The Beautiful Zhuhai
2 min readTHE BLUE PRINT
Zhuhai is home to some of the country’s most iconic historical sites，breathtakingcoastal scenery of the Pearl River Delta region of China，and a dynamic，innovation-driven economy.It is a poster-child for rapid movement through far-reaching market-economy reforms，ranking number one among all 100 cities in overall sustainable development in the”Evaluation Report on the Sustainable Development of China（2018）”，released by the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management in December 2018 as the second annual report of the China Sustainable Development Indicator System（CSDIS），a sustainability indicator framework and annual ranking of the sustainability performance of Chinese cities and provinces.
THE TRAIL BLAZER
Implementation of the Special Economic Zone（SEZ）concept has successfully given rise to what is now a key port city，a science and education incubator，one of southern China’s premier tourist destinations，and a regional hub for transportation.
THE VAST COASTS GO ON FOREVER
The intoxicating beauty of this new，sea-crossing”ribbon”encapsulates the infinite future of a city whose time has come.Zhuhai has proven to be an increasingly significant participant in the country’s”marine renaissance”.The 21st century has seen the city embracing the sea with lofty aspirations.
ZHUHAI FROM OUTLYING FISHING AREA TO”Chinese Riviera”
Today, the children of the first new settlers in the city that evolved from swampy isolation into an economic powerhouse linking the latest trends of the world in less than four decades have grown up to become the mainstay of the city’s incessant vitality.
RELENTLESS PROGRESS
Modern Zhuhai is sleek，engineered for speed
BRIDGING THE GAP
In both functional and psychological senses, Qianshan River has always been the lifeline of Zhuhai and an important, if rather under-appreciated, part of the local consciousness and identity, gently nourishing this remarkable coastal settlement anc presenting a fantastic “tale of two cities”with Zhuhai and Macao sitting on opposite banks of this shared waterway.
