Yantian District

Yanhian District
—  District  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional 鹽田區
 • Simplified 盐田区
 • Pinyin Yántián Qū
Yantian District in Shenzhen
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture Shenzhen
Area
 • Total 72.63 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 218,700
 • Density 3,011.2/km2 (7,798.8/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0755
Website http://www.yantian.gov.cn

Yantian District (Chinese: 盐田区; pinyin: Yántián Qū) is one of the seven districts of the Shenzhen City in Guangdong province of China. It is adjacent to Shenzhen River in the south, and is surrounded by Luohu and Longgang districts in Shenzhen. Until March 1998, Yantian was part of Luohu District.

The size of Yantian district is about 72.63 km². It contains 4 subdistricts:

Located on Mirs Bay, Yantian is the location of some of Shenzhen's best-known tourist beaches, Dameisha and Xiaomeisha. Also located here is Yantian Port.[1]

Contents

Tourist attractions

Economy

Industrial Zone

Shenzhen Yantiangang Free Trade Zone is set up and approved by the State Council on September 27, 1996 with the total area of 0.85 square kilometers. On August 16, 2004, the project of"zone-port interaction" is approved by the State Council between Yantian Port and Shenzhen Yantiangang Free Trade Zone. Yantian Port Bonded Logistics Park is established with 0.96 square kilometers on December 30, 2005. The zone is situated near to Yantian Port. Industries encouraged include Printing/Publishing/Packaging, Raw Material Processing, Shipping/Warehousing/Logistics, Trading and Distribution.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://www.yantian-port.com/index.htm
  2. ^ http://www.szxms.com.cn/
  3. ^ http://en.octeast.com/about/
  4. ^ RightSite.asia | Shenzhen Yantiangang Free Trade Zone

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