The Field Experience of the Reform and Opening Up History (III)

（III）With Future Development as The Aim, We Must Keep Experimenting and Let Creative Thinking Guide Our Reform

1、China Merchants History Museum

Class theme: Frontrunner of market economy and trailblazer with courage and creativity

Basic facts: A frontrunner of national industry and commerce, China Merchants Group was founded in 1872 during the westernization movement. Since the beginning of the reform and opening up initiative, China Merchants, as a daring trailblazer, has been immersing itself in this historic economic endeavor for more than 40 years.

2、Ping An Group

Class theme: Converging innovative Shenzhen entrepreneurship and leading business reform through technology

Basic facts: On March 21, 1988, Ping An Insurance Company was established as the first joint-stock local insurance company with a financial business license issued by the People’s Bank of China (permit reference Yin Fu (1988) 113). Since then, Ping An has been striving for survival through competition and development through innovation. Throughout the course of reform and opening up, Ping An has become a comprehensive financial group with the largest market capitalization among all listed insurance companies in the world.

3、Shenzhen International Trade Center Building

Class theme: Create “Shenzhen Speed”, write sequel to “Stories of Spring”

Basic facts: With a height of 160 meters and 53 stories (including 3 stories underground), Shenzhen International Trade Center Building was erected in 1985 as the first super high-rise building in China. During its construction, the building saw a new record of three completed stories in one day, labeled as “Shenzhen Speed” to resemble the speed and height of Shenzhen. In 1992, Comrade Deng Xiaoping amounted Shenzhen International Trade Center Building and delivered an important speech during his visit to Shenzhen. As a standing witness to the reform and opening up process, Shenzhen International Trade Center Building has been demonstrating the force and resolve of reform and opening up in China.

4、Shenzhen Human Resources Center

Class theme: Leader in the commercialization of labor force and market balancer of human resources

Basic facts: In1996, Shenzhen Human Resources Grand Market was established. In 1998, Shenzhen Human Resources Center was formed through the combination of Shenzhen Human Resources Grand Market and Shenzhen Human Resources Service Center. As a diversified leader in Shenzhen human resources business, Shenzhen Human Resources Centeris one of the largest comprehensive human resources service institutions in China.

5、Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Class theme: Shouldering the pioneering responsibility of capital markets and pushing forward the implement of Shenzhen Comprehensive Reform Pilot Program

Basic facts: As a capital market reform pioneer in China, Shenzhen Stock Exchange was established on December 1, 1990. For more than 30 years with daring, hardworking entrepreneurship, Shenzhen Stock Exchange has launched Small and Medium Enterprise Board and ChiNext Market, initiated Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, and implemented measures for ChiNext Market Reform and Pilot Registration-based IPO System. Aiming at serving main street businesses and national strategy in the new developing phase, Shenzhen Stock Exchange spares no efforts in enforcing plans for the new developing landscape.