in the botanical gardenLake Xian, the namesake lake of Fairylake Botanical Garden, Luohu District, Shenzhen · 深圳市罗湖区仙湖植物园内的仙湖 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-06-09.

Fairy Lake Botanical Garden仙湖植物园

Shenzhen botanical garden between Wutong Mountain and Shenzhen Reservoir, with 8,000-plus species, a cycad centre, a fossil forest and Hongfa Temple.

Read the place guide →Old grey-brick Hakka buildings with a watchtower around a stone-paved squareTraditional Hakka courtyard buildings and a watchtower at Guanlan Printmaking Village, Longhua District, Shenzhen · 深圳市龙华区观澜版画村的客家围屋建筑群与碉楼 Source-recorded photograph date: 2017-10-30 12:19:35.

Guanlan Printmaking Village观澜版画村

Guanlan Printmaking Village (观澜版画村) is the old Hakka settlement of Dashuitian in Guanlan Subdistrict, Longhua District, Shenzhen, converted since 2006 into the China Guanlan Original Printmaking Industry Base. Row houses, ancestral halls and a watchtower now stand alongside working print studios.

Read the place guide →Mission Hills Resort (观澜湖度假区)Mission Hills Resort · 观澜湖度假区

Mission Hills Resort观澜湖度假区

Guanlanhu (观澜湖), known in English as Mission Hills, is a large golf and leisure resort spread across the hills of Longhua District in northern Shenzhen. Its name means Guanlan Lake, but there is no lake on the site.

Read the place guide →Dongxichong Coast (东西涌)Dongxichong Coast · 东西涌

Dongxichong Coast东西涌

Dongxichong (东西涌) is the stretch of coast between the bays of Dongchong and Xichong at the southernmost tip of the Dapeng Peninsula, in Shenzhen's Dapeng New District. The name is used above all for the six-kilometre traverse that links the two.

Read the place guide →Yangmeikeng Valley and Luzui Headland (杨梅坑与鹿嘴)Yangmeikeng Valley and Luzui Headland · 杨梅坑与鹿嘴

Yangmeikeng Valley and Luzui Headland杨梅坑与鹿嘴

Yangmeikeng and Lujuizui (杨梅坑与鹿嘴) lie on the Daya Bay side of the Dapeng Peninsula, in the Nan'ao area of Shenzhen's Dapeng New District. Yangmeikeng is a wooded valley of pools running down to the sea; Lujuizui is the headland beyond it, the easternmost point of the Shenzhen coast that is developed for visitors.

Read the place guide →Jiaochangwei Village (较场尾)Jiaochangwei Village · 较场尾

Jiaochangwei Village较场尾

Jiaochangwei (较场尾) is a shoreline village on the eastern side of the Dapeng Peninsula in Shenzhen, immediately below the walls of Dapeng Fortress. Its name records its origin: the site was the western of the fortress's two parade grounds.

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Local life & food

Shenzhen local specialties

深圳市特色美食 · 11 specialties to discover

Guangming roast squab · 光明乳鸽 · AI dish illustrationGuangming roast squab 光明乳鸽AI illustration · AI 示意图

The skin is brittle and savory, while the meat is juicy and darker in flavor than ordinary chicken breast.

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Nan'ao sea-urchin fried rice · 南澳海胆炒饭 · AI dish illustrationNan'ao sea-urchin fried rice 南澳海胆炒饭AI illustration · AI 示意图

The rice is savory and briny, with a creamy marine richness distributed through the grains.

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AI illustration: A white platter of sliced roast duck or goose with rich amber skin and visible meat cross sections.Gongming Roast Goose 公明烧鹅AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Gongming Roast Goose (公明烧鹅) is a roast goose from Gongming (公明), a subdistrict of Guangming District (光明区) in Shenzhen.

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Shajing Oysters (沙井蚝) — dish photographShajing Oysters 沙井蚝

Shajing Oysters (沙井蚝) are oysters raised by the farmers of Shajing (沙井) in Bao'an District (宝安区), Shenzhen (深圳), a place the Shenzhen Municipal Archives calls the "thousand-year oyster village".

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AI illustration: A white platter of sliced roast duck or goose with rich amber skin and visible meat cross sections.Songgang Cured Duck 松岗腊鸭AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Songgang Cured Duck (松岗腊鸭) is listed among the local specialties of Shenzhen, Guangdong. The name includes 鸭 (duck). 腊 describes curing.

