The main reason is reform and opening up. After the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the reform and opening up policy was implemented, and Shenzhen was classified as a special economic zone. Under the party's policy, they introduced foreign investment, advanced technology and management experience, established large-scale industries, carried out modernization, and the economy developed rapidly. .
In the past 40 years of reform and opening up, Shenzhen has grown from a small fishing village into an international metropolis and has undergone earth-shaking changes. As if by magic, in less than 40 years, it has grown from an obscure border town to a modern international city with 20 million people. Extended information
In the process of China's sprint to become the world's largest economic power, Shenzhen will play the role of a new super contact between the mainland and the global economy. A popular "joke" in the real estate speculators circle is used to describe the future urban layout of the Pearl River Delta. "In the future, the cities surrounding Shenzhen, including Hong Kong, will be called the Shenzhen Ring-Shenzhen area."
"Hedong in thirty years, three years in "Ten Years in Hexi", this analogy could not be more appropriate between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. More than 30 years ago, Shenzhen, across the river from Hong Kong, was still a small fishing village with a population of less than one million. However, Hong Kong has become a world-renowned international city, financial center, and the most open free trade port. Its container port cargo throughput ranks first in the world. Forefront.
Today, more than 30 years later, Shenzhen’s GDP has reached 2.2 trillion. Taking into account the significant increase in the RMB exchange rate, Shenzhen has surpassed Guangzhou, and it is highly likely that it will surpass Hong Kong. The former small fishing village has grown into China's Silicon Valley, a capital of innovation, a high-precision processing and manufacturing base, a financial center, a gathering of listed companies, the world's third largest container port, and a population of more than 20 million.