Shenzhen Tech Hub

Discussions center on Shenzhen's rapid rise as China's Silicon Valley equivalent, emphasizing its hardware innovation ecosystem, growth from a fishing village, major tech companies like Huawei and Tencent, and comparisons to Silicon Valley amid mentions of pollution and optimism.

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beautifulfreak Apr 13, 2017 View on HN

You might like this video about Shenzhen too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY

mapt Mar 21, 2025 View on HN

I'd imagine there are. In Shenzhen.

beezlebubba Jan 30, 2019 View on HN

Why not? Shenzhen was once a backwater no-where-land, now it's a major city and China's answer to Silicon Valley. No reason why they can't replicate it over and over.

onethought Mar 21, 2021 View on HN

I’m guessing you haven’t been to Shenzhen. Where everything you mentioned is, and growing.

ehamberg Jan 12, 2013 View on HN

I would actually recommend visiting Shenzhen as well. I have been there a few times over the last five years and it's really interesting to see the rise of luxury items (fancy cars, expensive (real!) handbags and the token iPhone and iPad) in the city centre.Shenzhen is even in China (though, in a special economic zone).

seanmcdirmid Sep 7, 2024 View on HN

Probably, but I’m guessing Shenzhen rather than Sunnyvale.

toinetoine Apr 20, 2019 View on HN

Leave Shenzhen and you will see it's not all like this.

bhouston Apr 10, 2018 View on HN

Why can these amazing things exist in Shenzhen but not here?

xir78 Oct 7, 2016 View on HN

Fwiw Shenzhen is the Silicon Valley of China, Tencent and Huwei etc

bogomipz Oct 7, 2016 View on HN

I thought Shenzhen was more hardware than software no?