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.  

Entering a New Era ‘Chinese people have an organizing committee to put on a very, very professional and well-organized Universiade. Everything you have done has been positive.’ Those were the exact words of FISU President George E. Killian at his final press conference during the 21st Summer Universiade, which was held in Beijing, China from […]

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Breathtaking Opening Ceremony On August 22nd, at eight o’clock sharp the guards of honor of the Opening Ceremony appeared in the Workers Stadium. Heading them were eight students who carried the Universiade flag. They were followed by the ‘Campus Angels’ dressed in white. They released nearly 10,000 pigeons, a symbol of peace. The Angels were […]

1923 – 1938 Summer Student World Championships  1924  1st Summer Student World Championships (Warsaw)  1927  2nd Summer Student World Championships (Rome)  1928  3rd Summer Student World Championships (Paris)  1930  4th International University Games (Darmstadt)  1933  5th International University Games (Torino)  1935  6th International University Games (Budapest)  1937  7th International University Games (Paris)  1939  8th International […]

The International University Sports Federation, FISU, arose within university institutions to propagate sport values and promote sports practice in perfect synergy and complementarity with the university spirit.The Precursors – At the beginning of the 19th century, competitive sport took its first steps, guided by one of its precursors and the father of the modern Olympics, […]

Archaeological research shows that aborigines started to occupy this area of land as early as 6,700 years ago in the Neolithic Age. Shenzhen, as a settlement, has a history of 1,673 years. Ancient Baiyue Tribe (Prehistory –214 B.C.) In the Xia and Shang dynasties, Shenzhen was a base for the ancient sea-faring Baiyue Tribe. Those […]

Shenzhen is endeavoring to build a finance system that will have the capacity to support the city’s economic development, to incorporate flexibility into the city’s industrial structure, and effectively prevent and avoid risks. By 2010, the city is expected to have developed into a modern and international finance center of China.  Finance Shenzhen leads the […]

Shenzhen People’s Hospital Located in Luohu District, it was former Bao’an County People’s Hospital and has now developed into a modern comprehensive hospital with multiple functions, advanced equipment, experienced professionals. Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital It was the former Shenzhen Red Cross Hospital. As one of the city’s two big comprehensive hospitals, it has 1,100 beds […]