用英语描述深圳

来源:百度知道 编辑:UC知道 时间:2024/05/31 00:21:29
帮帮我用英语描述一下深圳,尽量是高中生的水平,200—300字,尽可能用复句。谢谢。

Shenzhen is situated in the southern province of Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong.
Although present day Shenzhen is a recent phenomenon, there has been some form of settlement in this area for thousands of years. During the late Ming dynasty Shenzhen, or Bao’an County as it was then known, was a small border town. Its name means "deep ditch," which is probably a reference to the narrow, yet deep rivers that are common in the area. It could also allude to the deep ditches that traverse paddy fields.
In 1980, Shenzhen became China’s first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and its fate took a dramatic turn. Deng Xiaoping, the unofficial patron saint of Shenzhen, decided to put his ideas on economic reform to the test in what was then a rural area, and the results were truly remarkable. The city expanded swiftly. Infrastructure appeared at a lightning pace and skyscrapers shot up at "Shenzhen speed" -- three floors per day. Within the first 15 years the indu