Nanshan District, Shenzhen

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Nanshan
南山
Nam San
—  District  —
南山区
Window of the World
Nanshan District in Shenzhen
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture Shenzhen
Area
 • Total 151 km2 (58 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 2,200,000
 • Density Bad rounding here15,000/km2 (Bad rounding here38,000/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
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) is one of the seven districts comprising Shenzhen. It encompasses the southwest area of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 0.9 million. The size of the district is 182 km².

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Administrative Division [edit]

Nanshan District is organized into the following sub-districts.

Transportation [edit]

View from NanShan Mountain. Overlooking NanShan District and the bridge into Hong Kong.

Shenzhen Metro [edit]

Line 1 [edit]

Pingnan railway [edit]

Ports [edit]

  • Shekou
  • Dong Jiaotou
  • Chiwan
  • Mawan

Access to Hong Kong [edit]

The Shenzhen Ferry Terminal in Shekou offers service to Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and Hong Kong International Airport), Zhuhai and Macau.[1] The ferry takes approximately 45 minutes to reach Hong Kong. Cross boundary coaches to and from Hong Kong are also available at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point[2] (along the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor).

Economy [edit]

Tencent headquarters

Tencent Limited has its headquarters in the Hi-tech Park (新科技园 Xīn Kējì Yuán) in Nanshan,[3] as does ZTE.[4]

China Nepstar has its headquarters on the 6th floor of Block B of the Xinnengyuan Building (S: 新能源大厦, T: 新能源大廈, P: Xīnnéngyuán Dàshà) in Nanshan District.[5]

Schools [edit]

Universities [edit]

Eight of Shenzhen's eleven full-time universities are located in Nanshan:[6]

Primary schools [edit]

  • Yueliangwan Primary School 月亮湾小学
  • Nanshan Primary School 南山小学
  • Nanyuan Primary School 南园小学
  • Xiangnan Primary School 向南小学
  • Nanshan Experimental Primary School 南山实验小学
  • Qianhai Primary School 前海小学

Middle schools [edit]

"Middle School" may refer to either 7-9 and/or 10-12 schools

International High Schools and Private High Schools [edit]

There are four international high schools and private high schools in NanShan:

These high schools all offer British, University of Cambridge International Centre (CIC) A - Level or North American style curricula, with English as the language of instruction.

Tourist attractions [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.xunlongferry.com/e-shouye.asp][http://www.shenzhenparty.com/content/hongkong_shekou_zhuhai_ferry_schedule
  2. ^ http://www.td.gov.hk/transport_in_hong_kong/access_to_shenzhen_bay_port/index.htm#2.1
  3. ^ "Contact Us." Tencent. Retrieved on September 28, 2011. "Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue, Hi-techPark,Nanshan District,Shenzhen." Address in Chinese: "深圳市南山区高新科技园中区一路腾讯大厦"
  4. ^ "Contact Us." ZTE. Retrieved on November 19, 2012. "No. 55, Hi-tech Road South, ShenZhen, P.R.China" - Chinese address: "深圳市科技南路55号"
  5. ^ "Contact Us." China Nepstar. Retrieved on November 19, 2012. "China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. Floor 6, Block B, Xinnengyuan Building, Nanhai Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, CHINA (518054)" - Map - Address in Chinese: "地址:深圳市南山区南海大道新能源大厦 B 座 6 楼 (518054)" - Chinese Map
  6. ^ http://www.szns.gov.cn/main_en/generalinfo/
  7. ^ http://www.tsinghua-sz.cn/
  8. ^ http://www.szvup.com/Html/englishh/83264822729835.html

External links [edit]

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