Excellence in education. Futian hosts a total of 294 schools, including 130 primary and secondary schools and 164 kindergartens. All four of the city’s traditional “famous schools” are located in Futian. The district collaborates with prestigious institutions such as Peking University Affiliated High School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), and Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University to form a high-quality education group promoting coordinated development. Futian is among the first districts nationwide—and the only one in Guangdong Province—to pass the national assessment for high-quality and balanced compulsory education development. It has been designated a provincial pilot zone for deepening basic education curriculum reform, a demonstration area for science education in primary and secondary schools, and a model zone for smart education applications. Five higher education projects, including the Tsinghua University Shenzhen Research Institute of Economics and Management, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Finance, and Shenzhen Polytechnic Innovation and Creative Design College, have been steadily advancing, helping establish a uniquely Futian-centered higher education ecosystem.

Continuous improvement of healthy Futian. The district is home to over 1,200 medical and health institutions, including nine top-tier (Class 3A) hospitals with around 13,000 beds. It has formed three medical and health groups, creating a “3+10” grid-based service framework. With 104 community health centers, the family doctor contract coverage rate exceeds 94% among key population groups, and public health centers in all subdistricts have achieved full coverage. Resident health literacy has ranked first in the city for ten consecutive years. Futian has earned recognition as a Healthy District in Guangdong Province and as a national model zone for grassroots traditional Chinese medicine work.

Highlights in culture and sports. Futian boasts prominent cultural landmarks such as the Shenzhen Library, Shenzhen Museum, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, and Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning Museum, alongside 13 sports venues including Shenzhen Sports Center. The district currently operates 108 district-level public libraries and an equal number of embedded new-style public cultural and sports spaces across communities and commercial areas. Additionally, five themed cultural centers, 240 sports venues, 111 school stadiums, and 1,098 sports fields are available to citizens through a unified online management platform with one-click reservation. Cultural brand events include the Lianhua Hill Grassland Music Festival, International Urban Aesthetics Forum, Futian Weicun Folk Season, Global Family Parade, Starry Sky Concert, Lunchtime Concert, and the “Bloom” Citizen Arts Season (Shenzhen·Futian), collectively hosting over 5,000 cultural activities annually. The district has implemented the “Hundred World Champions and Cultural Celebrities Introduction Program,” attracting 23 renowned figures in culture and sports, including Lang Lang and Liao Changyong. In recent years, Futian has been recognized nationally as a “Model Area for Public Cultural Services” and an “Advanced Unit for Mass Sports.”