TheSZWeb | Shenzhen News and Commentary

Originally appeared on www.chinainvestingadvice.com on 7/19/07
It was hot and humid outside of the Shangri La Hotel in Shenzhen last night. The smog-choked air made every breath difficult. Crowds of migrant workers filled the sidewalks while cars zipped up and down the streets urgently.

My kids and I were on our way to an Italian restaurant for dinner. After one full week of eating nothing but Chinese food, my son Sean wanted some good old-fashioned spaghetti carbonara, and my local contacts in Shenzhen had told me about an obscure little Italian restaurant hidden near our hotel.

Despite the unpleasant conditions outside, there was a chaotic energy in the air. I wasn’t the only one who could feel it—even the kids sensed the elevated energy buzzing about everywhere. All of the action, growth and ambition were easy to see. It’s obvious that the people of Shenzhen want to get rich and are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal.

If capitalism has a new frontier—a Wild West in the far East—Shenzhen would be it. Over the past 20 years, the former sleepy fishing village across the river from Hong Kong has became the greatest boomtown ever known to mankind. The city had less than 100,000 people about 25 years ago, but today it has a population close to 7 million, or nearly twice that of Chicago. The city also has a unique demographic structure compared with other major international cities—he average resident’s age is only 29, and women outnumber men, which is a rarity in China.

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