Being one of China's newest metropolises—and its fastest growing economy & techknowlege—Shenzhen offers travelers great insight into contemporary China, though it lacks much in the way of historical and cultural artifacts. Shenzhen, only a humble fishing village until 1979 when Deng Xiaoping decreed it China's first Special Economic Zone, has, in just a quarter-century, grown into a thicket of shiny skyscrapers surrounded by humming industrial parks servicing the second-busiest port in China. The dynamic city is regarded city full of opportunities, thus attracting young graduates, business people, travellers from both home and abroad every year. It was ranked as second of the top 10 cties in the world to visit by Lonely Planet. Tourists are recognizing Shenzhen as one of the best tourist destinations in the world.