Shenzhen was established as a Special Economic Zone in 1980. Before this, Shenzhen was a small village in South Guangdong Province. As the earliest and fastest growing Special Economic Zone in China, it has won the reputation as “The Window” of China’s opening-up drive and the “Pilot Field” for the country’s economic restructuring.

The rapid growth of the local economy owes a great deal of the vigorous inflow of overseas investment and expansion of foreign trade.

Between 1980 and 2003, GDP of Shenzhen enjoyed an average annual growth of 33.3%. In 2004, its GDP reached $42.8 billion, ranking the 5th among all mainland cities, while per capita GDP ranked the 1st in the nation. Its total import and export amount was $147.3 billion, including an export value of $77.9 billion which ranks the 1st among all mainland cities for 12 consecutive years, and import of $69.5 billion. By the end of 2004, the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) reached $41.2 billion.

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