Shenzhen History

In the Neolithic Age middle period as early as more than 6700 years ago, there are original inhabitants first the people multiplied and lived on the land of Shenzhen.
Xia and Shang times, Shenzhen is one of foot order that Baiyue Tribe go on an expedition to ocean. The common people who in the area of coastal sand dune and valley in Shenzhe is a branches of Baiyue tribe---"Nanyue tribe". They support one's family on fishing and navigation, very few land reclamation and cultivation. After Qin Shihuang unifies China, set up the South China Sea, Guilin and elephant prefectures three prefectures in the south of the Five Ridges in 214 B.C., banish and move 500,000 people's development. When Shenzhen that belong to prefecture the South China Sea. It was had last Central Plains culture.
The predecessor is BaoAn County initially in Shenzhen. The Baoan begin established in A.D. 331 as the organizational system in the county (Xianhe six years in the Eastern Jin Dynasty). The imperial court puts the east officer prefectures of six counties in the jurisdiction; the jurisdiction is probably ranges such as today's Shenzhen city, Dongguan and Hong Kong, etc... The prefecture manages in Baoan County (south head).
A.D. 590 (Sui open ten year), dismiss east officer prefecture, BaoAn county change belongs to the South China Sea prefecture, the county manages on the south head of Shenzhen of today. A.D. 757 (from Tang to De two years), Baoan county renamed as Dongguan county, the county managed and moved to Dongguan, set up soldier's town on the south head. A.D. 1394 (27 year of Ming Hongwu), set up a Dongguan and Dapeng defend a thousand big roc in one's power in today Shenzhen. In A.D. 1565, set up the top-quality stockade village (one of the 6 big flood stockade villages in Guangdong) in the south mountain peninsula, one huge military body, "tiger defend outside the door, the fence of reject the provincial capital", administer and pin down the range to Chaozhou-Shantou region in the east, to upper and lower Sichuan in the west, reach the ocean in the south. A.D. 1573 (Min Wanli the first year of an era), the imperial court fetches the means of " discards the old ways of life in favor of the new, change dangerous to safe", extend Dongguan defend thousand bases, set up Xinan county, build county manage on south head, jurisdiction including today Shenzhen city and Hong Kong area. The initial stage of Qing Dynasty, the government has the act of "moving the circle"of 25 kilometers that moved to the interior in the coastal province. 2/3 of the land in Xinan County has been included in Dongguan County for a time. In A.D. 1669 Reply to put Xinan county, recover and then circle to A.D. 1684 (clear bright 23 year such as health ) (Qing Kangxi eight year). A.D. 1913 (the third year of the Republic of China), Guangdong Province XinAn county reply to claim Baoan county, the county managed still on the south head. In Anti-Japanese War period, the south head is occupied, Baoan county government moves the treasure to Dongguan County temporarily. In 1953, because linked Guangdong--Jiujiang railways in Shenzhen, people much lived in concentrated communities, industry and commerce prosperous, Baoan County manage ruins of Shenzhen outside the east adjourn to 10 kilometers of the first to south. In March of 1979, Government changed Baoan County into Shenzhen. In November, change Shenzhen into a first class city under the jurisdiction of the provincial government in an area. In May of 1980, determined Shenzhen as "the special economic zone" formally; In August, set up the special economic zone in Shenzhen. In March 1981, Shenzhen market is promote as the city at sub provincial level.