Shenzhen The Silicon Valley of Hardware

Future Cities, takes us inside the bustling Chinese city of Shenzhen the Silicon Valley of hardware.

We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst challenging misconceptions from the west. The film looks at how the evolution of “Shanzhai” or copycat manufacturing has transformed traditional models of business, distribution and innovation, and asks what the rest of the world can learn from this so called “Silicon Valley of Hardware”.