The spirit of the special economic zones
Setting up special economic zones was a major move by the central authorities to promote reform and opening up and socialist modernization.
In August 1980, the State Council formally approved a plan to set up the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. This was the first of its kind in China, to be followed by Zhuhai, Shantou, Xiamen and Hainan. These places have served as China's "experimental fields" for institutional reform, and windows for the rest of the world to learn about China. Their people are known for their will to experiment, open new ground, and be hard working pioneers.
特区精神
兴办经济特区,是党和国家为推进改革开放和社会主义现代化建设作出的重大决策。1980年8月,国务院正式批准成立深圳经济特区,这是新中国成立的第一个经济特区。40年来,深圳、珠海、汕头、厦门、海南等五个经济特区不辱使命,在建设中国特色社会主义伟大历史进程中谱写了勇立潮头、开拓进取的壮丽篇章,在体制改革中发挥了“试验田”作用,在对外开放中发挥了重要“窗口”作用,为中国改革开放和社会主义现代化建设作出了重大贡献。在这一过程中,特区人民逐步形成了“敢闯敢试、敢为人先、埋头苦干”的特区精神,成为中国精神的重要组成部分。