The place name "Shenzhen" first appeared in historical records in 14 10 (the eighth year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty), which was built in the early years of Qing Dynasty. The local dialect usually calls the ridge ditch "town" or "surge". Shenzhen is named for its dense Shui Ze and deep ditch beside the village.

Although the development history of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is only over 40 years, it has a history of more than 6,700 years of human activities (aborigines lived in Shenzhen in the middle of Neolithic Age), 6,000 years of human development and marine economic development, 1700 years of urban development, 600 years of coastal defense, and a long history of Guangfu clan and Hakka immigration.

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Shenzhen is located in South China of China, south of Guangdong, east of Pearl River Estuary, east of Daya Bay and Mirs Bay, west of Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang, and south of Hong Kong. It is one of the four central cities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a national logistics hub, an international comprehensive transportation hub, an international science and technology industry innovation center and one of the three national financial centers in China.

Make every effort to build a pioneering demonstration zone in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, a comprehensive national science center and a global ocean centre city. Shenzhen is a port city with the largest number of ports, the largest number of entry-exit personnel and the largest traffic flow in China.