龙华区，位于深圳地理中心和城市发展中轴，毗邻“六区一市”，北邻东莞市和光明区，东连龙岗，南接福田、罗湖、南山，西靠宝安。龙华区下辖6个街道。总面积175.6平方千米。2017年1月7日，龙华区正式挂牌成立行政区。龙华区人文底蕴深厚，客家文化、红色文化、时尚文化交汇，拥有白石龙中国文化名人大营救旧址，观澜原创版画和永丰源“国瓷”两个国家级“文化产业示范基地”，中国首个专业版画博物馆—中国版画博物馆，入选国家级非物质文化遗产名录的大船坑麒麟舞等一大批传统文化项目。 

2017年，龙华区常住人口160.37万人，实现地区生产总值（GDP）2130.16亿元，人均GDP为13.51万元。龙华区地处北回归线以南，属南亚热带海洋性季风气候，区内地形地貌上以丘陵与台地为主，三面环山、依山傍水。

位于龙华区的深圳北站是华南地区面积最大、具有口岸功能的特大型综合交通枢纽，也是中国“八纵八横”高铁网的重要节点。2条高铁、2条地铁、1条深圳有轨电车和“二横三纵”高快速路网穿越辖区。在高铁和地铁的带动下，龙华与香港、广州形成“半小时生活圈”，与武汉、厦门形成“4小时生活圈”。未来，还将形成由4条高铁、10条地铁、深惠城际轨道、现代有轨电车线网和“九横七纵”主干路网组成的现代化城市交通体系。

截至2017年末，龙华区学校总数为259所，比2016年增加9所。各类学校中，高级中学1所，完全中学2所，初级中学3所，九年一贯制学校28所，十二年一贯制学校3所，小学28所，幼儿园194所。在校生21.57万人。各类学校教职工总数1.78万人。专任教师1.21万人。该区著名中学有：新华中学、民治中学、潜龙中学和深圳龙华区高峰学校等。

龙华依山傍水，自然环境优美，拥有深圳市观澜湖休闲旅游区国家5A级景区、观澜山水田园国家4A级景区、观澜河、羊台山森林公园等生态旅游资源。羊台山位于龙华区大浪街道、宝安区石岩街道、南山区桃源街道之间，于2004年「羊台迭翠」被评为深圳八景之一。主峰海拔581.7米 ，为深圳市西部的最高点。观澜河是全市唯一穿越主城区的生态景观河流。

Longhua

Longhua District, located in the central part of Shenzhen, is an urban development centre of the city. It is adjacent to "six districts and one city", including Dongguan City and Guangming District in the north, Longgang in the east, Futian, Luohu and Nanshan in the south, and Baoan in the west. Longhua District has 6 streets covering a total area of 175.6 sq. km. On 7 January 2017, Longhua District was officially listed as an administrative district. It has a deep cultural heritage encompassing Hakka culture, red culture, and pop culture. It has Baishilong Chinese Cultural Celebrity Rescue Site, and two national level "cultural industry demonstration bases", Guanlan original prints and Yongfengyuan "national porcelain". Its professional printmaking museum, the Chinese Printmaking Museum, has been selected as a national intangible cultural heritage with its large number of traditional cultural items such as the Big Boat Pit Kirin Dance.

In 2017, the resident population of Longhua District was 1.6037 million, with a GDP of 213.116 billion yuan and a per capita GDP of 135,100 yuan. Longhua District is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, therefore has a south subtropical maritime monsoon climate. The landform in the region mainly comprises hills and platforms. It is surrounded by mountains and water, with mountains lying on three sides.

Transportation Facilities

Shenzhen North Station, located in Longhua District, is the largest comprehensive transportation hub in South China with a port function, serving as an important node of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network. In the region, there are two high-speed railways, two subways, one Shenzhen track and a "two horizontal and three vertical" high-speed road network. Driven by the high-speed rail and subway, Longhua formed a "half-hour living circle" with Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and a "4-hour living circle" with Wuhan and Xiamen. In the future, a modern urban transportation system will be formed with 4 high-speed railways, 10 subways, a Shenzhen-Huizhou intercity track, modern tramways and a "nine horizontal and seven vertical" trunk road network.

Educational Resources

As of the end of 2017, the total number of schools in Longhua District was 259, an increase of 9 from 2016. Among them are 1 senior middle school, 2 complete middle schools, 3 junior middle schools, 28 9-year system schools, 3 12-year system schools, 28 primary schools and 194 kindergartens. The total number of students at school was 215,700, accompanied with 17,800 staff members of various categories and 12,100 full-time teachers. The well-known middle schools in the area are: Xinhua Middle School, Minzhi Middle School, Qianlong Middle School and Shenzhen Longhua District Top School.

Tourist Attractions

Longhua is surrounded by mountains and water, forming a beautiful natural environment. It owns eco-tourism resources such as the national 5A scenic spot of Guanlan Lake leisure tourist area, the national 4A scenic spot of Guanlan Mountain and Water Park, Guanlan River, and Yangtaishan Forest Park. Yangtaishan is located between Dalang Street in Longhua District, Shiyan Street in Baoan District, and Taoyuan Street in Nanshan District. In 2004, "Yantai Diecui" was named one of the eight scenic spots in Shenzhen. The main peak is 581.7 meters above sea level, the highest point in western Shenzhen. The Guanlan River is the only ecological landscape river across the city.