Nanshan District, Shenzhen

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.

Not to be confused with Nansha District.

Nanshan

南山区
District
Nanshan District (the lower left, highlighted in green) in Shenzhen
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial divisionShenzhen
Area
 • Total182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total1,356,300
 • Density7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Area code(s)0755
GDP (nominal)2017
 - TotalCNY 460.150 billion (US$68.17 billion)
 - per capitaCNY 339,269 (US$50,249)
Websitehttp://www.szns.gov.cn/

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
The view of Nanshan from Nanshan Mountain

Transportation

Shenzhen Metro

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

Railway Stations

Container Ports
Main article: Port of Shenzhen

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, ZTE, China Resources Beverage (CR Beverage), amongst others, have their headquarters in Hi-Tech Park (科技园), Nanshan.[7][8][9][10] 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.[10] China Nepstar has its headquarters in the Xinnengyuan Building (新能源大厦 / 新能源大廈) on Nanhai Road, Nanshan District.[11]

The drink company Hey Tea has its headquarters in the Aerospace Science And Technology Square (航天科技广场).[12]

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

Free Trade Zones
Main article: Qianhai

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 free trade zone, redeveloping from a former industrial zone.

Education

Universities

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

Primary and secondary schools
See also: List of schools in Nanshan District, Shenzhen

Government 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. Dr. Elisabeth P. Montgomery, Senior Advisor on Internationalization for the Nanshan District Education Bureau, is the first foreigner to hold such a position in China. She helped design education curricula for Nanshan grades 1-12 and is one of three designers of Shenzhen YuCai High School, International Department. Additionally, she is Foreign Vice Principal at the South China University of Science and Technology (SUSTECH) Education Group, International Advisor in China and Latin America, and public school Inspector.

Some are governed by the Shenzhen municipal government. Those include:[17]

Some are governed by the Nanshan District government. Those include:[18]

  • Nanshan Middle School Attached to Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部)
  • Shenzhen Bolun Vocational and Technical School (深圳市博伦职业技术学校)
  • Shenzhen Nanshan Experimental Education Group (深圳市南山实验教育集团)
    • Nanhai Middle School (南海中学)
    • Qilin Middle School (麒麟中学)
  • Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language School (Group) (深圳市南山外国语学校（集团）/深圳南山外國語學校)
    • Binhai Middle School (滨海中学)
    • Gaoxin Middle School (高新中学)
    • Taoyuan Middle School (桃源中学)
    • High School (高级中学)
  • Second Foreign Language School of Nanshan (Group) (深圳市南山区第二外国语学校（集团）)
    • Xuefu Middle School (学府中学)
  • Shenzhen Shekou Yucai Education Group (深圳市蛇口育才教育集团)
  • Shenzhen Nanshan OCT High School 深圳市南山区华侨城中学/華僑城中學
    • OCT Campus (侨城初中部)
    • Shenwan Campus (深圳湾部)
  • Shenzhen Nantou High School (深圳市南头中学/南頭中學)

Other:

International and private schools
QSI International School of Shenzhen

There are four Anglophone international high schools and private high schools in Nanshan. Several of 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. There are also Japanese and South Korean-style schools.

International K-12 schools include:

  • KIS Korean International School of Shenzhen (Korean section and English elementary section)

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) in Baishizhou.[21] Previously it was based in the Ming Wah International Convention Centre (明华国际会议中心) in Shekou.[22]

In addition, the Shenzhen Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes a Korean Saturday school because many Korean students are not studying in Korean-medium schools; the school had about 600 students in 2007. The chamber uses rented space in the OCT Primary School as the Korean weekend school's classroom.[23]

  • Tencent headquarters
  • Skyline of Nanshan as viewed from Shenzhen Bay Park
  • Bird's eye's view of Nanshan District and Shenzhen Bay Bridge in 2007 atop Nanshan Mountain
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