Futian, Shenzhen

There are two theories concerning the origin of the district's name: • From an inscription dating to the Song dynasty (960–1297) which reads: "Lakes and mountains are blessed with fertile farmlands" (). • Written records showing that people from Shangsha Village built houses in Songziling in 1192; their farmlands were cultivated in lattice shapes, which in Chinese is a homophone for "Futian" meaning "blessed fields". ==History==

Luohu District was established in April 1979, one month after Shenzhen was promoted to city status. Futian, and another area called Fucheng (), became communes within the Luohu District. Futian became part of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone after it was designated in 1980. It then became a subdistrict under the district of Shangbu (). Futian, along with Nanshan, was promoted to district status in October 1990. The Shangbu district, which had governed the Futian subdistrict the previous decade, became a part of the Futian district. The district government was established on Shennan Middle Road. Rapid urbanization occurred in the late 20th century; the agricultural land which once made up a vast majority of Luohu had shrunk to an area of only by 2003. ==Economy==

As of 2022, the nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Futian District is 551.45 billion CNY ( billion), second in the city behind neighboring Nanshan District. This figure is the third highest of all districts belonging to municipal-level cities in China. The Central Business District (CBD) of Shenzhen is a planned development project that began in the early 1990s. Located within the Futian district, it comprises an area of 607 hectares. The four sides of the district are delineated by Binhe Dadao, Lianhua Road, Xinzhou Road and Caitian Road. Many office high-rises and government buildings are located in the CBD, some of which are prominent buildings in Shenzhen, such as the Shenzhen City Hall (Civic Center), Shenzhen Library, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen Development Bank building and the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. Located directly north of the CBD is Lianhuashan Park. Located in Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, Lotus Hill Park is an urban oasis of natural beauty, cultural heritage and recreation. Covering an area of about 194 hectares, the park was completed in 1997 and consists of several major parts, including a tropical-style lawn area in the south of the park, an artificial lake, Lotus Lake, and forested green areas in the west and north. Lotus Hill Park is not only an important place for citizens to relax and exercise, but also an excellent choice for tourists to explore the natural scenery and cultural heritage of Shenzhen. There are numerous skyscrapers in the CBD such as the SEG Tower, the Shum Yip Up Hills Twin Towers, China Merchants Bank Tower, the twin towers of East Pacific Center, and the 599 m (1969 ft) Ping An Finance Centre, which is the second tallest building in China and the fifth tallest in the world. Wal-Mart China has its headquarters in Towers 2 and 3 of SZITIC Square in Futian District. The headquarters of OnePlus is in the Tairan Building in Chegongmiao, Futian District. Everbright International has its Shenzhen Offices in Oriental Xintiandi Plaza in Futian District. The hotel chain Vienna Hotels formerly had its headquarters in Lüjing Garden, Futian District. Ping An Finance Group and China Merchants Bank both placed their corporate headquarters in the Futian District. ==Subdistricts==

Shenzhen Metro Futian is currently served by ten metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro. These lines and their stations and connections are: • – Science Museum , Huaqiang Road, Gangxia , Convention and Exhibition Center , Shopping Park , Xiangmihu, Chegongmiao , Zhuzilin, Qiaocheng East • – Shenkang, Antuo Hill , Qiaoxiang, Xiangmi, Xiangmei North, Jingtian , Lianhua West, Futian , Civic Center , Gangxia North , Huaqiang North , Yannan • – Futian Bonded Area, Yitian, Shixia , Shopping Park , Futian , Children's Palace , Lianhuacun , Huaxin , Tongxinling , Hongling • – Futian Checkpoint ( via Lok Ma Chau), Fumin , Convention and Exhibition Center , Civic Center , Children's Palace , Lianhua North, Shangmeilin • – Science Museum , Tongxinling , Sports Center, Bagualing , Hanling • - Autuo Hill , Nonglin, Chegongmiao , Shangsha, Shawei, Shixia , Huanggangcun, Fumin , Huanggang Checkpoint, Chiwei, Huaqiang South, Huaqiang North , Huaxin , Huangmugang , Bagualing , Hongling North • - Xiasha, Chegongmiao , Xiangmei, Jingtian , Meijing, Xiameilin, Meicun, Shangmeilin , Maling , Hongling North , Yuanling, Hongling , Hongling South • – Futian Checkpoint ( via Lok Ma Chau), Fumin , Gangxia , Gangxia North , Lianhuacun , Donggualing, Maling • – Chegongmiao , Futian , Gangxia North • – Gangxia North , Huangmugang High-speed railway Futian is currently served by the Futian Railway station, with the high speed rail from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. ==Shopping centers==

