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Longgang District
Situated in the east of Shenzhen and to the north of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone demarcation line, Longgang is well known for hi-tech export processing, logistics distribution and seaside resorts. With Daya Bay in the east and Dapeng Bay in the south, Longgang is bordered by Bao'an District in the west and Dongguan and Huizhou cities in the north. Longgang, home to the Daya Bay and Ling'ao nuclear power plants, occupies 844.08 square kilometers. With its district seat in Longgang Township, Longgang comprises 11 sub-districts with 127 residents' committees.
The Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
Covering Luohu, Futian, Nanshan and Yantian districts, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is situated in the south of Shenzhen City between Beizaijiao by Dapeng Bay in the east and Anle Village by the Pearl River Estuary in the west. The special zone was established on August 26, 1980. Its total area is 395.81 square kilometers. It is to the south of Mount Wutong and Mount Yangtai, and borders on The New Territories in Hong Kong in the south. A demarcation line of 129.7 kilometers separates the special economic zone from the rest of the city and there are eight land checkpoints that run between the special economic zone and the rest of the city. In 2004, 378 million people visited the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. Approximately 110 million vehicles passed through the city's various checkpoints.
Checkpoints
Shenzhen is the only city on the Chinese mainland that has air, sea and land ports. The city boasts the largest number of checkpoints, and the highest passenger and vehicle flow among major cities in China.
The city now has 17 checkpoints, including four land checkpoints. These include Luohu, Wenjindu, Huanggang and Shatoujiao. The sea checkpoints are at Shekou, Chiwan, Dongjiaotou, Meisha, Yantian and Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant Accommodation Port. Huanggang Checkpoint is the nation's largest land checkpoint, while Yantian Container Terminal is the country's second largest container handling port. Air transport is through Bao'n International Airport, the fourth largest in China. .
Customs
Shenzhen Customs was originally set up in 1900. Jurisdiction of the customs covers Shenzhen, Huizhou and Huidong area. In 2004, the number of people entering and exiting the city's checkpoints totaled 153 million. In 2003, 14.3376 million vehicles passed through the city's checkpoints.
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