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1. Capital of Guangdong province
2. Higher population (city proper)
15.3m vs 12.6m
3. Founded in 1979
as part of the policy of "reform and opening-up" under Deng Xiaoping
4. Previously called Canton
5. Adjacent to Hong Kong
just across the Shenzhen River
6. Main campus of Sun Yat-sen University
on Haizhu Island
7. Majority speaks Mandarin
due to migrants/immigrants from all over China
8. Higher GDP per capita
$31,887 vs $24,406
9. Headquarter of Tencent and Huawei
Shenzhen is the "Silicon Valley" of China
10. Where Shamian Island was ceded to France and UK between 1859 to 1943
among many other foreign concessions during the Qing dynasty
11. Hosted Asian Games
in 2010
12. Hosted Summer Universiade
in 2011
13. More metro stations
283 vs 282, and they spring up like bamboo shoots so this may change
14. Served by Baiyun Airport
Guangzhou Airport = Baiyun, Shenzhen Airport = Bao'an
15. The tallest building is taller (excluding non-building structures like towers)
Ping An Finance Center = 599m, Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre = 530m