Sun Nan, a famous singer, passes the torch flame to Sha Tong, a host from China Central Television during the Universiade torch relay in Shenzhen, Aug. 7, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]
Xing Aowei, a gymnast, runs in the Universiade torch relay in Shenzhen, Aug. 7, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]
Shenzhen is located at the southern tip of the Chinese mainland on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Pearl River and neighbors Hong Kong.
The brainchild of Deng Xiaoping, the country's first special economic zone was established here by the Chinese Government in 1980. It has been a touchstone for China's reform and opening-up policy since then.