Opening ceremony starts for Shenzhen Universiade

Updated: 2011-08-12 20:59

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Opening ceremony starts for Shenzhen Universiade

The opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade is held in the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Stadium in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Aug 12, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]


Opening ceremony starts for Shenzhen Universiade

The opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade is held in the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Stadium in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Aug 12, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

About Shenzhen

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.