This book is a documentary work depicting the development history in the forty years since the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in a panoramic manner. It records the great hardships Shenzhen has endured and the marvelous changes it has witnessed over the past forty years, from a small fishing village by the South China Sea to a modern international metropolis. Meanwhile, it also documents the glorious path and journey of the upcoming construction of the Pilot Demonstration Zone of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, and shows the world the Shenzhen miracle from multiple advanced fields such as finance, rule of law, science and technology, ecological and environmental protection, and infrastructure.