As the venue for the opening ceremony of 2011 Shenzhen Universiade, Spring Cocoon witnessed the opening of an international table-tennis tournament on June 15th. [Photo/Xinhua]
Shenzhen is located at the southern tip of the Chinese mainland on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Pearl River and neighbors Hong Kong.
The brainchild of Deng Xiaoping, the country's first special economic zone was established here by the Chinese Government in 1980. It has been a touchstone for China's reform and opening-up policy since then.
