Yantian District ( simplified Chinese : 盐田区 ; traditional Chinese : 鹽田區 ; pinyin : Yántián Qū ; Jyutping : Jimtin Keoi ) is one of the nine districts of the city of Shenzhen , Guangdong , China. It is adjacent to Shenzhen River and Hong Kong to the south, and is surrounded by Luohu , Longgang and Pingshan districts of Shenzhen.
6-559: Before 1960s, the northern part of the district belonged to Huiyang County (now Huiyang District , Huizhou ). The famous Huizhou Uprising launched by Dr. Sun Yat-sen started in the northern part of the district during 1900. The failure of the revolution had inspired Dr. Sun to revolt against the Qing dynasty , which soon ended in 1912 after the Wuchang Uprising . Due to the proximity to Bao'an County, Northern Yantian merged into
12-539: Is a district of Huizhou , Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It was renamed in 2003 amid the restructuring of districts and counties in Huizhou . Formerly named Huiyang city (county level), its size shrank after the restructuring with several towns incorporated into the Huicheng district of Huizhou . Huiyang is the southern urban center of Huizhou along with Huicheng as the northern urban center. There
18-590: Is the location of some of Shenzhen's best-known tourist beaches, Dameisha and Xiaomeisha. Yantian Port Area is also located within the district. Vanke is headquartered in Vanke Center ( 万科中心 ) in Dameisha , Yantian District. The Shenzhen Yantian Port Free Trade Zone was set up and approved by the State Council on September 27, 1996, with a total area of 0.85 square kilometer. On August 16, 2004,
24-549: The new County in 1960s. In 1978, after the establishment of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Yantian (as a part of Luohu District), together with several other districts in Bao'an County, formed the new special economic district. In March 1998, Yantian separated from Luohu District after the construction of Yantian Port Area of Shenzhen Port . The size of Yantian district is about 72.63 km (28.04 sq mi), divided into four subdistricts : Located on Mirs Bay , Yantian
30-605: The project of "zone-port interaction" was approved by the State Council between Yantian Port Area and the Shenzhen Yantian Port Free Trade Zone. Yantian Port Bonded Logistics Park was established on 0.96 square kilometer on December 30, 2005. The zone is situated near Yantian Port Area. Industries that are encouraged include printing/publishing/packaging, raw material processing, shipping/warehousing/logistics, and trading and distribution. The main bus routes covering Yantian District are shown in
36-463: The table below. Shenzhen Metro Line 8 also serves the area. Moreover, there is a ferry between Yantian Seafood Street and Nan'ao, Dapeng New District . 22°33′49″N 114°14′24″E / 22.5637°N 114.24°E / 22.5637; 114.24 Huiyang District Huiyang District ( postal : Waiyeung; simplified Chinese : 惠阳区 ; traditional Chinese : 惠陽區 ; pinyin : Huìyáng Qū ; Jyutping : wai joeng keoi
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