Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major sub-provincial city on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province of Guangdong, China. It forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Huizhou to the northeast and Dongguan to the northwest, and shares maritime boundaries with Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Zhuhai to the west and southwest across the estuary. Shenzhen's cityscape results from its vibrant economy—made... Show more possible by rapid foreign direct investment following the institution of the policy of "reform and opening-up" in 1979. Shenzhen roughly follows the administrative boundaries of Bao'an County, officially became a city in 1979, taking its name from the former county town, whose train station was the last stop on the Mainland Chinese section of the railway between Canton and Kowloon. In 1980, Shenzhen was established as China's first special...