Shenzhen World Block is located in the northwest of Bao'an District, spanning Fuhai and Shajing subdistricts. With a total area of 22.8 square kilometers, it includes several major projects such as the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, Shenzhen World Bay Business Circle, Bao’an Integrated Port Complex, and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Advanced Manufacturing Cooperation Zone. It has a permanent population of 152,000.
The Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, located in the core of the Shenzhen World Block, has a floor area of about 1.21 million square meters. Since its opening in November 2019, 86 exhibitions have been held with high visibility and influence both at home and abroad.
The Shenzhen World Bay Business Circle, located on the east side of the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, is a popular place for shopping, entertainment, and leisure.
Located southwest of the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, the Bao'an Integrated Port Complex has three 5,000-ton berths and two 1,000-ton berths, and is an important port that combines an industrial park and a supply chain integrated logistics park. In the future, it will provide a direct water route to Hong Kong to facilitate the entry of overseas transports through customs.
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Advanced Manufacturing Cooperation Zone is one of the 20 key advanced manufacturing zones in Shenzhen providing an industrial foundation and innovation impetus for the development of the Shenzhen World Block.
Since 2019, Fuhai and Shajing subdistricts have made every effort to accelerate six aspects of building of Shenzhen World Block, including block governance, international exchanges, resident’s literacy, livable environment, industrial services, and communication capabilities. In January 2023, Shenzhen World Block was awarded recognition in the first batch of “International Demonstration Blocks” and “International Business Exchange Characteristic Blocks” in the city.
In the future, the Shenzhen World Block will vigorously develop the exhibition economy, marine economy, intelligent manufacturing industry, and urban cultural tourism industry. The block also strives to become an open and leading international exhibition and convention gateway area, an innovative and shared new engine of science and technology in the Guangdong-Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, an efficient and composite western urban center core, and a green ecological urban area of industry-city integration, to enhance the quality of the livable environment, and to accelerate the gathering of high-end talents.
About Fuhai Subdistrict
Established in December 2016, Fuhai Subdistrict is located in the central and western parts of Bao’an District and in the core of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, covering an area of 31.8 square kilometers.
Fuhai Subdistrict is a large-scale industrial area and manufacturing base in Shenzhen’s Bao’an District. It has 827 national high-tech enterprises and 8 listed enterprises. There are two key parks in the Fuhai Subdistrict—the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Advanced Manufacturing Cooperation Zone and Advanced Manufacturing R&D Headquarters Zone around Lixin Lake.
In 2019, Fuhai Subdistrict was ranked as the first child-friendly subdistrict in Shenzhen and at present is home to the largest subdistrict-level library in Bao’an District, with an area of approximately 8,000 square meters.
Fuhai Subdistrict is rich in outdoor activity resources and has an 8.8 kilometer-long greenway around a lake. Its Jiwei culture has unique characteristics, and the “Qiaotou Lion Dance Team” and “Tangwei Lion Dance Team” are provincial-level intangible cultural heritages that have won many international competition awards.
Shajing Subdistrict is one of the largest subdistricts in Shenzhen, with a total area of 35.79 square kilometers. It has 19 residential communities, with a registered population of 614,600. Expats based in Shajing Subdistrict are mainly from 48 countries including Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, the U.S., Vietnam, Russia and Singapore. Shajing is known as the 1,000-year-old hometown of oysters.
About Shajing Subdistrict
Shajing Subdistrict is also known for its advanced manufacturing industries. It is home to 37,000 enterprises and 118 high-quality industrial parks that offer more than 11 million square meters of industrial space.
The Shajing Ancient Fair in Shajing Subdistrict is one of the city’s four ancient ruins.
The area of cultural and sports facilities in Shajing is about 9.13 hectares, including 26 cultural facilities and 13 sports facilities. There are 32 green leisure parks, including four municipal-level parks.
Haoxiang Lake Park, one of the four municipal-level parks, covers nearly 150,000 square meters. The park design won the Architecture Master Prize in 2021.