From backwater to big city: Shenzhen's transformation through reform and opening up

Shenzhen, the once rural village close to Hong Kong, has benefited from China’s economic reform and opening up policy. It has transformed into one of the country's largest and most modern cities in just 40 years.

Three locals from different generations - Wu Tao, Zhang Donghong and Zhong Yian - talk about growing up in the southern Chinese city.