Shenzhen in the southern coastal area of Guangdong province; between north latitude 2227' - 2252'′, east longitude, 11346' - 11437', 160 kilometers away from Guangzhou, 35 kilometers from Hongkong and Jiulong; Dapeng Gulf to the east, the influx of the Pearl River west, Hongkong south, Dongguan and Huizhou cities north

Neighboring Areas: Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hainan provinces; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hong Kong and Macao

Physical Features: facing the sea and surrounded by mountains; higher in southeast, lower in northwest; mainly covered by hills with plains in its western area
Population: 1.09 million
Area: 20,20 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Hui, and Manchu

History: a history of 6,000 years; used to be a stationed place when Baiyue Tribe going to sea in ancient times; an important hub of water and land trade in Southern China; also a salt origin and famous for its perfume

Climatic Features: subtropical maritime climate; annual average sunshine of 2120 hours

Average Temperature: annual average temperature of 22.4C; with the highest temperature of 36.6C and the lowest of 1.4C
Rainfall: annual average of 1948.6mm

Mountains: Wutong Hill, Yangtai Hill, Nanshan Hill

Rivers: Dasha River, Guanlan River, Pingdi River, Buji River; Xili Lake, Yinhu Lake, Xiangmi Lake

Local Highlights: Longgang Sanhuang Chicken, Nantou Lichee, Nanshan Peach, Shiyan Pear, Jingui Orange, Longhua Square Persimmon, dragon-dances, lion-dances and steed-dances

Embassy:

Bank

Post office:

3，13 alley Kaiping Road
1,Kaping street Kaping Post Office
2 ,Wuwucun post office
Longjing yi Road post office
Ganshaxishangfang post office
Xingan Road sang post office
232, Qingjing yi Road yuan post office

Hospital:

Police Station:

　　please dail 110

Airport

　76 domestic flight routes and 5 international routes operate in and out of Shenzhen International Airport (telephone 777-6789) which is one of China's busiest airports. There are daily flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and many other destinations throughout China although it is often cheaper to fly to Guangzhou. International flights go to Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta and various other destinations. Tickets can be bought from most of the major hotels. The air ticket office for CAAC is on Shennan Lu and the office for China Eastern is on Hongli Xi Lu.The airport is located 32 km west of the city and a shuttle bus (RMB15) operates between here and Shennan Dong Lu in the city center. A taxi from the airport to downtown should cost about RMB150. Shenzhen taxi drivers are notorious for trying to rip their passengers off so make sure your driver uses the meter!

Railway station　

　　Shenzhen lies at the intersection of the rail routes between Beijing-Kowloon, Beijing-Guangzhou and Guangzhou-Kowloon and trains to Guangzhou (2 1/2 hours, RMB 41 or RMB65) operate frequently. The queues at the station are very long, and it's best to get your ticket through a hotel if possible. The rail line (the KCR) to Hong Kong is also extremely convenient and it takes 45 minutes to reach Kowloon (HK$33). The train station is right on the Hong Kong Border on Jianshe Lu. Its a massive and sprawling place so make sure you follow the signs (in English) correctly to reach your required platform.

Bus station

　　An expressway runs through Shenzhen to Guangzhou and also to Shantou in the west. There are buses connecting Shenzhen with Guangzhou (RMB55) regularly and the trip takes about two hours. There are also long distance buses to Shantou (RMB120) and Chaouzhou (RMB140). The long distance bus station is next to the train station and the bus station for Guangzhou is to the east of the railway station. The bus trip from Shenzhen to Hong Kong takes about 1 1/2 hours and buses leave throughout the day (telephone 2321670). These buses leave from next to the Shangri-la hotel.

Boat station

　　There are regular scheduled passenger liners from Shenzhen to Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Haikou (RMB323), Macau (RMB93), Hong Kong and Kowloon (RMB155). The Shekou port (6695601- domestic, 6691213- Hong Kong and Macau) can be reached by bus No. 419 and 439 from the railway station and there is also a regular bus from the airport to Shekou. the boat trip to Hong Kong takes approximately one hour and costs RMB120.

City transport

　　Shenzhen's urban transportation consists of buses, mini-buses, taxis and luxurious double-decker sightseeing buses. The bus routes are generally very good and there are numerous taxis available. Insist your driver uses the meter however, as Shenzhen drivers are famous for ripping off their passengers!

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