Shenzhen: A story of change

Deng Xiaoping's vision made development of the city possible

Deng Zhibiao has always regretted letting his son leave Shenzhen. "I should have stopped my second son from going to Hong Kong 40 years ago," said Deng, 75, at his home in Shenzhen, a business metropolis in South China's Guangdong province.

The city has served Deng's eldest and youngest sons well. Both have more than one apartment in the city, as well as incomes of several hundred thousand yuan a year.