The man who started it all

While Zhongguancun is a household name in China and acclaimed globally, few know about the founder of China's Silicon Valley, Chen Chunxian.

The nuclear physicist-turned-entrepreneur, who died in 2004, returned from one of the country's first friendship exchanges with the United States with a conviction his homeland should transform technology into profits.

He believed this was the way to emulate the US' advancements.