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.--
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Urban renewal--China--Shenzhen Shi. Rehabilitación urbana Urbanismo--China City planning--China--Shenzhen Shi.