After serving as a pilot city for reform and opening up, leading the way in three decades of economic growth in China, Shenzhen has now set its sights on the e-commerce and creative industries for new breakthroughs in its development.
Shenzhen became the first Special Economic Zone in China following the country's reform and opening-up in the late 1970s. The significant amount of foreign investment and openness with that status has powered this southern city in Guangdong province, bordering Hong Kong, into one of China's most vibrant, populous and wealthy cities.
Brave new worldCanyou Group founder and hemophiliac Zheng Weining believes computers and the Internet provide windows of opportunity for those living with disabilities.
Shenzhen became the first Special Economic Zone in China following the country's reform and opening-up in the late 1970s.