Shenzhen
Pearl River Delta
Shenzhen is a major city in southeastern China, bordering Hong Kong.
Once a small fishing village, it became China's first Special Economic Zone in 1980 and transformed into a global technology and manufacturing hub.
The city is headquarters to companies like Huawei and Tencent, and serves as a symbol of China's rapid economic development: Shenzhen went from rice paddies to skyscrapers in a generation.
Southeastern Chinese province
- borderOuter edge or limit
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
Dominant drone maker
- TencentChinese tech conglomerate
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- startupsNewly launched businesses
manufacturing · innovation · drones · smartphones · gadgets · semiconductor · robotics · AI
Rapid postwar prosperity surge
- fishing villageSmall coastal catching settlement
- transformationThorough change in form
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- migrationMovement to new territory
construction · skyline · boom · expansion · investment · GDP · infrastructure · modernization
Southern Chinese dialect
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- migrant workersPeople moving for jobs
- melting potCultural fusion place
- youthState of being immature
nightlife · dim sum · transplants · newcomers · diversity · expats · contemporary art · design
Guangdong
Southeastern Chinese province
- borderOuter edge or limit
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
DJI
Dominant drone maker
- TencentChinese tech conglomerate
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- electronicsStudy of circuits
startups · manufacturing · innovation · drones · smartphones · gadgets · semiconductor · robotics · AI · incubators
economic miracle
Rapid postwar prosperity surge
- fishing villageSmall coastal catching settlement
- transformationThorough change in form
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
migration · construction · skyline · boom · expansion · investment · GDP · infrastructure · modernization · skyscrapers
Cantonese
Southern Chinese dialect
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- migrant workersPeople moving for jobs
- melting potCultural fusion place
youth · nightlife · dim sum · transplants · newcomers · diversity · expats · contemporary art · design
- Asian PortsSingapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Jakarta, Guangzhou
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- Global CitiesNew York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Dubai
- Major CitiesNew York, Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- East AsiaChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea