Pingshan, Shenzhen

Pingshan District is a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong.^[2][3]

Pingshan 坪山区
District
Pingshan (highlighted in pink) in Shenzhen
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Shenzhen
Area
• Total	168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	551,333
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	518118
Website	www.psxq.gov.cn

Pingshan, Shenzhen
Simplified Chinese	坪山区
Traditional Chinese	坪山區
Guangdong Romanization	ping4 san1 kêu1
Hanyu Pinyin	Píngshān Qū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Píngshān Qū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Pìhngsāan Kēui Jyutping ping4 saan1 keoi1 Canton Romanization ping4 san1 kêu1
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	坪山
Guangdong Romanization	ping4 san1
Hanyu Pinyin	Píngshān
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Píngshān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Pìhngsāan Jyutping ping4 saan1 Canton Romanization ping4 san1

History

Pingshan was established as a New District on June 30, 2009, by the Shenzhen municipal government.^[2][4] This new district superseded the old plan which was initiated back in 1994 and began construction in 1997.^[2] It was still part of Longgang District in administrative management. On October 11, 2016, Pingshan was officially separated from Longgang to become a district itself.^[5]

Located southwest of the Huanping community in Pingshan New District, the Dawan Ancestral Residence is one of the biggest Hakka buildings in China. It was built by the Zeng family in 1791 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing dynasty.^[6]

In Summer 2018, The Pingshan District made international news after a group of workers from The Jasic manufacturing plant went on strike and demonstrated along with student activists from the Jasic Solidarity Support Group. The event is referred to as The Jasic Incident.^[7][8][9]

Economy

The car manufacturer BYD has its headquarters on BYD Road (比亚迪路; Bǐyàdí Lù; bei2 aa3 dik6 lou6), Pingshan New District.,^[10] as does the plastic injection mold-maker Shenzhen Changhong Technology Co., Ltd.,^[11] and technology company Jasic Technology Company Ltd.^[12]

Subdistricts

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Canton Romanization	Population (2010)[13]	Area (km2)
Pingshan Subdistrict	坪山街道	Píngshān Jiēdào	ping4 san1 gai1 dou6	205,999	11.78
Biling Subdistrict	碧岭街道	Bìlǐng Jiēdào	big1 ling5 gai1 dou6		25.35
Maluan Subdistrict	马峦街道	Mǎluán Jiēdào	ma5 lün4 gai1 dou6		43.86
Kengzi Subdistrict	坑梓街道	Kēngzǐ Jiēdào	hang1 ji2 gai1 dou6	94,801	24.07
Shijing Subdistrict	石井街道	Shíjǐng Jiēdào	ség6 zéng2 gai1 dou6		36.52
Longtian Subdistrict	龙田街道	Lóngtián Jiēdào	lung4 tin4 gai1 dou6		26.14

Geography

The new district covers an area of 168 square kilometres (1.81×10⁹ sq ft). Pingshan New District is situated in the north-eastern part of Shenzhen city. It is next to Huizhou City in the east.^[14]

Education

See also: List of schools in Pingshan District, Shenzhen

Shenzhen Technology University is in the district.

Schools operated by the Shenzhen municipal government

• Shenzhen Senior High School East Campus (东校区)^[15]

See also

• Guangdong
• Guangming New Area
• Longgang District