Diverse Shenzhen celebrates 35 years of inclusiveness

The modern international city of Shenzhen, in South China, continues to rise as the city celebrates the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

Former leader Deng Xiaoping mapped out an area of the city in the 1970s and designated it a special economic zone in 1980. To date, the zone has realized an average annual growth of 23.5 percent, accumulating more than 12 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion) in GDP.

Its development became an economic juggernaut based on inclusiveness.