Huaqiangbei

Huaqiangbei
华强北
Subdistrict
Chinese transcription(s)

Huaqiangbei
Country China
Province Guangdong
City Shenzhen
District Futian District
Area
 • Total 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 160,000[1]

Huaqiangbei (Chinese: 华强北; pinyin: Huáqiángběi; literally: "Huaqiang North") is an area and subdistrict of Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.[2] The area's status as a major electronics manufacturing hub, and sprawling electronics marketplaces[3][4] have earned it (and Shenzhen) occidental nicknames such as "China's Silicon Valley", and the "Silicon Valley of Hardware".[5][6]

Location

The subdistrict runs from Shennan Road at SEG Plaza near Huaqianglu Station of the Shenzhen Metro for 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north to the Pavilion Hotel. It is at the spine of a shopping district, with cross streets Zhenzhong Road (振中路), Zhenhua Road (振华路) and Zhenxing Road (振兴路). Huafa Road (华发路) is immediately parallel to the east with Yannan Road (燕南路) further away.[7][8] The central area of the district is along Huaqiang Road (华强路), a busy pedestrian street which the district is named after.[9]

Locale

The area is characterized by tree-lined streets with wide (5 to 20 metres (16 to 66 ft)) footpaths. Huaqiangbei is famous for its variety of electronics and clothing shops, though it has a notorious history of selling counterfeit and smuggled goods.[10][11][12][13]

There are three metro stations in the area:

Construction is ongoing for Line 7 with several new buildings pending completion.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ http://www.szft.gov.cn/qtlm/jgxx_jdbsc/jgxx_qhqbjdbsc/
  2. ↑ HAXLR8R (27 November 2013). "Hua Qiang Bei Map". SlideShare. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Huang, Andrew (2016). The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen. Sutajio Ko-Usagi. p. 9. ISBN 978-9810974596.
  4. ↑ Arthur, Charles (2014-06-13). "Huaqiangbei: the mega market with every smartphone part – in pictures". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Inside Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of hardware". Wired. June 6, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ablaza, Ana (2016-08-15). "Shenzhen Becomes a Treasure for Startups, Booms as China's Hardware Tech Hub". Yibada. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  7. ↑ http://www.bing.com/knows/search?q=%E5%8D%8E%E5%BC%BA%E5%8C%97&qs=n&form=QBRE&pq=%E5%8D%8E%E5%BC%BA%E5%8C%97&sc=8-3&sp=-1&sk=&mkt=zh-cn
  8. ↑ http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-04-30/043931778371.shtml
  9. ↑ http://www.tcmap.com.cn/guangdong/futianqu_huaqiangbeijiedao.html
  10. ↑ http://news.tuxi.com.cn/dr/t/nth/nthjae.html
  11. ↑ http://www.sznews.com/zhuanti/node_113326.htm
  12. ↑ http://news.china.com.cn/2015-03/24/content_35140961.htm
  13. ↑ http://www.sznews.com/zhuanti/content/2012-08/13/content_7072822.htm

Coordinates: 22°32′44″N 114°05′13″E / 22.54565°N 114.08700°E / 22.54565; 114.08700

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