Shenzhen, China, 1988, satellite image. Shenzhen is located in southern China's Guangdong province directly north of Hong Kong. In the 1979 the small fishing village was designated a Special Economic Zone and rapidly grew into a major port and city. The image shows urban development along the port (lower middle) and along some parts of the coast spreading inland towards the right. For an image comparing Shenzhen in 1999 and 2008, see image C007/1417.