Video by Liu Xudong

In most people's eyes, Shenzhen is a young, fast-developing, high-tech, smart, innovative and creative city. While acknowledging all these traits of the city, Dr. Sunil Kumar Sahu, an Indian research scientist from BGI, praises Shenzhen as a well-balanced city which sees the harmony of man and nature, coexistence between bustling economic activities and good urban order, as well as residents’ busy work and leisure time. 

Dr. Sahu, who hails from a small village in Chhattisgarh, India, has been working as a research scientist in the field of plant genomics since January 2018 at the Institute of Digital Earth, China National GeneBank (CNGB), BGI Research in Dapeng New District.

“Shenzhen is a rapidly developing city. In the last couple of years, I’ve seen a lot of progress. For example, previously there was no Metro here in Dapeng, but now I have heard that the Metro construction has already started. I also noticed many new parks are opening here in Dapeng and very beautiful walking or jogging lanes are all around the city. I think that's a significant improvement,” he said. “But on the other hand, they are also taking care of nature. If the construction is going on, they will also grow a lot of trees in other places, especially to reduce the pollution.”