No city on earth has changed faster. In 1980, Shenzhen was a fishing village of 30,000. Today it has 17 million people, produces 90% of the world's electronics, and hosts DJI, Tencent, Huawei, and BYD. This is the most extreme economic miracle in modern history — and you can walk through it.
What you\'ll see in Shenzhen
DJI Sky City
The floating-glass headquarters of the company that dominates 70% of the global drone market. Test-fly the latest models.
Huaqiangbei
The electronics market where a new gadget can go from idea to factory floor in two weeks.
BYD SkyShuttle
Ride the driverless straddle-beam monorail built by the world's largest EV maker.
Huawei Dongguan Campus
A 190-hectare R&D campus built as 12 replicas of European cities. Surreal and very real.
Ping An Finance Centre
At 599m, China's second-tallest building. Observation deck over the entire Pearl River Delta.
Greater Bay Area
Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangzhou all within an hour. 86 million people as one megaregion.
Practical info
Tours through Shenzhen
Ready-made itineraries that include this city.
Shenzhen: The China Speed Story — 4 Days
40 years ago a fishing village. Today: home to DJI, Tencent, Huawei and BYD. Visit the actual headquarters and factories where China's tech revolution was built.
South China Triangle: Guangzhou → Shenzhen → Hong Kong — 8 Days
The Greater Bay Area in depth — 2,000 years of maritime trade, the world's most extreme tech miracle, and the global crossroads of Hong Kong.
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