The old man mentioned in "The Story of Spring" is Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of reform, opening up and modernization.
“In the spring of 1979, an old man drew a circle on the South China Sea.” As a result, Shenzhen emerged as China’s first special economic zone in the south of the motherland.
As a test field for reform, Shenzhen was considered to be shouldering the historical mission of exploring the path of reform from the beginning. As the chief architect of reform and opening up, Comrade Deng Xiaoping visited Shenzhen for the first time in 1984. He was very satisfied with the development of Shenzhen at that time. After the inspection, he wrote an inscription: "Shenzhen's development and experience prove that our policy of establishing special economic zones is correct. ” He fully affirmed the achievements of Shenzhen’s reform and encouraged Shenzhen to continue on the road of innovation and reform.