Kids enjoy a community pool in Meiliyicun in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, June 10, 2011. More people are spending time at pools as summer heats up in the city. [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.