China - Hong Kong Border Crossings - Shenzhen, Shenzhen Ruby F.C., Turbojet, Sha Tau Kok, Lok Ma Chau Station, Window of the World (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Shenzhen, Shenzhen Ruby F.C., TurboJET, Sha Tau Kok, Lok Ma Chau Station, Window of the World, Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk, Shenzhen Bay Control Point, Shekou, Mission Hills Golf Club, Danzhutou, Splendid China Folk Village, Minsk World, Shenzhen Tong, Dapeng Fortress, Sham Chun River, Lok Ma Chau Control Point, Dongmen, Futian Port Control Point, University Town of Shenzhen, China Folk Culture Village, Mirs Bay, Buji Town, Huanggang Port Control Point, Nantou, Shenzhen, Dapeng Peninsula, Man Kam To Control Point, Overseas Chinese Town, Lo Wu Control Point, Xichong, Shenzhen, Happy Valley, Shenzhen, Sha Tau Kok Control Point, Shenzhen Graduate School of Harbin Institute of Technology, Sha Tau Kok River, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, National Supercomputing Center, Shenzhen Radio and TV University. Excerpt: Shenzhen (IPA: ) is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first-and arguably one of the most successful-Special Economic Zones. It currently also holds sub-provincial administrative status, with powers slightly less than a province. Shenzhen's novel and modern cityscape is the result of the vibrant economy made possible by rapid foreign investment since the institution of the policy of "reform and opening" establishment of the Special Economic Zone in the late 1970s. Before this, Shenzhen was a small village. Since the late seventies, both Chinese and foreign nationals have invested enormous sums in the economy of Shenzhen. More than US$30 billion in foreign investment has gone into both fully foreign owned and joint ventures, initially mainly in manufacturing but recently increasingly in service industries. Shenzhen is now reputedly one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Being southern mainland China's major ...