People attend a celebration rally of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, China’s first economic reform zone, in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

SHENZHEN, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Shenzhen, a southern city bordering Hong Kong, marked its 30th anniversary as China’s first economic reform zone Monday.

Chinese President Hu Jintao was scheduled to address a celebration rally held in Shenzhen Monday morning.

Once a small fishing village in the 1970s, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone has evolved into a metropolis over the past three decades. It is also the birthplace of many high-tech enterprises.

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People attend a celebration rally of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)

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