Status: Built • 2,253 highrise buildings • 2,268 total structures • 456 drawn towers
Shenzhen is the city with the most skyscrapers in the world.
Shenzhen, where was formerly known as Bao'an County
, abbreviated as "Shen" and also known as Peng City/ Pengcheng, is a prefecture level city, sub-provincial city, and national planned city in Guangdong Province. It is a super large city and has been approved by the State Council as a China Special Economic Zone, a national innovative city, a modern ocean city, an international comprehensive transportation hub city, a national economic center, a national advanced manufacturing base, a gateway to opening up to the outside world, and an important carrier of international scientific and technological innovation center. It is also an important demonstration zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics, located at the border with Hong Kong.
Shenzhen is the city with the highest GDP in the metropolitan area of pearl river delta and the city with the most skyscrapers over 200 meters in the world. It took 40 years for Shenzhen to grow from a small fishing village to a big city. In 1980, Shenzhen was established as a special economic zone in China, marking the beginning of its rapid urbanization process. Over the next 40 years, Shenzhen rapidly developed from an unknown small fishing village into a one of the best city in the world.
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