Why is it said that "Huaqiang came before the road"? What are the narrow and broad definitions of Huaqiangbei?
Image source: Internet "Huaqiang came before the road" is a well-known saying in Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei. It refers to the historical origin that "first there was the Huaqiang factory, and then the municipal road was named after Huaqiang." Development sequence: Huaqiang Company (factory established in 1979) → Huaqiang Road (named later) → Huaqiangbei commercial district. Originally, the Huaqiang Electronics Factory was located in the mountainous area of northern Guangdong. In response to the national call to support Shenzhen’s development, it relocated to the Shangbu Industrial Zone in Shenzhen. Later, it formed a joint venture with Japan's Sanyo Electronics to produce "Huaqiang Sanyo" brand televisions. Since Huaqiang Industrial Company was the first enterprise to settle in the area, when the municipal government planned and built roads, it named a main avenue near the company "Huaqiang Road." Only then did Huaqiangbei come into existen...