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'''Shatoujiao''' is a [[Subdistricts of the People's Republic of China|subdistrict]] of [[Yantian District]], [[Shenzhen]], Guangdong, located on the border of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China. The population is mainly composed of migrant workers from all parts of China along with a small number of Russians. Shatoujiao is a port with cargo coming into and exiting Yantian. It has a road connecting to [[Luohu]], with regular bus services to Shenzhen's main train terminus and through connections to [[Guangzhou]]. The subdistrict lies near a highway that links to [[Mei County, Guangdong|Meixian]] and [[Chaozhou]] while the Shenzhen railway is also part of the transport links between Hong Kong and [[Beijing]].

==English Name== In Hong Kong, the name ''Shatoujiao'' is written as ''[[Sha Tau Kok]]'', reflecting the Cantonese pronunciation. Although ''Shatoujiao'' and ''Sha Tau Kok'' are written using the same Chinese characters, today, ''Shatoujiao'' usually refers to the town on the mainland side of the border, while ''Sha Tau Kok'' refers to the town on the Hong Kong side.

==Economy== ===Development Zone=== * Shenzhen Shatoujiao Free Trade Zone Established in 1987, Shenzhen Shatoujiao Free Trade Zone was one of the first free trade zones in China approved by the State Council. It is only {{convert|1|km}} from Yantian Port. Industries encouraged in the zone include shipping, warehousing and logistics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/shenzhen-shatoujiao-free-trade-zone/|title=RightSite.asia - Shenzhen Shatoujiao Free Trade Zone|publisher=}}</ref> === Minsk World === {{Main|Minsk World}} Minsk World was a military theme park that operated in Shatoujiao between 2000 and 2016. It was centered on the [[Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk]], which functioned as a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sz.house.163.com/16/0214/10/BFPE1OV500073T3P.html|title=因用地问题没谈拢 明思克航母世界关门走人_网易深圳房产频道|first=|last=网易|website=sz.house.163.com|access-date=2016-04-15|archive-date=2016-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425010117/http://sz.house.163.com/16/0214/10/BFPE1OV500073T3P.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://t.m.china.com.cn/convert/c_sI0gD8.html|title=别了！明斯克航母昨告别深圳 启程前往江苏南通_中国网客户端|website=t.m.china.com.cn}}</ref>

===Chung Ying Street=== {{Main|Chung Ying Street}} Chung Ying Street divides Shatoujiao and [[Sha Tau Kok]], [[Hong Kong]].

In 1999, the Chung Ying Street historical Museum, situated near the harbour on the mainland Chinese side of Chung Ying Street was built to celebrate the [[transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong]]. It has on display a history of Sha Tau Kok and its place in the incorporation of territory into [[British Hong Kong]] at the end of the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-31 |title=Heritage Tour: Sha Tau Kok and the Northeast (in Cantonese) - The University of Hong Kong Museum Society |url=https://www.hkums.com/activity/heritage-tour-sha-tau-kok-and-the-northeast-in-cantonese-2/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=www.hkums.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chung Ying Street Historical Museum-SHENZHEN YANTIAN |url=http://www.yantian.gov.cn/English/services/culturalfacilities/content/post_8121422.html |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=www.yantian.gov.cn}}</ref> A bronze Peace Bell was installed nearby.

== See also == *[[Sha Tau Kok]], Hong Kong side of the same settlement divided by the leasing [[New Territories]] to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in 1899

== References == {{Reflist}} {{commons category|Shatoujiao Subdistrict}} {{Towns in Shenzhen}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:Subdistricts of Shenzhen]] [[Category:Divided cities]] [[Category:Yantian, Shenzhen]] [[Category:Ports of Entry of China]]