Combo photos show development of Shenzhen in 40 years (3)

Combo photo shows Lai Li (R, up) and his cousin posing for a photo at Splendid China scenic spot in 1992 and Lai Li taking photos in China Culture Villages of Splendid China scenic spot on Aug. 17, 2020 (bottom, photo taken by Mao Siqian) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Lai Li followed his parents from Guiyang of Guizhou Province to Shenzhen when he was only one month old in 1985. Growing up in Shenzhen, Lai has become a photo journalist to record the development of Shenzhen. When China established the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in 1980, its population was less than 30,000. Forty years later, it has developed into the biggest immigrant city in China housing 13 million with its GDP hitting 2.69 trillion yuan (about 389.4 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua)