Nanshan District (; Cantonese Jyutping: Naam4 Saan1 Keoi1) is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. It encompasses the southwest area of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, with a population of 1.08 million. In 2025, the district of Nanshan's local GDP output exceeded 1,000 billion Chinese Yuan or 143.7 billion US dollars, an economy slightly larger than that of Uzbekistan or Bulgaria. The region has an established tourism industry and is home to several sightseeing locations, as well as multiple seaside parks such as the Shenzhen Bay Park and the Shenzhen Talent Park. Its tallest building is the China Resources Headquarters.
It is known for being the home of Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park, which comprises some of China's largest technology companies and the establishments of well-known international companies, as well as being the nation's richest district of a city-level municipality. The district has some of the most expensive neighbourhoods in China in terms of real estate prices.
Geography Nanshan District has a total area of . The area continued to increase due to large scale land reclamation, especially in Qianhai and Houhai. The district is located to the northwest of Deep Bay, east of the Pearl River entrance. Its northern boundary is Yangtaishan, which divides the district with Baoan, while it is bounded south by Inner Lingding Island and Dachan Island, though the Port of Shekou is the southernmost point on the peninsula. Nanshan is situated about a degree south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a humid subtropical climate. It sits directly north of Yuen Long district of Hong Kong. More than half of the district consist of urban areas. Mountainous areas like Tanglangshan and Yangtaishan to the north and Nanshan Park to the south are largely preserved as forests.
At tall, Yangtaishan has the highest elevation in the district, with Tanglangshan being the second at , and Nanshan, third, at . The district has a total coastline of .
History
The history of Nanshan is long. In 331, the Jin government set County of Dongguan () and County of Bao'an. These counties' capitals are in Nantou. Before that, in 265, Wu set Ministry of Salt ()to control the salt production in South China Sea.
In July 1979, the first canon to break the mountain (开山“第一炮”) happened in Shekou.
Demographics In 2021 the population in Nanshan is 1,795,826.
Administrative divisions Nanshan District is organized into the following subdistricts. Name Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010) Area (km2) Nantou Subdistrict 南头街道 Nántóu Jiēdào nam4 teo4 gai1 dou6 163,237 16.80 Nanshan Subdistrict 南山街道 Nánshān Jiēdào nam4 san1 gai1 dou6 152,312 23.90 Shahe Subdistrict 沙河街道 Shāhé Jiēdào sa1 ho4 gai1 dou6 121,350 22.32 Xili Subdistrict 西丽街道 Xīlì Jiēdào sei1 lei6 gai1 dou6 187,832 49.16 Shekou Subdistrict 蛇口街道 Shékǒu Jiēdào sé4 heo2 gai1 dou6 87,304 12.29 Zhaoshang Subdistrict 招商街道 Zhāoshāng Jiēdào jiu1 sêng1 gai1 dou6 79,650 18.36 Yuehai Subdistrict 粤海街道 Yuèhǎi Jiēdào yud6 hoi2 gai1 dou6 157,807 14.40 Taoyuan Subdistrict 桃源街道 Táoyuán Jiēdào tou4 yun4 gai1 dou6 138,853 40.00
Transportation Shenzhen Metro Nanshan is currently served by seven metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro:
- OCT, Window of the World , Baishizhou, Hi-Tech Park, Shenzhen University, Taoyuan , Daxin, Liyumen, Qianhaiwan - Chiwan , Shekou Port, Sea World , Shuiwan, Dongjiaotou, Wanxia, Haiyue, Dengliang, Houhai , Keyuan, Hongshuwan, Window of the World , Qiaocheng North - Chiwan , Liwan, Railway Park, Mawan, Qianwan Park, Qianwan , Guiwan, Qianhaiwan , Liuxiandong, Xili , University Town, Tanglang, Changlingpi - Xili Lake, Xili , Chaguang, Zhuguang, Longjing, Taoyuancun, Shenyun - Qianwan , Menghai, Litchi Orchards, Nanyou West, Nanyou , Nanshan Book Mall, Shenzhen University South, Yuehaimen, High-Tech South, Hongshuwan South , Shenwan, Shenzhen Bay Park - Qianhaiwan , Nanshan , Houhai , Hongshuwan South - Zuopaotai East, Taiziwan, Sea World , Huaguoshan, Sihai, Nanyou , Nanguang, Nanshan , Taoyuan , Nantou Ancient City, Zhongshan Park, Tongle South
Railway stations Shekou West () Mawan () Shenzhen West () Xili ()
Container ports
Shekou () Dongjiaotou () Chiwan () Mawan () Qianhai ()
Maritime transport The Shekou Passenger Terminal offered ferry service to Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island and Hong Kong International Airport), Zhuhai and Macau. The Shekou Cruise Center now serves that role.
