Shatoujiao

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Please see Sha Tau Kok article, which focuses on 沙頭角 at the Hong Kong side.

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Shatoujiao (沙頭角) is an area located in the Yantian Qu (district) of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in China, Located on the border of the mainland China and Hong Kong. Shatoujiao is a bustling metropolis in comparison to Sha Tau Kok in the Hong Kong, due to the development of special economic zone. The cosmopolitan population is mainly composed of migrant workers from all parts of China along with a handful of Russians. Shatoujiao is a port with cargo coming into and exiting Yantian. It has a road connecting downtown Shenzhen, with the regular bus services to Shenzhen's main train terminus, thus a connection to Guangzhou also. Moreover, it is situated near a newly constructed motorway or highway which links to Meixian and Chaozhou and the Shenzhen railway is also part of the transport links between Hong Kong and Beijing.

The town's attractions include Minsk World and an aircraft carrier moored in the bay.