The Shenzhen experiment : the story of China's instant city /
Du, Juan. (Author of Shenzhen experiment),
The Shenzhen experiment : the story of China's instant city / Juan Du. - 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The myth of Shenzhen -- Part I. National relevance: Song for the "Story of spring" -- The "southern tours" that changed China -- Part II. Regional history: Gateway city to the South China Sea -- Oysters of the Pearl River Delta -- Part III. City construction: Towers by the Hong Kong border -- Nail-house on "Wall Street" -- Part IV. District transformation: Corporate village in the central business district -- "Slum" in the high-tech garden city -- Conclusion: City of critical experimentation.
A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab "instant city," but a place influenced by deep local history.--
9780674975286 (harcover)
2019014447
Urban renewal--China--Shenzhen Shi.
Rehabilitación urbana
Urbanismo--China
City planning--China--Shenzhen Shi.
Shenzhen Shi (China)--History.
408 DS 797.77 / D812s 2020
951.2/7
The Shenzhen experiment : the story of China's instant city / Juan Du. - 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The myth of Shenzhen -- Part I. National relevance: Song for the "Story of spring" -- The "southern tours" that changed China -- Part II. Regional history: Gateway city to the South China Sea -- Oysters of the Pearl River Delta -- Part III. City construction: Towers by the Hong Kong border -- Nail-house on "Wall Street" -- Part IV. District transformation: Corporate village in the central business district -- "Slum" in the high-tech garden city -- Conclusion: City of critical experimentation.
A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab "instant city," but a place influenced by deep local history.--
9780674975286 (harcover)
2019014447
Urban renewal--China--Shenzhen Shi.
Rehabilitación urbana
Urbanismo--China
City planning--China--Shenzhen Shi.
Shenzhen Shi (China)--History.
408 DS 797.77 / D812s 2020
951.2/7