Luohu, Shenzhen

History

Prior to the establishment of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ), an original town called Shenzhen (or Shum Chun; Sham Chun) Hui () was located within the current Luohu district. It was of size 350,000 m2 and has a population of little less than 30,000. The town centred at the present-day Dongmen, where a Tin Hau Temple once stood.

The name Shenzhen was first mentioned in 1410 though the town was only first documented in 1688 but was believed to be inhabited long before this. The market town prospered and expanded out of its boundaries in the early 20th century, following the completion of the Kowloon–Canton Railway, which the town was a stopping station. The town was occupied by Japanese forces between 1942 and 1945. It was promoted from market town to an official town status in 1950. In 1953, the administrative centre of San On County was moved to Shum Chun from Nantou.

After Shenzhen was promoted to city status in October 1979, Luohu district was established as the first district in Shenzhen. Several small mountains were flattened to facilitate its infrastructure during initial construction phases. In November 1997, Yantian area became an independent administrative district.

Some of the tallest and most recognizable buildings in Shenzhen, including Shun Hing Square, KK100 and the Guomao Building are located within the district.

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Residence

罗湖区是深圳市最早开发的区，住宅区的分布没有统一的规划。区内各个年代建成的楼群互相交错，这是因为新开发的小区往往都不顾及周围的环境。八十年代的住宅楼一般只有4-6层高，有一点商业功能就可以叫“大厦”了；而随着土地的逐渐被开发，近几年建成的小区一般都会在15-30层，而且无一例外的，住宅楼的低层作为商铺出租。

罗湖区在发展过程中，留下了一些“死角”，造成不少问题。现在这些问题已经得到了重视，有了一定程度的解决：

城中村问题

城中村是深圳市普遍存在的问题。罗湖区24个城中村中，有几个已经改造成新型的住宅小区，其他的正在准备利用各自的优势，实现向“特色化”的转型。

二线关插花地问题

“二线”是指分割特区内外的边界，而“插花地”是指位于边界上，而且特区内外都管不到的地方。由于没有统一的管理，此地治安极乱，安全隐患多，居民生活极为不便。2003年，罗湖区全面接管了这些地区并开始进行整顿，给居民生活带来了便利。

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Geography

The size of Luohu district is about 78.9 km² and contains 10 subdistricts.

Luohu is located in the southern part of Shenzhen, with Futian district on its west, Yantian district on its east, and Longgang district on its north. The Shenzhen River, which separates the district from North District, Hong Kong forms its southern limits.

It is also one of the six administrative districts of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Shenzhen City of the People's Republic of China.

Luohu has an uneven geography and contains a number of natural fresh water sources, including Donghu (東湖/东湖), Honghu (洪湖), and Xianhu (仙湖), among others. Shuiku (水庫/水库), or "Water Reservoir", is also located in Luohu and is an important source of water for both Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

Shenzhen's highest peak, Wutong Mountain (944m) (梧桐山) is in Luohu District.

The district's west boundary with Futian is Hongling Road, and its east boundary with Yantian is Wutong Mountain.

Subdistricts

Immigration Control Point

Main article: Luohu Port

Luohu serves as an important immigration control between Hong Kong and mainland China. Two immigration control points, Luohu and Man Kam To, are located in the Luohu district. The Luohu immigration point is the busiest land boundary patrol connecting Hong Kong and mainland China. It consists of the Luohu Port on the mainland side, and the Lo Wu Control Point on the Hong Kong side.

Entertainment

Shopping

Luohu is known in Hong Kong and Guangdong for shopping. Most one-day visitors from Hong Kong limit their shopping to Luohu Commercial City (羅湖商業城/罗湖商业城), located right outside the Luohu Immigration Control Point, but the areas of Dongmen (東門/东门), Guomao (國貿/国贸), and Diwang (地王) are also important shopping districts.

Nightlife

Luohu district is also known for its nightlife. Though most expatriates residing in Shenzhen live in Shekou, visitors to Shenzhen from Hong Kong and other places typically frequent bars, KTV (karaoke) lounges, and night clubs in the Luohu area.

Education

As of the end of 2012, there were 221 educational institutions in Luohu District, amongst which 17 were secondary schools.

; Schools operated by the Shenzhen city government

• Shenzhen Middle School
• (深圳市第二实验学校)
• Shenzhen Primary School (深圳小学)

Schools operated by the district government:

• Luohu Foreign languages School
• Cuiyuan Middle School
• Binhe Middle School

工业区

罗湖的工业区主要集中在远离中心区的边界地带，以制造业为主，模式与周围其它地区的民营工厂并无差别。

既远离商业区又靠近铁道的地方会建起物流园区（就是仓库区）。

旅游区

公共设施

资源

水资源：

• 深圳水库

医疗

主要的公立医院：

• 深圳市人民医院
• 深圳市东湖医院
• 深圳市罗湖区人民医院

交通

主要干道：

参看

• 深圳
• 羅湖 (香港)
• 罗湖口岸

外部链接

• 深圳市罗湖区电子政务网 --

Transportation

Trunk roads

• Shennan East Road
• Dongmen Road (東門路/东门路)
• Yanhe Road (沿河路) and Chunfeng Road Flyover (春風路高架橋/春风路高架桥)
• Nigang Road (泥崗路/泥岗路)
• Luosha Highway (羅沙公路/罗沙公路)
• Taoyuan Road

Buses and minibuses

Buses and minibuses serve as popular means of transportation modes in Luohu.

Shenzhen Railway

Shenzhen railway station is located here. It serves as a terminal for train routes towards tens of cities in China.

Shenzhen Metro

Luohu is currently served by nine metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro:

• • Luohu ( via Lo Wu), Guomao, Laojie , Grand Theater
• • Grand Theater , Hubei, Huangbeiling , Xinxiu, Liantang Checkpoint, Xianhu Road, Liantang
• • Laojie , Shaibu, Cuizhu, Tianbei , Shuibei, Caopu
• • Buxin, Tai'an , Yijing, Huangbeiling
• • Yinhu
• • Hongling North , Sungang, Honghu, Tianbei , Tai'an
• • Liantang , Wutong Mountain South
• • Yinhu , Nigang, Hongling North, Yuanling, Hongling , Hongling South, Ludancun, Renmin South, Xiangxicun, Wenjin
• • Luohu North

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