Nanshan District, Shenzhen

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Nanshan District
—  District  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional 南山區
 • Simplified 南山区
 • Pinyin Nánshān Qū
Window of the World
Nanshan District in Shenzhen
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture Shenzhen
Area
 • Total 151 km2 (58.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 2,200,000
 • Density 14,569.5/km2 (37,734.9/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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[edit] Administrative Division

Nanshan District is organized into the following sub-districts.

[edit] Transportation

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

[edit] Shenzhen Metro

[edit] Line 1

[edit] Pingnan railway

[edit] Ports

  • Shekou
  • Dong Jiaotou
  • Chiwan
  • Mawan

[edit] Access to Hong Kong

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).

[edit] Economy

Tencent Limited has its headquarters in the Tencent Building (腾讯大厦 Téngxùn Dàshà) in the Hi-techPark (新科技园 Xīn Kējì Yuán) in Nanshan.[3]

[edit] Schools

[edit] Universities

Eight of Shenzhen's eleven full-time universities are located in Nanshan [4]:

[edit] Primary schools

  • 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

[edit] Middle schools

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

[edit] International High Schools and Private High Schools

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.

[edit] Tourist attractions

[edit] References

 8. www.isnsz.com

[edit] External links

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

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