Cross-border coaches to and from Hong Kong are also available at Shenzhen Bay Port. The port is located geographically at Shekou, hence all coaches will travel along the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor to get to Hong Kong.
Economy Coolpad, Tencent, ZTE, China Merchants Shekou, Dajiang (DJI), and China Resources (CR), among others, have their headquarters at Hi-Tech Park (), Nanshan."Contact Us." Tencent contact details. Retrieved on September 28, 2011"Contact Us." Retrieved on November 19, 2012"Consumer Goods ." China Resources. Retrieved on April 10, 2014"
The South China office of CR Beverage is in on the 10th floor of the Min Tai Building () in the district. China Nepstar has its headquarters in the Xinnengyuan Building () on Nanhai Road, Nanshan District."Contact Us ." China Nepstar. Retrieved on November 19, 2012 The headquarters of Evergrande Group are in Nanshan. - Chinese address: "深圳市南山区海德三道1126号" (based on the Chinese address it is Haide Third Road) The drink company Hey Tea has its headquarters in the Aerospace Science And Technology Square ().Home. Hey Tea. Retrieved on 8 February 2019. "SHENZHEN MEIXIXI CATERING MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. Address: 602C, Tower B, Aerospace Science And Technology Square, Nanshan District, Shenzhen" - Chinese address: "深圳美西西餐饮管理有限公司 地址：南山区航天科技广场B座602C" The department store chain Ren Ren Le has its headquarters in Nanshan District.
In 2015, Guangdong Free Trade Area was established in Qianhai-Shekou.
Education Universities Eight of Shenzhen's eleven full-time universities are located in Nanshan:
Shenzhen University Shenzhen Polytechnic University Town of Shenzhen Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Integration Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen University (Lihu Campus) Georgia Tech Tianjin University Shenzhen Institute
Shenzhen Virtual University Park
Primary and secondary schools
Government secondary schools Some are governed by the Shenzhen municipal government. Those include: and Shenzhen Experimental School
Some are governed by the Nanshan District government. Those include: - Listing of Nanshan District-operated schools in Chinese: Nanshan Middle School Attached to Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学南山附属学校中学部) Shenzhen Bolun Vocational and Technical School (深圳市博伦职业技术学校) Shenzhen Nanshan Experimental Education Group (深圳市南山实验教育集团) Nanhai Middle School (南海中学) Qilin Middle School (麒麟中学) Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language School (Group) (深圳市南山外国语学校（集团）/深圳南山外國語學校) Binhai Middle School (滨海中学) Gaoxin Middle School (高新中学) Taoyuan Middle School (桃源中学) High School (高级中学) Second Foreign Language School of Nanshan (Group) (深圳市南山区第二外国语学校（集团）) Xuefu Middle School (学府中学) Shenzhen Shekou Yucai Education Group (深圳市蛇口育才教育集团) Yucai High School
Yucai No. 3 Middle School Shenzhen Nanshan OCT High School 深圳市南山区华侨城中学/華僑城中學 OCT Campus (侨城初中部) Shenwan Campus (深圳湾部) Shenzhen Nantou High School (深圳市南头中学/南頭中學)
Other: Lixiang Middle School 荔香中學/荔香中学 Shekou School, merged from Shekou Middle School Shenzhen Nanshan Bilingual School, a Cambridge International Center (CIC) Middle School
International and private schools
There are more than four Anglophone international schools and private schools in Nanshan. Several of these high schools offer International Baccalaureate curriculum, or University of Cambridge International A-Level, or North American style curricula, with English as the main language of instruction. There are also Japanese and South Korean-style schools.
The International School of Nanshan Shenzhen Shenzhen Nanshan Chinese International College (formerly Nanshan Bilingual School/Baishizhou Bilingual School) Shekou International School QSI International School of Shekou. Shenzhen American International School BASIS international school of shenzhen Shen Wai International school
International K-12 schools include: KIS Korean International School of Shenzhen (Korean section and English elementary section) International 1-9 schools include: Shenzhen Japanese School"Shenzhen's first Japanese school opens in Shekou" (Archive). Shenzhen Daily. June 16, 2008. Retrieved on January 14, 2015. Alternate link at (Archive) Xinhua, Alternate link at Newsgd.com.
Supplementary schools , a Japanese weekend school, has its office on the 8th floor of the Jinsanjiao Building () in Baishizhou. Previously it was based in the Ming Wah International Convention Center () in Shekou."アジアの補習授業校一覧" (). MEXT. January 2, 2003. Retrieved on January 12, 2018. "中華人民共和国広東省SHENZHEN市蛇口工業區亀山路8號「明華国際会議中心」"
In addition, the Shenzhen Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes a Korean Saturday school because many Korean students are not studying in Korean-medium schools; the school had about 600 students in 2007. The chamber uses rented space in the OCT Primary School as the Korean weekend school's classroom.
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