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Huaqiangbei and Shenzhen's wholesale markets, without the guesswork
Electronics from Huaqiangbei, gold from Shuibei, eyewear from Henggang, and the factories behind them. Every figure carries the source it came from and the date we last checked it.
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Shenzhen markets
The wholesale clusters buyers come to Shenzhen for: Huaqiangbei electronics, Shuibei jewellery, Henggang eyewear and the districts around them, with the source behind every figure.
- Huaqiangbei Electronics Market AreaFutian District
- Shuibei Jewellery Trading DistrictLuohu District
- Henggang Eyewear ClusterLonggang District
- Dalang Fashion TownLonghua District
- Huanan (South China) Industrial Materials CityPinghu, Longgang District
- Sungang Stationery, Toy and Gift CityLuohu District
Industrial cluster
- Huaqiangbei Electronics Cluster · Huaqiangbei's core trading area covers just 1.45 km2 and holds more than 115,000 commercial entities and 35 specialist markets, with annual transaction volume above RMB 480 billion (Futian District Government, 26 February 2026). The same district has more than 20 electronics markets each turning over above RMB 10 billion a year and over 40,000 resident enterprises, including 145 national-level high-tech firms; exports reach more than 190 countries and regions, with over 7,000 overseas buyer visits a day (Xinhua Daily Media Report, 25 August 2025, which put annual transaction volume above RMB 400 billion). In the first half of 2025 the area averaged 750,000 visits a day, of which more than 7,000 were foreign nationals (Shenzhen News Network / Shenzhen Evening News, 11 November 2025).
- Shuibei Gold and Jewellery Cluster · Shuibei's gold and jewellery district has grown for more than 30 years and now covers about 1.1 million m2 across the Shuibei-Buxin area, described as China's largest and most complete jewellery industry cluster. It holds about 7,000 jewellery companies, more than 20 specialist jewellery markets and roughly 63,000 workers, with annual revenue above RMB 12 billion (Shenzhen Commercial Daily via Shenzhen News Network, 30 December 2024). Industry estimates put Shuibei at about 50% of China's gold and jewellery wholesale market. The Luohu District Government's action plan (Luofuban [2022] No. 7) sets out to brand 'Shuibei, Luohu' and build an internationally known 'World Treasure Capital' (Luohu District Government, published 4 January 2023).
- Henggang Eyewear Cluster · Since 2000, Shenzhen-made eyewear has sold to more than 130 countries and regions and accounts for 50% of the global mid-to-high-end market by sales, making Shenzhen the largest production base for internationally known eyewear brands. 90% of China's high-end eyewear designers are concentrated in Longgang District, which has more than 40 professional design studios; design-led output runs to about 5 million pairs a year worth about RMB 550 million. One district manufacturer, Yashi Optical Technology (Shenzhen), produced 8.96 million pairs in 2023 with main business revenue above RMB 770 million (Longgang District Government, reprinting Economic Daily, 25 April 2024).
- Dalang Fashion Cluster · Dalang Fashion Town has a total planned area of 11.97 km2 and had gathered more than 700 fashion enterprises (cumulative figure as of 2023), including China's leading womenswear brands, with output value above RMB 10 billion. Its core area plans 22 industrial parks, 19 of them completed, and more than 80% of the town's fashion apparel companies own their own brands. The Dalang Fashion Industry Digital Innovation Centre has helped 23 local fashion enterprises digitise across R&D, production, supply, sales and service (Longhua District Government, 22 May 2024).