Shenzhen is located on the southern coast of China, adjacent to Hongkong, in the south of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, and adjacent to Daya Bay and Mirs Bay in the east. West of the Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang; The Shenzhen River in the south is connected with Hong Kong; It borders Dongguan and Huizhou in the north. The vast sea area connects the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

Shenzhen has always been a land of immigrants, and Shenzhen people have always been migrants. From the top ten Hakka ancient villages in Shenzhen, an important carrier of local Hakka culture in Shenzhen, to the inclusive city slogan "Shenzhen people are coming", all of them reflect the immigrant cultural color of Shenzhen from ancient times to the present.

Shenzhen is an important railway hub in China. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, two main railway lines running through Chinese mainland, meet in Shenzhen. Railways include Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway and xiamen-shenzhen railway. Railway stations include Shenzhen Railway Station, Shenzhen North Railway Station, Shenzhen West Railway Station, Shenzhen East Railway Station (formerly Buji Railway Station), Shenzhen Pingshan Railway Station and Guangming City Railway Station. Guiguang high-speed railway and Nanguang high-speed railway

In August 2004, it became the first strong education city in Guangdong Province. In 2006, the education rate of children aged 3-6 in Shenzhen reached 98%, the enrollment rate of nine-year compulsory education reached 100%, and the enrollment rate of college entrance examination reached over 92%, basically reaching the level of developed countries. English education in Shenzhen is developed, and students who have completed compulsory education are better at English than those in Chinese mainland.

At the end of 20 12, the total number of schools of all levels and types in Shenzhen reached 1856, an increase of 99 over the previous year; There were 346,400 graduates and 442,700 students enrolled, with students 1.5 1.84 million, up by 1.2%, 4.2% and 5.8% respectively.