NANSHAN is honored as the “root of Shenzhen and Hong Kong’s history and culture.” Nearly 1,700 years ago, the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) set up Dongguan County, with the governor’s office located in today’s Nantou Ancient Town and the jurisdiction covering today’s Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Dongguan. Nanshan was also an important post for the ancient Maritime Silk Road.

In 1979, the Shekou Industrial Zone was established to be the first area on the Chinese mainland to implement the reform and opening up policy. Nanshan District was later founded in 1990.

Now in Nanshan, local Fortune Global 500 enterprises such as Tencent and China Merchants Bank have developed into global businesses; large-sized enterprises such as ZTE, CIMC and Mindray keep growing; young enterprises such as DJI Innovations, Hytera and UBTECH are rising stars. Many enterprises are optimistic about Nanshan’s future and snatch up a share of its market. Nine enterprises under the jurisdiction of Nanshan have progressed into China’s top 500 enterprises.

Nanshan is also an educational center of the city, where there is the University Town of Shenzhen.(SD News)