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Longhua, Shenzhen

Coordinates: 22°39′26.58″N 114°0′58.47″E / 22.6573833°N 114.0162417°E / 22.6573833; 114.0162417
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Longhua
龙华区
District
Longhua District
Shenzhen North Station West Square
Shenzhen North Station West Square
Map
Longhua (highlighted in yellow) in Shenzhen
Longhua (highlighted in yellow) in Shenzhen
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial cityShenzhen
Area
 • Total
176 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total
2,528,872
 • Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
518110
Area code0755
Websitehttp://www.szlhq.gov.cn
Longhua, Shenzhen
Simplified Chinese龙华区
Traditional Chinese龍華區
Guangdong Romanizationlung4 wa4 kêu1
Hanyu PinyinLónghuá Qū
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLónghuá Qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLùhngwàh Kēui
Jyutpinglung4 waa4 keoi1
Canton Romanizationlung4 wa4 kêu1
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese龙华
Traditional Chinese龍華
Guangdong Romanizationlung4 wa4
Hanyu PinyinLónghuá
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLónghuá
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLùhngwàh
Jyutpinglung4 waa4
Canton Romanizationlung4 wa4

Longhua District is a district in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It was created as a new district on 30 December 2011,[2] and became a formal district on 11 October 2016.[3]

History

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Longhua was established as a new district on 30 December 2011 by the Shenzhen municipal government, being separated from Bao'an District. It was one of the four "new districts" established within Shenzhen (Longhua New District, Guangming New District, Pingshan New District and Dapeng New District), due to the rapid expansion of city urban area after the 2000s.[4] It was still part of Bao'an District in administrative management. On 11 October 2016, Longhua was officially separated from Bao'an District and became a formal district on its own.[3]

Subdistricts

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Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010)[5] Area (km2)
Longhua Subdistrict 龙华街道 Lónghuá Jiēdào lung4 wa4 gai1 dou6 367,521 24.80
Minzhi Subdistrict 民治街道 Mínzhì Jiēdào men4 ji6 gai1 dou6 281,652 30.69
Dalang Subdistrict 大浪街道 Dàlàng Jiēdào dai6 long6 gai1 dou6 277,689 37.20
Guanlan Subdistrict 观澜街道 Guānlán Jiēdào gun1 lan4 gai1 dou6 452,598 34.60
Fucheng Subdistrict 福城街道 Fúchéng Jiēdào fug1 xing4 gai1 dou6
Guanhu Subdistrict 观湖街道 Guānhú Jiēdào gun1 wu4 gai1 dou6

Geography

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By the end of 2012, Longhua District covered an area of 175.58 square kilometres. The new district is situated in the north part of Shenzhen city, and lying on the middle vertical main axis of the city, being just north of the Futian CBD, Shenzhen. It borders Dongguan City to the north.

Economy

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Longhua District is one of the main production bases in Shenzhen. It consists of manufacturing industry, trading industries and information technology. Altogether forms an outward economic structure which is typical in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

Transportation

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Longhua is considered as a transportation hub within the city. It houses the Shenzhen North Railway Station, a high-speed railway station. Both the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link, which connects Beijing and Hong Kong (Kowloon), and the Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, runs through the station.

Shenzhen Metro

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Longhua is currently served by three metro lines and two light rail lines operated by Shenzhen Metro. These lines and their stations and connections are:

  • Shenzhen Metro Tram Line 1 - Qinghu 4, Qinglong, Qinglong School, Meilong North, Bilan, Wenlan, Dahe, Century Pl, Jinli, Hexi, Guancheng, Dabutou, Hedong, Shijiaotou, Xialan 4
  • Shenzhen Metro Tram Line 2 - Qinghu 4, Qinglong, Qinglong School, Meilong North, Bilan, Wenlan, Dahe, Dongan, HTIP West, HTIP, HTIP East, Xiawei

Property Development

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A large part of Longhua District has also been heavily developed into a high end residential area, with recent property developments established on a mostly undeveloped land surrounding the Shenzhen North Railway Station. Parts of the old industrial areas in the district are also planned to be demolished and restructured into more residential area to cope with the rapid expansion of population in the district.[6]

List of Private housing estates in Longhua

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Longhua is an area with a high density of Private housing estates. Some of the larger private housing estates in Longhua are:

Education

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See also: List of schools in Longhua District, Shenzhen
Municipal schools operated by the Shenzhen Government
  • Shenzhen Senior High School North Campus (北校区)[7]
  • Shenzhen Second Foreign Languages School (深圳第二外国语学校) - Dashuikeng Community, Guanlan Subdistrict[8]
International schools

Attractions

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Two provincial parks are located in Longhua District: Guanlan Renmin Park and Longhua Park.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shenzhen: Subdivision". Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Hong Kong Government. "Shenzhen to develop two new zones". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b Sina. 国务院批复同意设立深圳市龙华区和坪山区. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "深圳拟赋予四个新区行政执法权". 10 May 2016.
  5. ^ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  6. ^ 航拍龙华新区上油松十大旧改项目. sznews.com. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  7. ^ "Home". Shenzhen Senior High School Group. Retrieved 2022-02-14. 北 校 区：深圳市龙华区民繁南路
    Identified as a municipal school here: "Shenzhen Senior High School Group". Shenzhen Municipal Government. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  8. ^ "Shenzhen Second Foreign Languages School". Add: Dashuikeng Community, Guanlan Subdistrict, Longhua District (龙华区观澜街道大水坑社区)
  9. ^ Bo Leung (15 August 2018). "Scottish school opens branch in Shenzhen". China Daily.
  10. ^ "Contact Us". Bromsgrove School Mission Hills. Retrieved 2019-05-09. 8 Mission Hills Road, Shenzhen, PRC - Chinese address (which states the name of the district): "中国深圳市龙华区观澜高尔夫大道8号"
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Western Shenzhen.

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