Nanshan (Shenzhen)

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Nanshan - 南山 区
Window of the World Theme Park in Nanshan District
Window of the World amusement park in Nanshan District
Basic data
Population (2010)
Census: 1,087,936
Area : 182.12 km²
Telephone code: 0755
POSTCODE: 518052
Location of Nanshan in Shenzhen
Location of Nanshan (green in the southwest)
View across Shenzhen Bay to the Nanshan skyline

Nanshan ( Chinese  南山 區  /  南山 区 , Pinyin Nánshān Qū  - "Southern Mountain District") is one of the ten districts of the Chinese city of Shenzhen . The district lies within the special economic zone between Bao'an and Futian .

In Nanshan there are various parks such as Splendid China or Window of the World . The street district Shekou ( Chinese蛇口 街道), which is very popular with foreigners, is also in this district . A lot of foreigners work here and the area also has many bars and international restaurants. In addition, Nei Lingding Dao Island is part of the Shekou Street District. On it there is a large nature reserve with largely untouched South Asian tropical forest.

Administrative structure

At the community level, Nanshan is made up of eight street districts. These are:

  • Nantou street district (南 头 Straßen), this is where the district government is located;
  • Nanshan Street District (南山 街道);
  • Road quarter Shahe (沙河街道);
  • Road quarter Shekou (蛇口街道);
  • Taoyuan Street District (桃源 街道);
  • Road quarter Xili (西丽街道);
  • Yuehai Street District (粤海 街道);
  • Road neighborhood Zhaoshang (招商街道).

Web links

Commons : Nanshan  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 22 ° 30 '  N , 113 ° 54'  E