Wednesday, September 17, 2008

More Saturday action

This morning, we woke up and walked around Shenzen. We ate a couple pastries from a street vendor. Megan went with a veggie one, and mine was filled with meat. They were about the size of a flat baseball and the crust was flaky. There are several baskets filled with different varieties. As we don't read Chinese, it's a guess at what you'll get on the inside.

Shenzen is at the heart of China's SEZ -- Special Economic Zone. It's located just on the other side of Hong Kong in Mainland China. I believe the idea of an SEZ is to limit taxes and regulations that will, in turn, spur economic growth. Shenzen has grown from a tiny fishing village to a major metropolis of 12 million people in only 20 years. Shenzen seems westernized for mainland China, and it's gown so much since I was here 10 years ago.

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