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Shenzhen revitalizes the city through drones

Writer:   |  Editor: Zhang Chanwen  |  From:   |  Updated: 2024-01-09

A child waits for her meal in front of a drone drop cabinet at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Nov 25, 2023. Photos from Xinhua

Shenzhen, a city in South China's Guangdong province, has a global leading unmanned aerial vehicle industry chain formed by hundreds of high-tech companies. Now, drones from these companies are sending take-out orders shuttling across high-buildings, or being used in agriculture production across more than 100 countries and regions in the world.

With the first-mover advantages of production, research and market application, the low-altitude economy industry has been soaring in Shenzhen and injecting a surge of momentum for high-quality economic development to the city. (GD Today)

A food delivery drone from e-commerce platform Meituan flies between buildings in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Nov 24, 2023. 

File photo showed drones from commercial drone manufacturer DJI, working in a field. 

A drone and a copter test flight in same airspace in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Sept 15, 2021. 

A copter from Shenzhen Eastern General Aviation Co Ltd or Heli-Eastern, a major low-altitude general aviation carrier and helicopter service provider, prepares for landing at a heliport in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, March 8, 2021.

Shenzhen, a city in South China's Guangdong province, has a global leading unmanned aerial vehicle industry chain formed by hundreds of high-tech companies. Now, drones from these companies are sending take-out orders shuttling across high-buildings, or being used in agriculture production across more than 100 countries and regions in the world.