Futian District

Futian
福田区
District

Futian CBD as viewed from Lianhuashan

Location within Shenzhen City
Futian

Location in Guangdong

Coordinates: 22°31′21″N 114°03′21″E / 22.52250°N 114.05583°E / 22.52250; 114.05583Coordinates: 22°31′21″N 114°03′21″E / 22.52250°N 114.05583°E / 22.52250; 114.05583
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Sub-provincial city Shenzhen
Area
 • Total 78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,357,100
 • Density 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0755
Website http://www.szft.gov.cn

Futian District (simplified Chinese: 福田区; traditional Chinese: 福田區; pinyin: Fútián Qū; Jyutping: fuk1tin4 keoi1) is one of six districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the central business district of the city.

Name

There are two arguments concerning the origin of the district's name:

History

Luohu District was established in April 1979, one month after Shenzhen was promoted to city status. Futian, and another area called Fucheng (附城), became communes within the Luohu District.

Futian became part of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone after it was designated in 1980. It then became a subdistrict under the district of Shangbu (上步).

Futian, along with Nanshan, was promoted to district status in October 1990. The Shangbu district, which had governed the Futian subdistrict the previous decade, became a part of the Futian district. The district government was established on Shennan Middle Road.

Rapid urbanization occurred in the late 20th century; the agricultural land which once made up a vast majority of Luohu shrank to an area of only 12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi) in 2003.[1]

Economy

The Central Business District of Shenzhen is a planned development project that began in the early 1990s. Located within the Futian district, it comprises an area of 607 hectares. The four sides of the district are delineated by Binhe Dadao, Lianhua Road, Xinzhou Road and Caitian Road.

Many office high-rises and government buildings are located in the CBD, some of which are prominent buildings in Shenzhen, such as the Shenzhen City Hall (Civic Centre), Shenzhen Library and Concert Hall, Shenzhen Development Bank building and the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. Located directly north of the CBD is Lianhuashan Park.

The Ping An Finance Centre, a 600 m (1969 ft) skyscraper scheduled to be fully completed in 2016, is also located in the CBD. Upon completion, the tower will become the second tallest in China and the fourth tallest in the world.

Numerous skyscrapers can also be found in the CBD. They include the SEG Tower, China Merchants Bank Tower, and the recently completed twin towers of East Pacific Center.

The hotel chain Vienna Hotels formerly had its headquarters in Lüjing Garden, Futian District.[2]

Subdistricts

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010)[3]
Shatou Subdistrict 沙头街道 Shātóu Jiēdào 226,061
Nanyuan Subdistrict 南园街道 Nányuán Jiēdào 108,398
Yuanling Subdistrict 园岭街道 Yuánlǐng Jiēdào 88,261
Huafu Subdistrict 华富街道 Huáfù Jiēdào 70,834
Futian Subdistrict 福田街道 Fútián Jiēdào 234,861
Xiangmihu Subdistrict 香蜜湖街道 Xiāngmìhú Jiēdào 89,471
Lianhua Subdistrict 莲花街道 Liánhuā Jiēdào 168,392
Meilin Subdistrict 梅林街道 Méilín Jiēdào 168,506
Huaqiangbei Subdistrict 华强北街道 Huáqiángběi Jiēdào 54,067
Fubao Subdistrict 福保街道 Fúbǎo Jiēdào 106,811

Transport

Metro

Futian has the highest number of metro stations amongst all districts of Shenzhen. All metro lines in Shenzhen except Line 5 pass through Futian at some point. All stations of the metro are listed as follows:

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Shopping centres

Central Walk Shopping Mall (中心城)

The mall is located right at the Convention and Exhibition Center Metro station and features three levels of shopping, entertainment and dining. The levels are L1: cosmetics, shoes, handbags, boutique accessories, ladies clothing, gentleman suits, business casual, fine jewelry and watches, fashion accessories, business supplies.

Coco Park (购物公园)

Coco Park is an upscale retail complex in Futian Central Business District. Aside from a shopping mall, it also features a popular bar street, large open public spaces and restaurants.

Huaqiangbei

As one of the top shopping destinations in Shenzhen, Huaqiangbei Commercial Street is renowned for its electronics markets,the largest of its kind in China. It offers a variety of men's and women's fashion.

Fu ming Foreign Trade Clothes Market at Huaqiangbei

Located directly behind Women's World on Huaqiangbei Road is the Fu Ming Foreign Trade Clothes Market. The market wholesales women's and men's clothes, shoes, bags and leather goods.

Education

There are now 83 schools delivering primary and secondary education holding 111,982 students and 11,503 teaching staff. Futian is also home to 140 kindergartens.

Secondary Schools

International Schools

Immigration Port of Entry

Main article: Futian Port

One of the immigration control points that lies within Futian is known as the Futian Port. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, connected through a pedestrian bridge. The port is served by Futian Checkpoint Station on the Shenzhen Metro, itself being located within the port building.

Another immigration checkpoint is located 150m east of Futian Port.This is the only one of the 6 immigration checkpoints between Shenzhen and Hong Kong that is open 24 hours. The crossing is highway only and used mostly by trucks and busses, with the Mainland and Hong Kong crossings being on opposite sides of a bridge over the Shenzhen River. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is Lok Ma Chau Control Point. It also marks the terminus of the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway.

See also

Gallery

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.liuxue360.com/ca/city/futianqu/ftqlsyg.html
  2. ↑ "联系方式." Vienna Hotels. Retrieved on October 24, 2012. "总 部 总部地址：深圳市福田区福强路绿景花园首层"
  3. ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

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