Huaqiangbei is an important commercial district for electronic products located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It is known as the 'First Street of China's Electronics' and has witnessed the myth of 'making millionaires out of peddlers' since China's reform and opening-up policy.
Narrowly defined, Huaqiangbei refers to the section of Huaqiangbei Road and its surroundings from Shennan Road to Hongli Road. Broadly defined, Huaqiangbei extends from Yannan Road in the east to Huafu Road in the west, and from Shennan Road in the south to Hongli Road in the north, including sometimes the street-facing buildings on the south side of Shennan Road, such as the Tongjian Building and the World Trade Plaza. This area is approximately 930 meters long north to south, 1560 meters wide east to west, covering an area of about 1.45 square kilometers. Administratively, Huaqiangbei belongs to Futian District.
Huaqiangbei is the largest commercial street in mainland China in terms of transaction volume. It is one of the most influential markets for computer hardware and electronic components in mainland China and is also a commercially diverse area.
Starting from February 27, 2013, due to the construction of Metro Line 7, Huaqiangbei Road (Hongli Road to Shennan Road) was transformed into a pedestrian street, and it was opened to pedestrians on January 14, 2017.