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AI illustration: An oval platter of poached chicken cut neatly into pale skin-on pieces.Longgang Three-Yellow Chicken 龙岗三黄鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Longgang Three-Yellow Chicken (龙岗三黄鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Shenzhen, Guangdong. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).

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Hakka stuffed tofu · 客家酿豆腐 · AI dish illustrationHakka stuffed tofu 客家酿豆腐AI illustration · AI 示意图

Mild, soft tofu contrasts with the denser filling and any browned surface. The sauce spreads the meat flavor through the bean curd.

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AI illustration: A restrained shared seafood platter with cooked fish pieces.Nan'ao Fresh Seafood 南澳海鲜AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Nan'ao Fresh Seafood (南澳海鲜) means the catch landed and cooked at Nan'ao (南澳), on the Dapeng Peninsula (大鹏半岛) in Shenzhen's Dapeng New District (大鹏新区).

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All dish names · 全部菜名 (11)

More dishes from across Guangdong are in the Guangdong food guide.

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Counties & districts in Shenzhen

9 areas belong directly to Shenzhen.

9 areas

District

Luohu District 罗湖区

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…

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Futian District 福田区

Futian District (simplified Chinese: 福田区; traditional Chinese: 福田區; pinyin: Fútián Qū; Jyutping: fuk1tin4 keoi1) is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, China.

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Nanshan District 南山区

Nanshan District is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. It encompasses the southwest area of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 1.08…

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Bao'an District 宝安区

Bao'an District is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province. It is one of the districts formerly lying outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

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Sources & geographic information

Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.

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Photo: Shenzhen · Charlie fong · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Window of the World · Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; fitted to the ranking-card frame.

Photo: Splendid China Folk Village · Dmpendse at English Wikipedia · Public domain. Wikimedia thumbnail; fitted to the ranking-card frame.

Photo: Luohu Commercial City · Qwer132477 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia thumbnail; fitted to the ranking-card frame.

Photo: Dapeng Fortress · Iswzo · CC BY-SA 4.0. Proportionally resized and converted to WebP without cropping, retouching or changing the photographed subject.

Photo: Shenzhen Museum · GAFLWING 218 lNANGM · CC0. Proportionally resized and converted to WebP without cropping, retouching or changing the photographed subject.

Photo: Wutong Mountain · Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0. Proportionally resized and converted to WebP without cropping, retouching or changing the photographed subject.

Photo: Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · 準建築人手札網站 Forgemind ArchiMedia · CC BY 2.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Shenzhen Mission Hills Resort Area · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Shenzhen Bay Park · Mx. Granger · CC0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Window of the World · Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full source framing retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or subject alteration. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Talent Park · Windmemories · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; EXIF orientation normalized, proportionally resized to at most 800 pixels and converted to WebP. No generated pixels or subject changes. Cards may crop the display.

Photo: OCT-LOFT Creative Culture Park · NAN LIU · CC BY-SA 4.0. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Nantou Ancient City · Iswzo · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Happy Valley Shenzhen · 古海岸遗址 · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Dawan Hakka Walled Village · Lhzss8 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Fenghuang Old Village and Fenghuang Mountain · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Yantian Seaside Boardwalk · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Chung Ying Street · Tksteven · CC BY 3.0. Full frame retained; EXIF orientation normalized, proportionally resized to at most 800 pixels and converted to WebP. No generated pixels or subject changes. Cards may crop the display.

Photo: Dameisha Beach · wanghongliu · CC BY-SA 3.0. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: OCT East · 张元柏 · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Shenzhen Museum History and Folk Culture Hall · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Lianhuashan Park · Pathfinbird · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning · Pathfinbird · CC BY 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Dongmen Old Street · Chintunglee · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Fairy Lake Botanical Garden · Huangdan2060 · CC BY 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Guanlan Printmaking Village · Liuzhongyou · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.

Photo: Mission Hills Resort · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Dongxichong Coast · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Yangmeikeng Valley and Luzui Headland · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

Photo: Jiaochangwei Village · 董辰兴 · CC BY-SA 4.0. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.

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