ðə ʃˈɛnʒən jˈænʃən pˈoːɹt fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd zˈoʊn wʌz sˈɛt ˌʌp ænd ɐpɹˈuːvd baɪ ðə stˈeɪt kˈaʊnsəl ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, wɪð ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ˈɛɹiə ʌv zˈiəɹoʊ.ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv skwˈɛɹ kɪlˈɑːmɪɾɚ.
The Shenzhen Yantian Port Free Trade Zone was set up and approved by the State Council on September 27, 1996, with a total area of 0.85 square kilometer.