Published : 2025-02-26
Speaking of Zhuhai, do you only know the Chimelong Water Park? In fact, Zhuhai has been a special economic zone since 1980, and is developing rapidly.
Now, let's introduce you to the beautiful city of Zhuhai through 5 numbers.
147 Islands
Zhuhai is located in the southwestern part of the Pearl River Estuary, serving as a hub in the Pearl River Delta.
According to historical records, there was a mountain peak in the Nanhai County during ancient times called "Zhushan (mountain of pearl)." In front of Zhushan, there was a vast bay that resembled a pearl; hence it was named Zhuhai Bay, which led to the name "Zhuhai (sea of pearl)."
Before the Tang and Song dynasties, Zhuhai was merely a remote set of islands scattered outside the Pearl River estuary. Due to the flourishing salt and silver mining industries there, the government set up Xiangshan County, initially under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture.
It became a county in 1953 and officially became Zhuhai City in 1979 during the Reform and Opening-up year. After its establishment as a city, Zhuhai rapidly became a Special Economic Zone in 1980, along with Shenzhen, becoming one of the first Special Economic Zones in China.
To everyone's surprise, Zhuhai itself has 147 islands, making it the city with the largest marine area, most islands, and longest coastline in the Pearl River Delta, earning the reputation of the "City of a Hundred Islands."
10 Class I ports of entry
A Class I port refers to a port approved by the State Council that allows the entry and exit of Chinese and foreign personnel, goods, items, and means of transportation directly across the border. It is a key port of the country.
Zhuhai has five land ports and five water ports. The five land ports are Gongbei, Hengqin, Qingmao, Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and the Zhuhai-Macao Cross-Border Industrial Zone exclusive port.
The five water ports are Jiuzhou Port, Wanchai Port Passenger Ferry, Zhuhai Port, Doumen Port, and Wanshan Port.
Zhuhai is China's second-largest port city, second only to Shenzhen.
404.5 billion RMB GDP
In 2022, Zhuhai's annual GDP reached 404.545 billion (RMB, the same below), an increase of 2.3% year-on-year, which is 0.4% higher than the provincial average growth rate, ranking 4th in the province.
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7 Pillar industries
Zhuhai has seven pillar industries, namely new-generation information technology (IT), new energy, integrated circuits (IC), biomedicine & health, smart home appliances, equipment manufacturing, and fine chemicals.
Among them, the leading company in the smart home appliances sector, "Gree Electric Appliances," is one of the most important air conditioner production bases in the country, forming a supporting industry chain including enameled wire, air conditioning compressors, electronic components and non-ferrous metal plates.
This has become one of the economic driving forces of Zhuhai.
In terms of new energy, the Guangdong pipeline on the west bank of the Pearl River has a main gas network of 351 kilometres, covering 11 power plants including Zhuhai Thermal Power, Zhuhai Hongwan Power Plant, Zhuhai Yuhai Power Plant, and Hengqin CPI Power Plant.
This is an important source of energy supply for the Greater Bay Area.
733 Parks
As of 2022, Zhuhai has built a total of 733 various parks, surrounded by green plants. This has basically formed a relatively complete park green space system, making it one of the national forest cities, earning it the reputation of "City of Parks."
Famous parks include Haitian Park, Haibin Park, Xiangshan Lake Park, Damenkou Wetland Park, and Huangyang River Wetland Park.
