Futian CBD

Futian 福田区
District
Futian CBD as viewed from Lianhuashan
Location within Shenzhen City
Futian Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°31′21″N 114°03′21″E / 22.52250°N 114.05583°E / 22.52250; 114.05583Coordinates: 22°31′21″N 114°03′21″E / 22.52250°N 114.05583°E / 22.52250; 114.05583
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Shenzhen
Area
• Total	78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,357,100
• Density	17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	0755
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20070701225458/http://szft.gov.cn/

Futian District (simplified Chinese: 福田区; traditional Chinese: 福田區; pinyin: Fútián Qū; Jyutping: fuk¹tin⁴ keoi¹) is one of seven districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. The district is home to the government and Municipal Committee of Shenzhen, as well as the central business district (CBD) of the city.

There are two arguments concerning the origin of the district's name:

Luohu District was established in April 1979, one month after Shenzhen was promoted to city status. Futian, and another area called Fucheng (附城), became communes within the Luohu District.

Futian became part of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone after it was designated in 1980. It then became a subdistrict under the district of Shangbu (上步).

Futian, along with Nanshan, was promoted to district status in October 1990. The Shangbu district, which had governed the Futian subdistrict the previous decade, became a part of the Futian district. The district government was established on Shennan Middle Road.

Rapid urbanization occurred in the late 20th century; the agricultural land which once made up a vast majority of Luohu had shrunk to an area of only 12.26 km² (4.73 sq mi) by 2003.

The Central Business District (CBD) of Shenzhen is a planned development project that began in the early 1990s. Located within the Futian district, it comprises an area of 607 hectares. The four sides of the district are delineated by Binhe Dadao, Lianhua Road, Xinzhou Road and Caitian Road.

Many office high-rises and government buildings are located in the CBD, some of which are prominent buildings in Shenzhen, such as the Shenzhen City Hall (Civic Centre), Shenzhen Library and Concert Hall, Shenzhen Development Bank building and the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. Located directly north of the CBD is Lianhuashan Park.