Editing Shenzhen (section)

== Toponymy ==
The earliest known recorded mention of the name ''chen'' could date from 1410, during the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/gqgl_1/201009/t20100923_1584673.htm|author=深圳地名网|date=27 May 2010|publisher=Shenzhen People's Government|script-title=zh:深圳地名|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004163648/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/gqgl_1/201009/t20100923_1584673.htm|archive-date=4 October 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=14 November 2011}}</ref> Locals call the drains in paddy fields "Zhen" ({{Lang-zh|c={{linktext|圳}}|s=|t=|l=ditch, drain}}). Shenzhen was named after a deep ({{Lang-zh|c={{linktext|深}}|s=|t=|l=deep}}) drain that was located within the area."<ref name="szmc4">{{cite news|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/szgl/201107/t20110712_1675686.htm|date=12 July 2011|access-date=25 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104124510/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/szgl/201107/t20110712_1675686.htm|archive-date=4 November 2011|url-status=dead|publisher=Shenzhen People's Government|script-title=zh:深圳概貌}}</ref><ref name="szmc23">{{cite news|url=http://www.cctv.com/life/20030807/100997.shtml|script-title=zh:深圳历史沿革|author=央视国际|date=2003-08-07|work=[[China Central Television|CCTV]] |access-date=2011-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602160001/http://www.cctv.com/life/20030807/100997.shtml|archive-date=2013-06-02|url-status=live}}</ref>