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Shenzhen · Alexandria

Place · 1979 CE

Shenzhen

Also known as

Chhim-chùn-chhī
Chhṳ̂m-chun-sṳ
Chĭng-dáung
ma tomo Sensen
Sencsen
Sham Chun

Image illustrating Shenzhen — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Shenzhensee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

Connected to

in countryPeople's Republic of China1949 CE
continentAsia
containsBGI Genomics1999 CE
birthplace ofCaesar Wu1996 CE
birthplace ofCheng Xiao1998 CE
contains

+ 11 further connections to entries not yet ingested

¶ Auctoritates · sources

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Christian Shenzhen Church2001 CE

birthplace ofConnor Leong1994 CE

birthplace ofHuang Jiajun1995 CE

place of death ofLo Lieh1939 CE

containsShenzhen Broadcasting Center Building

containsShenzhen Institute of Information Technology2002 CE

birthplace ofSun Caiyun1973 CE