福田

Fútián
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Meanings

  1. 1 Futian District (Shenzhen, Guangdong)

Examples

Shēnzhèn Fútián shì shìzhōngxīn, yǒu hěn duō mótiāndàlóu.
Futian is the city center of Shenzhen, with many skyscrapers.
Wǒ zài Fútián shàngbān, zài Nánshān zhù.
I work in Futian and live in Nanshan.

Tips

culture
Futian is Shenzhen's central business district — home to the municipal government, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and 平安金融中心 (Ping An Finance Center, one of China's tallest buildings). 福田 is a major crossing point into Hong Kong.
history
The name 福田 ('field of blessings') is a Buddhist term meaning a field in which good karma can be sown. Despite the poetic origin, the modern district is one of the most densely built-up financial zones in China.

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