Nanshan District, Shenzhen

Nanshan
南山区
District

Nanshan District (the lower left, highlighted in cactus) in Shenzhen
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Sub-provincial city Shenzhen
Area
 • Total 182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population (2012) 1,108,500
 • Density 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s) 0755
Website http://www.szns.gov.cn/

Nanshan District (simplified Chinese: 南山区; traditional Chinese: 南山區; pinyin: Nánshān Qū ;Cantonese Jyutping: Naam4 Saan1 Keoi1) is one of the nine districts comprising Shenzhen. It encompasses the southwest area of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 1.08 million. In 2013, the district of Nanshan's local GDP output exceeded 320 billion RMB. The region has an established tourism industry and is home to several sightseeing locations.

It is known for being the home of Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park, which comprises some of China's largest technology companies and the establishments of well-known international companies, as well as being one of the nation's richest districts.[1][2]

Geography

Nanshan District has a total area of 182 km2 (70 sq mi). The area continued to increase due to large scale land reclamation, especially in Qianhai and Houhai. The district is located to the northwest of Deep Bay, east of the Pearl River entrance. Its northern boundary is Yangtaishan, which divides the district with Baoan, while it is bounded south by Inner Lingding Island and Dachan Island, though the Port of Shekou is the southernmost point on the peninsula. Nanshan is situated about a degree south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a humid subtropical climate. It sits directly north of Yuen Long district of Hong Kong. More than half of the district consist of urban areas.Mountainous areas like Tanglangshan and Yangtaishan to the north and Nanshan Park to the south are largely preserved as forests.

At 587 metres tall, Yangtaishan has the highest elevation in the district, with Tanglangshan being the second at 430 metres and third being Nanshan of height 336 metres. The district has a total coastline of 55.18 kilometres.

History

Nanshan was largely a rural area before being rapidly developed since the late 1970s, with the exception of a few towns and villages. Nantou, the seat of Bao'an County for almost 1700 years was located within the district.

In September 1983, Nantou district was established; it was county-level administratively. Less than a year later in August 1984 Shekou, which came to be known as Shekou subdistrict today, split off as a separate district from Nanshan. In September 1990 the two districts combined to form the present Nanshan District.

Nanshan experienced large sums of migrants from other parts of the country. Much of the original towns in the district had either been demolished to make way for developments or became what are to be known as urban villages.

Demographics

As of the end of 2011, Nanshan district has a total resident population of 1,087,936 and a census-registered population of 0.5492 million. The vast majority of the population are concentrated in the southern half of the district.

Administrative divisions

Nanshan District is organized into the following subdistricts.

NameChineseHanyu PinyinCanton RomanizationPopulation (2010)[3]Area (km2)
Nantou Subdistrict南头街道Nántóu Jiēdàonam4 teo4 gai1 dou6163,23716.80
Nanshan Subdistrict南山街道Nánshān Jiēdàonam4 san1 gai1 dou6152,31223.90
Shahe Subdistrict沙河街道Shāhé Jiēdàosa1 ho4 gai1 dou6121,35022.32
Xili Subdistrict西丽街道Xīlì Jiēdàosei1 lei6 gai1 dou6187,83249.16
Shekou Subdistrict蛇口街道Shékǒu Jiēdàosé4 heo2 gai1 dou687,30412.29
Zhaoshang Subdistrict招商街道Zhāoshāng Jiēdàojiu1 sêng1 gai1 dou679,65018.36
Yuehai Subdistrict粤海街道Yuèhǎi Jiēdàoyud6 hoi2 gai1 dou6157,80714.40
Taoyuan Subdistrict桃源街道Táoyuán Jiēdàotou4 yun4 gai1 dou6138,85340.00

Communities

Transportation

Shenzhen Metro

Nanshan is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro:

Railway Stations

Container Ports

Access of neighbouring cities and regions

The Shekou Passenger Terminal offers ferry service to Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island and Hong Kong International Airport), Zhuhai and Macau.[4][5]

Cross boundary coaches to and from Hong Kong are also available at Shenzhen Bay Port.[6] The port it located geographically at Shekou hence all coach will travel along the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor to get to Hong Kong.

