Huaqiangbei
Huaqiangbei (Chinese: 华强北; lit.: 'Huaqiang North') is an area and subdistrict of Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.[2] The area's status as a major electronics manufacturing hub, and sprawling electronics marketplaces[3][4] have earned it (and Shenzhen) occidental nicknames such as "China's Silicon Valley", and the "Silicon Valley of Hardware".[5][6] In 2018, due to the depression of the electronic market, part of the region was transformed into a cosmetics market.[7]
Huaqiangbei 华强北 | |
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Country | China |
Province | Guangdong |
City | Shenzhen |
District | Futian District |
Area | |
• Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 160,000[1] |
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Simplified Chinese | 华强北 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 華強北 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Huaqiang (China Strong) North | ||||||||||
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Location
The subdistrict runs from Shennan Road at SEG Plaza near Huaqiang Road Station of the Shenzhen Metro for 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north to the Pavilion Hotel. It is at the spine of a shopping district, with cross streets Zhenzhong Road (振中路), Zhenhua Road (振华路) and Zhenxing Road (振兴路). Huafa Road (华发路) is immediately parallel to the east with Yannan Road (燕南路) further away.[8][9] The central area of the district is along Huaqiang Road (华强路), a busy pedestrian street which the district is named after.[10]
Locale
The area is characterized by tree-lined streets with wide (5 to 20 metres (16 to 66 ft)) footpaths. There are three Shenzhen Metro stations in the area:
- Huaqiang Road station on Line 1
- Huaqiang North station on Line 2 and Line 7
- Huaxin station on Line 3 and Line 7
Gallery
- Huaqiangbei pedestrian street
- Huaqiang Electronics World (华强电子世界)
- Huaqiangbei, 2012
- Huaqiangbei street view, 2013
- Huaqiangbei panorama, 2013
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- HAXLR8R (27 November 2013). "Hua Qiang Bei Map". SlideShare. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- Huang, Andrew (2016). The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen. Sutajio Ko-Usagi. p. 9. ISBN 978-9810974596.
- Arthur, Charles (2014-06-13). "Huaqiangbei: the mega market with every smartphone part – in pictures". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- "Inside Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of hardware". Wired. June 6, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- Ablaza, Ana (2016-08-15). "Shenzhen Becomes a Treasure for Startups, Booms as China's Hardware Tech Hub". Yibada. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- Panda Publisher (2020-07-18). "When the Largest Electronic Market in Shenzhen Began to Sell Cosmetics". Panda!Yoo. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- "华强北 - Bing 网典". Bing.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- "华强北会是中国硅谷吗?".
- "华强北街道介绍_广东深圳市福田区华强北街道地名网". www.tcmap.com.cn.
External links
- Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware, Youtube: a documentary focused on Huaqiangbei.