Although modern cities are young, Shenzhen has a history of human activities of more than 6,700 years, a county history of 1700 years, a history of Nantou City and Dapeng City of more than 600 years, and a history of large-scale migration of Hakkas of more than 300 years (Hakkas entered Shenzhen in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and moved to Shenzhen in large numbers in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties). From one point of view, the urban history of Shenzhen has been 1673 years.
Those who have read the history of middle school will write down the following two words related to Shenzhen: one is the "Nanyue tribe" in the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which made a living by fishing, hunting and sailing and rarely cultivated land; One is "Nanhai County" established after the unification of China by Qin Huang.
What these historical materials can prove is that Shenzhen has a long history of human society and business activities, but it is not as prosperous as the core area. Ancient times had a small population and few prosperous areas. In addition to the prosperous areas, they are all included in the marginal areas, even wild places. Han Yu was banished to Lanshan County, Lianzhou, Guangdong Province in the Tang Dynasty, and Su Shi was banished to Huizhou, Guangdong Province in the Song Dynasty. The activity area is also around Shenzhen, planting the seeds of culture. With the increasing importance of modern coastal defense and maritime commerce, the regional culture of Shenzhen is also brewing and accumulating.
Finally, there are some histories that can be traced back, and then look at the importance attached to culture in Shenzhen now. Without culture, there is no root. Deeply aware of this, Shenzhen put forward the concept of "establishing the city by culture" as early as the beginning of this century. Since 2004, it has been hosting the annual ICIF. When it was first held, the charm of ICIF was not enough to attract tourists from all directions. Later, with the sudden emergence of the cultural industry, ICIF shines brilliantly.