ZHUHAI IS LIVABLE
3 min readTHE HENGQIN ERA
The”Hengqin Plan”is part of an even larger dream dubbed the”Chinese Dream”，which，it is hoped，will turn into reality as the 21st century progresses.China wishes to open itself up to the world via its coastal regions，and nowhere is this more evident than in a place like Hengqin.
GPEZ
THE OCEAN ENGINEER
Gaolan Port and Gaolan Port Economic Zone
Upgraded to a national Economic & Technological Development Zone in 2012, GPEZ possesses the largest terminals of liquid chemicals and bulk cargos in the Pearl River Delta, and is bestowed with unique national conditions ideal for constructing a 300,000-ton terminal.
The coasts and the city’s mountainous surroundings are a botanical treasure house.Rare subtropical flora and fauna can be admired amidst steaming greenery and various unspoiled oases. The primitive wetlands found in the mountain valleys near the city really kick off your jungle adventure in style. Chinese swamp cypress, the sole living species in the genus Glyptostrobus and native to subtropical southeastern China, thrives in Doumen, Zhuhai
Mangrove Wetland Park/Qi ao Island
Nestled in the northwest of the Qi’ao Island is China’s largest mangrove forest，sure to color your voyage in this intoxicatingly beautiful saline corner of Zhuhai.The 5，000-hectare，waterlogged，sprawl that hosts 700 hectares of the salt-tolerant trees is a testament to the superior ecology of Zhuhai and beautiful illustration of the city’s green craze.The swamp is also the first mangrove biome to have been artificially and successfully restored in China，and is an internationally recognized model of harmony between humans and nature.
ZHUHAI IS LOW-CARBON
Mangzhou Wetland，Hengqin
Legend has it that the vast blue and mystical scent of orchid blossoms in the abyss of Fenghuang Mountain once enchanted the youngest daughter of the Dragon King of the South China Sea so much that the girl never returned to where she belonged.
Zhuhai is not just a “livable”city; it is life-giving, just like the sea. Beneath the city’s soothing base color is a truly organic kernel that keeps tradition settled and deep-rooted, producing a city that is organically balanced in a way that visitors will find utterly captivating. The time-freezing, life-giving grace behind the city’s blue and green facade holds your imagination hostage for the duration of your stay.
ZHUHAI IN FULL BLOOM
EASY-GOING ROMANCE
The villages and their environs are strewn with thousand-year-old trees that act as living witnesses to the city’s enduring and ever-growing splendor.
Super Typhoon Hato stretched itself over the city in the mid-summer of 2017. The response of volunteerism that met the damage and destruction of the storm revealed the character of the city residents. Teams of neighbours rallied together to pick up what debris they could, sharing work gloves as readily as their recounts of the wind and driving rain. This community response, motivated to restore the beauty of their landscape and neighbourhood, revealed a shared sense of pride in and care for the place all people in Zhuhai call home.
ZHUHAI IS LIVABLE
Flora and fauna at Shuijun Wetland Park
The city’s rich wetland resources have also blossomed into a cluster of parks that are all paradises for water-loving plants and avian life，with natural-looking lakes and ponds that have been created artificially by damming natural seeps and flows.
