Shenzhen

Shenzhen
	"Shenzhen", as written in Chinese
Cheenese	深ふか圳
Jyutping	Sam1 zan3
Cantonese Yale	sāmjan
Hanyu Pinyin	Shēnzhèn
Leeteral meanin	deep drains
Transcriptions
Staundart Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shēnzhèn
Wu
Romanieation	sen平ひらtsen去さ
Hakka
Romanisation	cim1 zun4; Tshṳ̂m-tsun
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanisation	sāmjan
Jyutping	Sam1 zan3
Soothren Min
Hokkien POJ	Chhim-chùn
Teochew Peng'im	cim1 zung3

Shenzhen
Shenzhen; 深ふか圳
	Sub-provincial ceety
	深ふか圳市
	Clockwise from top left: East Pacific Center, KK100, Shun Hing Square, Coastal City, Shenzhen Bay at night, and Shenzhen Stock Exchange
	Shenzhen Location in Guangdong
	Coordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′E / 22.550°N 114.100°ECoordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′E / 22.550°N 114.100°E
Kintra	Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Province	Guangdong
Coonty-level diveesions	6
SEZ formit	1 Mey 1980
Govrenment
• Teep	Sub-provincial city
Area
• Sub-provincial ceety	2050 km2 (790 sq mi)
• Urban	412 km2 (159 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (40 ft)
Population (2010)
• Sub-provincial ceety	10,357,938
• Density	5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
• Urban	3,538,275
• Urban density	8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
• Major naitionalities	Han
Demonym(s)	Shenzhener
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart Time)
Area code(s)	755
GDP	2010
- Total	CNY 951 billion; USD 146 billion
- per capita	CNY 95,000; USD 14,615
- Growth	10.7%
Licence plate prefixes	粤B
Website	(in Inglis) sz.gov.cn

This airticle conteens Cheenese text. Ithoot proper renderin support, ye micht can see quaisten merks, boxes, or ither seembols insteid o Cheenese chairacters.

Shēnzhèn (Cheenese: 深ふか圳 Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂə́ntʂə̂n]) is a major ceety in the sooth o Soothren Cheenae's Guangdong Province, situatit immediately north o Hong Kong. The aurie became Cheenae's first—an ane o the maist successfu—Special Economic Zones (SEZs). It currently haulds sub-provincial admeenistrative status an aw, wi pouers slichtly less nor a province.

Shenzhen's modren ceetyscape is the result o the vibrant economy made possible bi rapid foreign investment syne the institution o the policy o "reform an openin" establishment o the SEZ in the late 1979, afore which it wis anerlie a sma veelage. Baith Cheenese an foreign naitionals hae investit enormous amoonts o money in the Shenzhen SEZ. Mair nor US$30 billion in foreign investment haes gane intae baith foreign-awned an joint venturs, at first mainly in manufacturin but mair recently in the service industries as well. Shenzhen is nou considered ane o the fastest-growin ceeties in the warld.^[2]

Bein soothren mainlaund Cheenae's major financial centre, Shenzhen is hame tae the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the heidquairters o numerous heich-tech companies. Shenzhen is ane o the busiest container ports in Cheenae an aw.