This combo photo shows 9-year-old Zhang Yuetong competing at a sport climbing event in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province on Nov. 21, 2012 (L), and Zhang Yuetong competing at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2025 in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province on April 25, 2025. Born in Shenzhen, Zhang started her sport climbing journey at the age of 4. She was among the Chinese delegation members for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Shenzhen in south China has moved ahead with deepened reform and high-level opening up and become a global economic and technological powerhouse since the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone 45 years ago. The vibrant city is encouraged to pioneer the development of a modernized, globally oriented, and innovation-driven city.
Once a small fishing village, Shenzhen has transformed over the past 45 years into a modern international metropolis. Shenzhen has been a place for people to pursue and fulfill their dreams.
This combo photo shows Song Changhua posing for a photo in 2010 (above), and Song posing for a photo on Aug. 22, 2025, at the Futian mangrove nature reserve in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Song, a 56-year-old ranger, has dedicated himself to protecting the forest and wintering migratory birds here for more than 20 years.
This combo photo shows newly recruited Wang Qinjin posing for a photo at a warehouse of SF Express in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province in 2009 (above), and Wang Qinjin, as a pilot at SF Airline, posing for a photo after winning the title of "national model worker" in April 2025. Wang joined SF Express in 2009 as a warehouse operator and later transitioned to a pilot role through the company's aviation talent selection program, before serving as a line captain in 2019.
This combo photo shows Lu Jianxin posing for a photo at the construction site of the Shun Hing Square, a high-rise building, in 1995 (above), and Lu Jianxin posing for a photo at the construction site of tower C of Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base on Aug. 23, 2025, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Lu, a chief engineer in Shenzhen, started his career in 1982 at the grassroots level and has become a leading expert in the field of steel-structured building construction.
This combo photo shows Jiang Xiaolin posing for a photo at the third China High-Tech Fair held in Shenzhen in 2001 (above), and Jiang Xiaolin posing for a photo at his shop in Huaqiangbei on July 22, 2025, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Working in Huaqiangbei, one of the world's largest electronics markets packed with small shops selling all kinds of electronic gadgets, Jiang is adept at renewing product catalogs according to the changing market demand.
This combo photo shows Qiao Sukai posing for a photo at Daya Bay in November 1992 (above), and Qiao Sukai posing for a photo at the Daya Bay nuclear power base on April 24, 2025, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Qiao has been working as a technician for China's nuclear power plants for more than three decades. Precision and absolute safety are crucial for his profession. Over the years, Qiao and his team have completed over 230 missions faultlessly.
This combo photo shows 8-year-old Huang Binling (L) and his brother posing for a photo at a park in 2000 (Left), and Huang Binling posing for a photo in Shangwei Village on Aug. 22, 2025, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Growing up with his parents as migrant workers in Longhua District of Shenzhen, Huang has committed to revitalizing the ancient Shangwei Village after graduating from Peking University with a master degree in 2020.
This combo photo shows newly recruited Liu Xingyao (R, front) attending a drone flight operation test on Oct. 10, 2021 (above), and Liu Xingyao working at the unmanned aircraft operation and management center of Chinese food delivery giant Meituan on Aug. 25, 2025, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Riding the wave of burgeoning low-altitude economy in Shenzhen, Liu leverages her specialized expertise by supervising Meituan's drone delivery routes.
This combo photo shows He Jian (1st R) directing air traffic at the Shenzhen airport in 2005 (above), and He Jian on duty during a trial flight at the third runway of the airport on Aug. 26, 2025, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. He joined Shenzhen air traffic control in 1995, and has since directed over a million flights, witnessing the rapid development of civil aviation industry in the city.
This combo photo shows Xu Jincheng (1st L) posing for a photo at a startup in 2021 (above), and Xu Jincheng, CEO of PaXini Technology, posing for a photo with a TORA-ONE humanoid robot at the headquarters of his company on Aug. 25, 2025, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Attracted by Shenzhen's inclusive environment, innovative atmosphere, sound industrial support, efficient government services, and rich human resources, many tech talents like Xu came here to boost robot research and development.
