Shenzhen

Shenzhen is located in the southern portion of the Guangdong Province, on the eastern shore of the Pearl River Delta. Neighboring the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong (located just south of Shenzhen), Shenzhen's location gives it a geographical advantage for economic development. In 1980, the first Special Economic Zone of China was built in Shenzhen. From then on, Shenzhen become a highlighted city of China, one known for its rapid economic growth.

Geographical Position

Shenzhen is a coastal city in southern China. Its longitude is between 113.46 and 114.37 degrees east, and its latitude is between 22.27 and 22.52 degrees north. It is in the south of Guangdong Province and south of the Tropic of Cancer. Demarcated from Hong Kong by Shenzhen River to the south, it is bordered by Dongguan and Huizhou to the north, Daya Bay to the east and Lingding Sea and the mouth of the Pearl River to the west.

Climate

Shenzhen has a mild, subtropical maritime climate with plenty of rain and sunshine. Summer is as long as 6 months. The annual average temperature is 23.7?, with the highest temperature reaching 36.6? and the lowest 1.4?. The frost-free period can be as long as 355 days a year, with sunshine time being 1,975 hours a year; solar radiation 5,225 trillion joule per square meter; and relative humidity 72.3 percent. The rainy season lasts from May to September, with an annual average rainfall of 1,608.1 mm and occasional typhoons in summer and autumn.

Land and Natural Resources

The total area of Shenzhen is 1,952.84 square kilometers and the size of the Special Economic Zone, 395.81 square kilometers. The city is rich in fruits like litchi, and its major mineral resources include graphite and marble. The city, however, lacks metal resources and relies upon imports for oil and gas.

Topography

Shenzhen is mainly undulating with the occasional plain. Land elevation declines from the southeast to the northwest. The western part of Shenzhen comprises coastal plains. Plains account for 22.1 percent of the city's total area. Wutong Mountain, with an altitude of 943.7m, is the city's highest peak.

Seas and Mountains

The coastline of the city is 229.96 kilometers long. Deep-water ports have been built at various locations in the city. Total sea area of the city is about 800 square kilometers (350 belong to Lingding Sea, 290 belong to Daya Bay and 150 belong to Dapeng Bay). The city boasts more than 40 kinds of maritime products. Famous mountains include Wutong, with an altitude of 943.7m, is the city's highest peak. Qiniang and Yangtai. In the east lie the popular beach resorts of Dameisha, Xiaomeisha and Dapeng Bay. To the west lies Inner Lingding Island, a nature reserve and a water resort.

Rivers

There are more than 160 rivers and streams in the city, but only five of them have drainage areas larger than 100 square kilometers. They are Shenzhen River, Maozhou River, Longgang River, Guanlan River and Pingshan River. There are 24 reservoirs in Shenzhen, with a total volume of 525 million cubic meters. The annual average volume of usable underground water is 650 million cubic meters. Shenzhen Reservoir to the east of the urban district has a total volume of more than 40 million cubic meters. It is the main source of water for Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The city's fresh water resources are 1.93 billion cubic meters, and water consumption is only 500 square meters a year per capita, accounting for one-third of the nation's average and a quarter of Guangdong Province's average.

External Traffic

Aviation

Shenzhen treasure fit International airport lie in Guangdong Province mouth of the Pearl River east bank, 35 km from city center, have already opened and flown to the course of 41 large and medium cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Urumchi, Shenyang, Dalian now.

Railway

Old Beijing-jiujiang Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, wide 0.45 pieces of railway loud main line cross in Shenzhen, join Hong Kong, combine hinterland, Shenzhen, Hong Kong together, have nearly or 50 more than train turn on to national all large and medium cities from here nearly every day. The railway station also has it to Shao Guan's excursion train.

