He said, 1985, with 300 yuan money in his arms, he came to Shenzhen, a newly developed fishing village, from his hometown alone and began his struggle story in a foreign country.
Someone said with emotion, "Everyone who breaks into Shenzhen has an unforgettable story." Yes! Everyone in Shenzhen has a unique experience and unique taste. They tied their careers to this land and tied their destiny to this land. They left their homeland, their loved ones, and came to the new city on the other side of the boy to start a new life journey.
Dad, a stranger here, soon spent 300 yuan. I wanted to go back to my hometown, so I took a trip. However, he said that he was not convinced, and he felt it was shameful to go back like this after such a trip. Finally, I got a job in the parking lot, driving a taxi. Shenzhen is adjacent to Hong Kong, and many Hong Kong businessmen came to Shenzhen to look for business opportunities at that time, so most of the people who can afford taxis are Hong Kong people, and most of the time is at night, so my father's working hours are particularly long, often from morning to midnight. Dad also said that it was difficult for them to stay at that time. In January, in order to save water, they only bathed in cold water in the parking lot where the car was washed. In this way, he slowly got over it. A year later, my father took me and my mother with a Shenzhen hukou. I was three years old then.
Maybe those days are too profound, and I still vaguely remember them. My mother and I came to Shenzhen. Our family of three lives in a tin room, with a single room and no separate kitchen and bathroom. There is only an empty corridor more than ten meters away. My mother cooks for us and of course takes a bath. When I was three or four years old, I often sat in a little red basin and bathed myself. My mother is cooking. Although the place is small, my childhood is very happy and full of fun. I still remember that my family had a 18 inch color TV at that time. Every day after work, after dinner, some workers moved their small benches to my house one after another. Let's gather around and watch TV. It's very lively. Even if there is nothing to see, they all stare at the glowing TV screen as if it were their only pleasure after a hard day's work.
I often think that Shenzhen is so prosperous now that it is hard to imagine its backwardness and poverty. Nowadays, it is rare to see iron houses and people watching TV with small benches. Today's Shenzhen, I have to say, depends on those pioneers who persist in the end despite difficulties. In this way, my father should be one of them.
It has been twenty years since we came to Shenzhen. How time flies. I watched the construction of Shenzhen bit by bit. I remember it is the tallest building in Shenzhen, and Guo Mao is also a symbol of the speed of creating Shenzhen. My mother occasionally takes me to the duty-free shopping mall in Guomao, and I will be excited all day. In the eyes of my children at that time, it was beautiful, with escalators that were not found anywhere else, and the revolving restaurant on the top floor was always the place I longed to go. It's pleasant to see the scenery of Shenzhen while eating in a high restaurant!
At present, the consumption level in Shenzhen is higher than that in other places, and it has also developed in 25 years. Take the bus fare as an example. I have been going to school by bus since primary school. I have the impression that the ticket price was 20 cents in the third grade of primary school, and only about 10 cents in the first and second grades. Then it soon became thirty cents, and then fifty cents; When I was in the sixth grade, it rose to 70 cents. At that time, section charging was not common, and tickets were sold on buses. I can take the bus with my IC card now, but I used a monthly ticket at that time. Let's pay around 10 yuan at the bus stop. Get a card and post a photo, and you can take the relevant bus, no matter how many times you take it.
Dad stopped studying after high school because his family was poor. Because of this, dad has been a driver. He changed several companies during his stay in Shenzhen. It was not until 1995 that we got our own suite. Ten years later, it is really not easy to think about it now.
August 26th is the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.
In twenty-five years, a newborn baby has grown into a vibrant youth in Shenzhen! Twenty-five years, how did I create a miracle in the history of world city development! In the past twenty-five years, Shenzhen has embarked on a broad road of striding towards modernization! Today, 25-year-old Shenzhen has been given a new starting point by the historical trend.
Shenzhen is a hot land, and many young people are eager to find their place in this hot land, hoping to stand here and take root. Here, they shed sweat and blood to show their wisdom and strength.
One of my cousins, after graduating from South China Normal University, recognized the city and place of Shenzhen, gave up the formal teacher position assigned to her hometown and came to Shenzhen, and finally found a job as a substitute teacher. Although she is still a substitute teacher, she has no regrets. She took the first step to achieve her goal and stayed in Shenzhen. Only by staying can she have a chance of success.
The story of a city is the story of all citizens. With the growth and progress of the city day by day, people here have forged deep feelings with the city from strangeness to familiarity and from acquaintance to acquaintance. Dreams, entrepreneurship, growth, happiness, success, frustration ... In the past 25 years, Shenzhen has interpreted countless touching stories. These stories, like small waves and small notes, have merged into an unstoppable torrent of the city for 25 years, forming a magnificent movement of the city for 25 years.
Looking through the stories of Shenzhen people is like looking through the history of Shenzhen for 25 years.
Let us remember the history of Shenzhen, and remember the footprints of our struggle!
Let's imagine the future of Shenzhen and our brilliant future together!