Geographical Location Shenzhen is a coastal city, close to Hong Kong, in South China. Its longitude lies between 113.46 and 114.37 degrees east, and its latitude is between 22.27 and 22.52 degrees north. Sitting south of the Tropic of Cancer, it is in the south of Guangdong Province. Demarcated from Hong Kong by Shenzhen River […]

UEFA officials praised the group stage of Euro 2008 as “a great tournament so far” after the conclusion of the first 24 games. UEFA General Secretary David Taylor said that the race for the title of Euro 2008 remained wide open. “We’ve seen some absolutely great games, we’ve now completed the group phase with 24 […]

CHEN TAI-CHENG, a FISU Executive Committee member, remembers the moment when Shenzhen was named the host city of the 26th Universiade in Turin in January. “It’s a great honor for all Chinese people, and I’m fully proud of Shenzhen,” said Chen, who is also a professor of Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan Province. “Although […]

    Natalie Coughlin swims during her heat in the women’s 200m individual medley at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska July 1, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Natalie Coughlin and Hayley McGregory blitzed to back-to-back world records and Katie Hoff secured her second Olympic berth at the U.S. swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday. […]

    Violinist Li Chuanyun plays an extra piece, China’s National Anthem, at a solo concert held at Shenzhen Grand Theater on Sunday. Li played the piece by making the four strings sound simultaneously with the horsehair playing the strings above the bow. His dexterity and formidable technique amazed the audience and drew loud applause. Yang […]

RESULTS announced Friday showed that four Shenzhen students had scored the highest points in three subjects in this year’s National College Entrance Examinations (NCEE) in Guangdong Province. Deng Lili from Xixiang Middle School in Bao’an District was first in Chinese, scoring 137 of 150 points, while He Luyang from Shenzhen Senior High School in Futian […]

 Spain’s Cesc Fabregas shoots to score during the penalty shootout against Italy at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday. SPAIN beat Italy 4-2 on penalties after a goalless Euro 2008 quarterfinal Sunday to reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time in 24 years. The side will now face […]

 China’s Zheng Jie returns the ball to her Czech opponent Nicole Vaidisova during their quarter-final tennis match of the 2008 Wimbledon championships at The All England Tennis Club in London, July 1, 2008. Zheng won 6-2, 5-7, 6-1.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)     The remarkable Zheng Jie upset 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 Tuesday to reach […]

    Wang Yuanyuan     The Chinese Rose Palace at Shenzhen People’s Park, Luohu District, will be rebuilt into a large exhibition center at the end of the year.     “The center will be built into one of the best Chinese rose exhibition centers in China for residents to appreciate the beautiful flowers and also for popularizing Chinese […]

Shenzhen, in keeping with its development as a modern city, has built a new industrial infrastructure, with high-tech industry and advanced manufacturing as its base and modern tertiary industry as its backbone. Industrial Structure Shenzhen has formed a modern industrial “aircraft carrier group,” which has the high-tech industry as its “aircraft carrier,” and other advanced […]