Located in the coast of south Sea along Guangdong Province , Shenzhen covers an area of 2,020 square kilometers and owns a population of 4.05 million. The climate here belongs to sub-tropical maritime, with the average temperature 22. Shenzhen, under the guidelines of Mr. Deng Xiaoping, became the first Special Economic Zone in China . After 20 years' development, Shenzhen has established itself one of main economic centers in China and has laid the foundation to support a new phase of further growth. The scenery attractions are characteristic of localization, nature and culture.

As an important foreign trade and international exchange port in China , Shenzhen made brilliant achievements in the urban construction and boasts the city with a fine environment for both investment and tourism. Shenzhen has been elected as "Gardens city of State " and "the model city in environment protection". In Nov 2000, it was elected as "International Garden City" in Washington , the capital of the US . Shenzhen Special Economical Zone was established in 1979. With its rapid economical development, the tourism industry of Shenzhen has become blossomed. Especially in the period of the eighth and ninth five-year plan and during the period of creative activity of best tourist city, Shenzhen's tourism has been striding on the road of systemization and standardization. And the environment of tourism industry has become consummated. Shenzhen, a small border town, was a magic land in former days, and for the time being, there have built more than 50 scenery attractions with different styles, 139 star-ranked hotels, 46 travel agencies, and 1,000 large commercial retail networks. When you walk around this garden city, you will find her so impressive for her modern style and appealing panorama.

Shenzhen has six districts including Luohu, Nanshan, Futian, Baoan, Longgang and Yantian, among which, Futian, Luohu, Nanshan and Yantian District are within the SSEZ. Here, we also call Shenzhen as middle area (Luohu and Futian), west area (Nanshan), east area (Yantian and Longgang) so as to introduce "Travel in Shenzhen" to the friends home and abroad. We hope you will feel it convenient and comfortable during your travel.