Road

The bus stop of Shenzhen is mailed to all cities and counties and Guangxi inside the province of Guangdong mainly, the coaches of Hunan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hubei, Anhui, Hainan, Sichuan and other places;

Luo lake bus station, lie Shenzhen railway station next door, mail coach of Guangdong Province and Fujian and other places to mainly;

East Lake bus station, lie on the patriotic way, and mails to the coaches of Guangzhou and Sichuan, Guizhou, Henan and other places mainly;

Feitian bus station, Feitian bus station forest subway station export in bamboo, mail Guangdong inside the province and Guangxi peripheral coach of province to mainly.

Water Carriage

There are 8 ports such as Shekou, Chiwan, east angle head, mother gulf, salt pan in Shenzhen. The passenger traffic harbor of Shekou lies in main road and main road of the South China Sea of harbor of Shekou and hands over the mouth, have come and go Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Macao, Hong Kong, fixed boat of Jinglong every day.

Internal traffic

Bus

More than 140 existing public transit touts of Shenzhen, more than 3,000 vehicles of operation, can lead to ShenHe district, emperor's aunt's collecting area, west district of iron, Heping district and large east district in the urban area, urban bus almost are pay-to-driver bus, admission fee one first system of ticket.

Taxi

The taxi development speed of Shenzhen is very fast, the starting fare of the taxi is 7 Yuan for three kilometers, the rent rate after three kilometers is 1.5 Yuan / kilometer.

Food

Shenzhen is located in Guangdong, rely mainly on Guangdong Cuisine. But it has gathered other styles of cooking in all parts of the country as a new developing migrating to the city. Even if is the world-famous snack, what can have a trial test arrives in Shenzhen. Restaurant spread all over small harbors of street of Shenzhen, there is ornamental and luxurious, have courteous service, the restaurant of high price, there are good and inexpensive snack bars, sidewalk snack booths too. In Shenzhen, its early, late tea is forgiven characteristically too, is worth having a trial test.

Shenzhen have many pieces of diet street, as Huaqiang north road, Huafa north way, Huaqiang centre enclose for Zheengxing road, Dongbei delicacies centre, the Eight Diagrams road cuisine variety street, south cuisine variety street of garden road etc., there is one's own unique cooked food good acting in each place.

>>Shajing fresh oyster

Shajing fresh oyster is the most famous local product in Shenzhen. Produced in the place where the salty fresh water in the mouth of the Pearl River crosses, the individual is stout and strong, the color and luster is milky white, meat is tender and beautiful, contain rich amount of protein and vitamin, iodine content is 200 times that of milk and egg yolk.

>>West township Shrimps

It is produced in the west township of Baoan area of the east of mouth of the Pearl River, bodily form is relatively light, like middle finger, have rough some while being transparent all over, shrimp Peter is thin, meat is very delicate, taste delicious, its protein content compares favorably with Shajing oyster.

>>Longgang Sanhuang chicken

"Sanhuang chicken" of Longgang District Longgang town is tall and strong bodily form, the meat is thick and delicate, the peel is white and insincere and only fresh.

>Fuyong grey mullet

Grey mullet where in the salty intersection of Helan sea area of billows in the west of Shenzhen, only half a jin in weight, there is only a backbone all over, it is much meat, flavor is delicious. Boil, steam, stew and will do, perfume overflows.

>>The abalone of Nan'ao

Nan'ao town is the most extensive land of the whole country raises the Bao's, nutritious.

>>Songgang dried duck

Songgang town in Banan district has history of raise duck's on a large scale. The dried duck appearance produced is golden yellow and glossy, the dried meat floss is dredged delicately, the fragrance of the food overflows, find a good sale in places such as Hong Kong and Macro and Southeast Asia, etc...

>>Guangmin Young pigeon

It is the Specialty fired in farm of overseas Chinese of the original Guangmin in Baoshan District, the making craft is exquisite, exclusive plate. With moist, slippery, sweet, tender for the characteristic, kill and use promptly, flavor is strong and fresh, famous pearl trigonometry.

>>Roast goose of in Gongmin

Roast goose of Gongmin town in Banan area is world-famous, because color, fragrance and taste are all good. Appearance is golden yellow and vivid, the cover is crisp and tender and delicious, the meat is fat but not oiliness, perfume assails the nostrils strongly.