Chiwan

Chiwan is a bay area surrounded by Chiwan hill at the east, Xiaonanshan hill at the north, and Ying Zui hill at the southeast, in Nanshan district, Shenzhen, China.

Chiwan Port

Chiwan Port or Chiwan Container Terminal is part of the Port of Shenzhen. CCT is a sino-foreign joint venture company invested by Chiwan Wharf Holdings Limited, Kerry Properties Limited, China Merchants Holdings Co., Ltd and Modern Terminal Limited. The port of Chiwan is used by ships for crew changes, especially container ships, bulk carriers, OSVs - offshore supply and support vessels and off shore craft involved in the exploration of oil in the South [China Sea].

Places of historic interest

Chiwan Left Fort is located on Yingzui Hill, Chiwan. It was constructed in 1717 and was among the forts used by Lin Zexu during the First Opium WarChiwan Tianhou Temple dates back to the Song Dynasty. It was said to be built as an offering to Mazu for protecting the fleet of Zheng He. It was rebuilt over the following centuries and the present structure was constructed in the early 1990s. It is the largest temple complex dedicated to Tianhou in Guangdong.Song Shaodi's Tomb is the tomb of the last Song Dynasty Emperor, the 7-year-old Emperor Bing.

Chiwan Beacon, built in 1394 at the peak of Xiaonanshan hill, was used in the following centuries as a military facility to issue alerts for potential military attacks.

Education

There is a combined elementary and junior high school, Shenzhen Nanshan Chiwan School.
A K-12 boarding school called Broadstone Academy Shenzhen will open in 2022. It will have a bilingual curriculum.