The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen, singled out by late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, is the first of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) of China. It was originally established in 1979 due to its proximity to Hong Kong, then a prosperous British colony. The SEZ was created to be an experimental ground of capitalism in communist China. The location was chosen to attract industrial investments from Hong Kong since the two places share the same language, dialect and culture. The concept proved to be a great success, propelling the further opening up of China and continuous economic reform. Shenzhen eventually became one of the largest cities in the Pearl River Delta region which is one of the economic powerhouses of China and is the largest maufacturing base in the world.
--quoted from wikipedia.
25 years ago. A small fishing village.
Some factories and people showed up.
Buildings! Not skysrapers though...
Still not many.
Preparing for the new avenue.
Avenue complete.
Hmmm, much better.
Like a small town.
Cranes and the new city showed up.
Getting crowded.
Skyscrapers!
Population rushed in.
A city of construction.
You can now call it "big".
Getting attractive.
Expanded around the lake.
Skyscrapers getting more.
Try to build new high.
Ambitions in 1996
10 Years ago.
A modern city.
The same avenue today.
New skyscrapers never stop showing up.
Hong Kong's new brother.
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