Economy

Tencent, Vapestrm,[7] ZTE, China Resources Beverage (CR Beverage), amongst others, have their headquarters in Hi-Tech Park (科技园), Nanshan.[8][9][10][11] The South China office of CR Beverage is in on the 10th floor of the Min Tai Building (闽泰大厦) in the district.[11] China Nepstar has its headquarters in the Xinnengyuan Building (新能源大厦 / 新能源大廈) on Nanhai Road, Nanshan District.[12]

The department store chain Ren Ren Le has its headquarters in Nanshan District.[13]

Free Trade Zones

Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone is a large masterplanned commercial free trade zone comprising 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) of reclaimed land under construction in Qianhai, Nanshan. Upon scheduled completion in 2020, special policies including lower taxation rates would be implemented in the new district.

Shekou is another planned free trade zone now rapidly redeveloping is the Shekou Industrial Zone, on the southern tip of Nanshan.

Education

Universities

Eight of Shenzhen's eleven full-time universities are located in Nanshan:[14]

Primary schools

Tanglang Primary School
  • Nanshan Foreign Languages School 南山外國語學校/南山外国语学校
  • Nanshan Primary School 南山小學/南山小学
  • Nanshan Experimental Primary School 南山實驗小學/南山实验小学
  • Nanyuan Primary School 南園小學/南园小学
  • OCT Primary School 華僑城小學/华侨城小学
  • Qianhai Primary School 前海小學/前海小学
  • Tanglang Primary School 塘朗小學/塘朗小学
  • Xiangnan Primary School 向南小學/向南小学
  • Yueliangwan Primary School 月亮灣小學/月亮湾小学
  • Shenzhen Dalton Xinhua School 深圳道尔顿新华公学

Secondary schools

The Chinese word Zhongxue 中学, rendered in English as "middle school," may refer to either schools with grade 7-9 lower secondary levels and/or grade 10-12 upper secondary levels

International and private schools

QSI International School of Shenzhen

There are four Anglophone international high schools and private high schools in Nanshan, these high schools all offer British, University of Cambridge International A-Level or North American style curricula, with English as the main language of instruction.

International K-12 schools include:

International 1-9 schools include:

Supplementary schools

Shenzhen Saturday School (深・(ｼﾝｾﾝ)補習授業校 Shinsen Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend school, has its office on the 8th floor of the Jinsanjiao Building (金三角大厦/金三角大廈) in Baishizhou.[19]

References

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  2. ↑ "News-Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Science and Technology PRC". www.cistc.com.
  3. ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
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  5. ↑ "Shekou and Hong Kong Ferry Schedules". www.shenzhenparty.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Transport Department
  7. ↑ "About Vapestrm". www.vapestrm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Contact Us." Tencent contact details. Retrieved on September 28, 2011
  9. ↑ "Contact Us." Retrieved on November 19, 2012
  10. ↑ "Consumer Goods Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine.." China Resources. Retrieved on April 10, 2014"
  11. 1 2 "Contact 联系我们 Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine.." China Resources Beverage. Retrieved on April 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Contact Us." China Nepstar. Retrieved on November 19, 2012
  13. ↑ "校园招聘." Ren Ren Le. Retrieved on May 2, 2017. "人人乐商业集团--深圳市南山区前海路东心语家园二楼"
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090726214608/http://www.szns.gov.cn/main_en/generalinfo/. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081229235824/http://www.szvup.com/Html/englishh/83264822729835.html. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ "Shenzhen's first Japanese school opens in Shekou" (Archive). Shenzhen Daily. June 16, 2008. Retrieved on January 14, 2015. Alternate link at (Archive) Xinhua, Alternate link at Newsgd.com.
  18. ↑ "深圳日本人学校　事務職員　募集要項 Archived 2013-11-26 at the Wayback Machine.." Shenzhen Japanese School. Retrieved on January 14, 2015. "連絡先 深圳日本人学校 中華人民共和国広東省深圳市南山区工業八路295号"
  19. ↑ "日本人学校・補習授業校一覧." Consulate-General of Japan in Guangzhou (在広州日本国総領事館/日本国驻广州总领事馆). Retrieved on December 21, 2017. "深セン日本人補習校 518052 広東省深セン市南山区白石洲金三角大廈８階"

Coordinates: 22°30′05.83″N 113°54′28.16″E / 22.5016194°N 113.9078222°E / 22.5016194; 113.9078222

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