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Definition: Shenzhen from Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary

City, S Guangdong prov., China, just N of Hong Kong; pop. (1990c) 350,727; developed rapidly after being designated a center for trade and foreign investment c. 1980.

Shenzhen, China

From The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism
Adjacent to Hong Kong, Shenzhen is known as the south gate city and Silicon Valley of China. The city has rapidly developed and urbanized since China implemented its reform and opening-up policy in 1978. The other name of Shenzhen, Peng Cheng ( peng means roc, a mythical bird), represents its remarkable history as well as its prospective future, like a roc soaring in the sky. Tourism demand in Shenzhen has been increasing in the past 10 years. One possible reason is because the areas around Shenzhen are the most developed and internationalized cities in China. Government statistics show that in the first nine months of 2014, the majority of tourists visiting Shenzhen from outside of mainland China were from Hong Kong (65%). Another 8% were from Taiwan, 4% were from Macau, and the remaining 23% from various foreign countries. More than half of mainland Chinese tourists visiting Shenzhen are from provinces other than Guangdong. The main traveling purpose of these tourists is leisure…
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From Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedias in Social Sciences: The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
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Shenzhen is major city located in Guangdong Province in southeastern China. Along with Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, Shenzhen is considered to be one of China’s four “first tier cities,” its preeminent globalized urban metropolises. Among the four, Shenzhen, the youngest, is unique in that its…
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(shĕn'jŭn'), city (1994 est. pop. 695,600) and port, S Guangdong prov., China, on the South China Sea, N of Hong Kong. Designated a special economic zone in 1979 when it was undeveloped farming and fishing area with a small population, the city's spectacular economic and physical growth led China to…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City and special economic zone on the coast of Guangdong province, south China, established in 1980 opposite Hong Kong; population of the city (2010) 10,358,400 (includes Baoseveralan). A poor rural area in 1979, with a population of 20,000, it grew spectacularly with the relocation of toy, …
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Full text Article Coronavirus: are people with blood group A really at higher risk of catching COVID-19? (Mar. 2020)

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Coronavirus: are people with blood group A really at higher risk of catching COVID-19?
A recent study from China, which has not been peer reviewed yet, suggests a link between having blood group A and a higher risk of getting COVID-19, compared with people who have blood group O. But is this really the case? As many of us know, there are different blood groups found in humans. …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Species of bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca , native to northwest China and Tibet. It has black-and-white fur with black eye patches and feeds mainly on bamboo shoots, consuming about 8 kg/17.5 lb of bamboo per day. It can grow up to 1.5 m/4.5 ft long, and weigh up to 140 kg/300 lb. It is an endangered…
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especially domesticated cats, are rarely eaten, for reasons discussed under dog . However, Madeleine Ferrières (2006 ) paints a striking picture of early modern France where cat pelts were in high demand and their flesh often substituted for rabbit. (Rabbit, regulations held, had to be sold with the…
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