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=== Prehistory to Ming era ===

The oldest evidence of humans in the area on which Shenzhen was established dates back during the mid-[[Neolithic]] period.<ref name="szmc" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20151030/071423628612.shtml|title=Archived copy|script-title=zh:深圳的前身并不是"小渔村"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017203406/http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20151030/071423628612.shtml|archive-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since then, this area has seen human activity from more than 6,700 years ago, with Shenzhen's historic counties first established 1,700 years ago, and the historic towns of [[Nantou (historic town)|Nantou]] and [[Dapeng New District|Dapeng]], which was built on the area that is now Shenzhen, established more than 600 years ago.<ref name="szmc3">{{cite news|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/gl/201608/t20160826_5230558.htm|script-title=zh:深圳概貌 |date=2016-08-26 |publisher=Shenzhen People's Government |access-date=2016-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302141305/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/gl/201608/t20160826_5230558.htm|archive-date=2017-03-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Hakka people]] also have a history in Shenzhen since 300 years ago when they first immigrated.<!-- source: https://web.archive.org/web/20170302141305/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/gl/201608/t20160826_5230558.htm -->