- Bao'an County was the predecessor of the modern city of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Bao'an District (Chinese: 宝安区; pinyin: Bǎo'ān Qū) is one of the seven districts comprising Shenzhen, a major economic city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It is one of three districts lying outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, alongside Longgang. With 5 million people, Bao'an is Shenzhen's largest district.
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (深圳宝安国际机场) is situated in this district.
Bao'an is an industrial center with many electronics factories.
Bao'an has a notoriously bad security record. Since the turn of the millennium the district has seen a string of high-profile abductions, robberies, and other cases of violent crime.[1]
[edit] Subdistricts
Bao'an District contains ten subdistricts:
- Baocheng (宝城)
- Xixiang (西乡)
- Longhua (龙华)
- Guanlan (观澜)
- Gungming (公明)
- Songjiang (松岗)
- Guangming (光明)
- Shajing (沙井)
- Fuyong (福永)
- Shiyan (石岩)
Men relaxing under a tree on FanShen Road, Bao’an.
[edit] Economy
Shenzhen Airlines is headquartered on the grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Bao'an District.[2] Jade Cargo International is headquartered on the sixth floor of the Shenzhen Airlines Flight Operations Building on grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.[3]
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Coordinates: 22°33′12″N 113°53′02″E / 22.5534°N 113.884°E / 22.5534; 113.884
