Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (L) shakes hands with Xu Zongheng, the mayor of Shenzhen in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, Oct. 29, 2006. Johnson-Sirleaf will spend two days in Shenzhen.(Xinhua Photo) Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Sunday visited Shenzhen, a special economic zone in south China’s Guangdong Province. Shenzhen Mayor Xu Zongheng briefed the president […]

Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, located at Bao’an, the western part of Shenzhen, is the fourth largest national airport. Over 200 flights land in Shenzhen every day from all over the world. It only takes 30~45 minutes drive to downtown, about 32 kilometers away. The air terminal is divided into 2 parts: A Zone and B […]

In March 1979, the Central Government and Guangdong Provincial Government decided to rename Bao’an County Shenzhen City, to be governed under the administration of Huiyang Prefecture and Guangdong Province. In November that year, the city was promoted to prefecture level directly governed by the province. In August 1980, the Standing Committee of the National People’s […]

Shenzhen’s cultural and art undertakings prosper day by day and there are 10 artist associations and 19 professional art troupes employing more than 3000 art performers, thus creating the famous cultural and art celebration brands, such as, “Shenzhen Grand Theater Art Festival”, “International Water-Ink Painting BIENNIAL”, “International BIENNIAL Piano Competition” and “Shenzhen Masterpiece Performance from […]

In 2003 Shenzhen initiated the activity for the construction of “City Of Library’ and now it has taken its initial shape. By the end of 2006, the public libraries in the whole city reached 577 with a total Collection of 10.7947 million books (copies) and a total circulation of 12.456 person times. In accordance with […]

Global Top 500 Enterprises That Have Invested in Shenzhen Country 　Country Mitsui & Co., Ltd Japan Tennessee United States Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Japan Bristol-Myers Squibb United States Sanyo Electric Ltd Japan Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited United States Itochu Corporation Japan Harris United States Marubeni Corporation Japan Kodak United States Nissho Iwai Corporation　 Japan McDonald’s United States […]

Shenzhen’s higher vocational education has shown rapid growth. Currently, there are three vocational colleges, which boast about 20,000 students, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the city’s university and college students. Shenzhen Poletechnic Shenzhen Polytechnic is a full-time college providing programs to train highly skilled technicians and management talent. It has 15,528 full-time students as […]

Residents’Net Welfare By the end of 2006, Shenzhen issued for the first time “Residents’ New Welfare Indicator System” to assess the effects of government’s use of funds and the concrete things the government did concerning people’s livelihood and well-being. The system takes into consideration and analyzes the residents’ existence, life and welfare conditions as well […]

Shenzhen is advancing its urban cultural development plans. These aim to prioritize people’s interests, to enhance people’s creativity, to develop respect for people’s rights, and to develop people’s interests in the city. Shenzhen residents enjoy increasing cultural and welfare rights. The city government has improved the city’s public cultural infrastructure. It has launched various cultural […]

In 2005, the International Urban Development Research Institute in Beijing released the Report on Quality of Life in China’s Cities. It surveyed quality of life indices in the country’s 100 key cities. Shenzhen was listed in first place with the highest quality of life index.