A SkyShuttle train runs in Pingshan. Photo by Lai Li

Overview

Pingshan District was established in January 2017. Located in northeast Shenzhen, Pingshan lies in the core area of the Shenzhen Metropolitan Circle, which includes Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Heyuan and Shanwei. As a rising star in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Pingshan serves as an innovative hub within the region, holds strategic significance as a key location in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Technology Innovation Corridor and plays a vital role in the global innovation network.

With a total area of 166.31 square kilometers, Pingshan has six subdistricts and has the largest land area for development and construction in Shenzhen.

Positioning

Pingshan is positioned as the eastern center of Shenzhen, a core zone of the Shenzhen National Hi-tech Zone system and a test zone for future industries. At present, Pingshan is planning and constructing its High-tech Zone spanning an expansive area of 51.6 square kilometers in alignment with international standards. This dynamic zone aims to attract and concentrate innovative strengths, high-end industries and efficient operational mechanisms, creating an environment conducive to both entrepreneurship and quality living.

Pingshan is strategically developing infrastructure for future industries, enhancing the availability of future application scenarios, bolstering policy support for future industries, establishing a prudent and inclusive regulatory system, and is constructing a world-class innovative industrial cluster characterized by its focus on new energy and intelligent connected vehicles, biopharmaceuticals, semiconductors and integrated circuits, and artificial intelligence and smart terminals. It is improving urban facilities and becoming a new urban center full of charm, vitality and innovation, leading the development of the surrounding areas.

Transport

Pingshan is developing a faster and more efficient transportation system. From the Pingshan City Terminal and City Waiting Hall, located at Innovation Plaza, passengers can take a shuttle bus to Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport and Shenzhen Airport Ferry Terminal. From the Pingshan Station, passengers can take high-speed trains to travel to major domestic transport hubs including Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Xiamen and the Shenzhen North Railway Station.

A single helicopter trip from the Yanzi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center to the Shenzhen airport takes only 20 minutes and to central Futian 13 minutes. Shenzhen Metro lines 14 and 16 have also been put into operation. Pingshan SkyShuttle Line 1 meets residents’ needs for more convenient travel by connecting with central Pingshan, major cultural facilities and key industrial zones. The Pingshan-Yantian Passage is in use, and a road trip from Pingshan to Yantian Port takes only 20 minutes.

Economy

Pingshan’s GDP for 2025 experienced a year-on-year growth of 10.5%. Industrial output above the designated scale (enterprises with annual operating revenue of 20 million yuan or more) increased by 15.9%, with strategic emerging industries accounting for 88% of this industrial output. Industrial investment was a major contributor, representing 54% of total fixed asset investment. R&D intensity reached 11.8%, with enterprises providing 98.39% of total R&D spending. Total import and export volume rose 13.7%, while total retail sales of consumer goods climbed 10.2%.

As an industry-centric district, Pingshan has focused on developing its “6+3” industrial clusters: six industrial sectors with international competitiveness (intelligent connected vehicles, semiconductors and integrated circuits, high-end medical devices, biomedicine, new energy, and intelligent terminals), and three industrial clusters with potential (cell and gene, low-altitude economy and aerospace, and culture, sports and tourism).

During its 2026 high-quality economic development conference held Feb. 26, 2026, Pingshan District announced 11 industrial policies designed to accelerate coordinated growth between manufacturing and services and to build a modern, globally competitive industrial system. 

The measures include targeted support for the intelligent connected vehicle sector and a three-year action plan (2026-2028) to advance the biopharmaceutical industry. Additional policies strengthen enterprise support in areas such as industrial space, technology financing and talent development.

To improve the business environment and streamline government services, the district introduced a “Three-year Action Plan for Creating a First-class Business Environment” together with a plan for optimizing government services.

Innovation

By the end of 2025, the district has 1,045 high-tech companies and sci-tech small and medium-sized enterprises, and there have been 215 national-level, provincial-level and municipal-level innovation institutions, which include the Institute of Superlubricity Technology of Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Beijing Institute of Technology’s Shenzhen Automotive Research Institute, the Shenzhen Innovation Center for 3D Printing Manufacturing and Yunlu Shenzhen Research Institute. 

Education

By the end of 2025, Pingshan is home to 209 schools, kindergartens, and training institutions, as well as a university.

Ecology

More than half of Pingshan’s land area falls within ecological protection lines. Maluan Mountain Country Park features vast expanses of primary forest and the city’s largest cluster of natural waterfalls. The Pingshan River, one of Shenzhen’s five major waterways, flows through the entire district. Designated a National Ecological Civilization Demonstration Zone, Pingshan is renowned for its exceptional natural beauty and rich ecological resources. By the end of 2025, Pingshan is home to 111 parks, with greenways totaling 311 kilometers.

Platforms to access government services in Pingshan:

• iPingshan, under Shenzhen’s official government service app, “iShenzhen”
  

• The “Innovative Pingshan” official WeChat account (ID: szcxps)

• The “Pingshan — Quick Response to Public Opinion” service

• The “Pingshan Enterprise Service Platform” WeChat miniprogram and website https://psyqx.szpsq.org.cn 

• Industrial space rental and sale: http://cykjzs.szpsq.org.cn/ 

• Subsidy services, preferential policies: https://zqztc.szpsq.org.cn/