The spirit of the special economic zones

Setting up special economic zones was a major move by the central authorities to promote reform and opening up and socialist modernization.

In August 1980, the State Council formally approved a plan to set up the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. This was the first of its kind in China, to be followed by Zhuhai, Shantou, Xiamen and Hainan. These places have served as China's "experimental fields" for institutional reform, and windows for the rest of the world to learn about China. Their people are known for their will to experiment, open new ground, and be hard working pioneers.

特區精神

興辦經濟特區,是黨和國家為推進改革開放和社會主義現代化建設作出的重大決策。1980年8月,國務院正式批準成立深圳經濟特區,這是新中國成立的第一個經濟特區。40年來,深圳、珠海、汕頭、廈門、海南等五個經濟特區不辱使命,在建設中國特色社會主義偉大歷史進程中譜寫了勇立潮頭、開拓進取的壯麗篇章,在體制改革中發揮了“試驗田”作用,在對外開放中發揮了重要“窗口”作用,為中國改革開放和社會主義現代化建設作出了重大貢獻。在這一過程中,特區人民逐步形成了“敢闖敢試、敢為人先、埋頭苦干”的特區精神,成為中國精神的重要組成部分。