Central Walk Shopping Mall The mall is located at the Convention and Exhibition Center metro station and features three levels of shopping, entertainment, and dining. COCO Park COCO Park is an upscale retail complex in Futian Central Business District. Aside from a shopping mall, it also features a popular street bar, large open public spaces and restaurants. Huaqiangbei Huaqiangbei is known for its electronics market, the largest of its kind in China. It also offers a variety of men's and women's fashions, shoes, bags and leather goods. ==Education==

There are now 83 schools delivering primary and secondary education holding 111,982 students and 11,503 teaching staff. Futian is also home to 140 kindergartens. Secondary schools Secondary schools include those operated by the Shenzhen municipal government and by the Futian district government. Schools operated by the Shenzhen municipal government in Futian District include: • Shenzhen Senior High School - Central Campus () and the South Campus () • Shenzhen Experimental School • Shenzhen Foreign Languages School Junior High School Division • Shenzhen No. 3 Senior High School () Junior High School Division • Shenzhen Arts School () - Baishaling • The First Vocational Technical School of Shenzhen () • Shenzhen Pengcheng Technical College (), previously Shenzhen Second Senior Technical School - Fuqiang and Qiaocheng campuses Schools operated by the Futian District government include: • - In 2018 it had about 2,600 students. It has a campus. • Shenzhen Fujing Foreign Language School - It was created in April 1999 and in 2018 it had over 2,000 students. • Shenzhen Futian BeiHuan Middle School • Futian Foreign Languages High School • Hongling Middle School • Shenzhen Futian Huafu Middle School • Shenzhen Futian Huanggang Middle School • • Shenzhen Futian Meilin Middle School • Shenzhen Futian Meishan Middle School • Shenzhen Futian Science Middle School • Shenzhen Futian Shangbu Middle School • Shenzhen Futian Shangsha Middle School • Shenzhen Futian Xinzhou Middle School • Shenzhen Yongyuan Experimental School Other: • Xinsha Middle School International schools • Green Oasis School QSI International School of Shenzhen previously had a campus in Honeylake, Futian District, adjacent to the Shenzhen Celebrities Club. Higher education Futian District is the location of the University of Hong Kong–Shenzhen Hospital, a municipally-funded public teaching hospital. ==Immigration port of entry==

One of the immigration control points that lies within Futian is known as the Futian Port. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, connected through a pedestrian bridge. The port is served by Futian Checkpoint Station on the Shenzhen Metro, itself being located within the port building. Another immigration checkpoint is located 150 m east of Futian Port. This is the only one of the six immigration checkpoints between Shenzhen and Hong Kong that is open 24 hours. The crossing is highway-only and used mostly by trucks and busses, with the mainland and Hong Kong crossings being on opposite sides of a bridge over the Shenzhen River. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is Lok Ma Chau Control Point. It also marks the terminus of the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway. ==Gallery==

File:深圳常態燈光匯演改革部份0001.jpg|Ping An Finance Centre and Dabaihui Plaza from Shenzhen regular light show in 2026 File:深圳常態燈光秀最終部份0001.jpg|Ping An Finance Centre and Dabaihui Plaza in 2026 File:Pingan International Finance Center2020.jpg|Ping An Finance Centre in 2020 File:East Pacific Center Towers2021.jpg|East Pacific Business Center in 2021 File:CMB Tower in Shenzhen2021.jpg|China Merchants Bank Tower in 2021 File:Shenzhen Energy Mansion2021.jpg|Shenzhen Energy Headquarters in 2021 File:Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower2020.jpg|Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower in 2020 File:Huaqiangbei&Shennan Cross2021.jpg|Huaqiangbei & Shennan Road Cross with SEG Plaza in 2021 File:Shenzhen Electronics Building.jpg|CEIEC Building in 2021 File:Shenzhen West at dust2021.jpg|Skyline of Futian CBD as viewed from Binhe Boulevard File:Shenzhen Rriver between Futian& Lok Ma Chau2021.jpg|Shenzhen River between Futian & Lok Ma Chau in 2021 File:Civic Center Shenzhen(south)2021.jpg|Shenzhen Civic Center File:Shennanroad Zhuzilin Junction East2021.jpg|Shennan Road with Zhuzilin Junction East in 2021 File:Shenzhen CBD.jpg|Futian section of Shennan Road File:Shenzhen Library Overview.jpg|Shenzhen Library ==See also==