It is one of the districts formerly lying outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

Bao'an became the final filming spot in the experimental Swedish documentary Logistics.

Since the turn of the millennium, the district has seen a string of high-profile abductions, robberies, and other cases of violent crime.

[4] However, in the last four years, this has become less of an issue with an increased police presence and higher average income in the district.

Bao'an District comprises ten subdistricts: Bao'an is predominantly a secondary sector economy as industrial center famous for having a concentration electronics factories, mostly in Xixiang and Guanlan sub-districts.

[9] Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is situated in this district.