Today, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor was officially opened, which aroused heated discussions.
In the future, the travel time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be shortened from 2 hours to 30 minutes.
The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor will not only promote the economic development of the Pearl River region, but also be an important part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area strategy.
As one of the world's four top bay areas, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has a vibrant economy.
In 2021, the GDP of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was US$1,958.1 billion, higher than the New York Bay Area's US$1,902 billion and the San Francisco Bay Area's US$1,271.2 billion, and second only to the Tokyo Bay Area's US$2,094 billion.
The world-class Bay Area is composed of the world's top urban agglomerations.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a huge urban agglomeration with Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou and Shenzhen as the central cities, and Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing as important node cities.
In this urban agglomeration, the cities have different degrees of economic development, different economic structures, and different urban positioning.
However, they have a complete industrial system, obvious cluster advantages, and strong economic complementarity, and if they can achieve coordinated development, they will release huge economic potential.
In order to open up their two lines, the Three Centuries Project came into being.
On October 24, 2018, the 35-year-old Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was opened to traffic, and it only takes 30 minutes to drive from Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macao.
On June 30, 2024, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor, which lasted for 7 years, was opened to traffic, and it only takes 30 minutes to drive from Shenzhen to Zhongshan.
In the future, the planned Shenzhen-Zhuhai Corridor will also be launched, and after completion, it will only take 30 minutes to drive from Shenzhen to Zhuhai.
After the completion of the Shenzhen-Zhuhai Corridor, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be more closely linked to achieve efficient and coordinated development.
In terms of economic volume, the top three in 2022 are Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, with GDP of 3.2 trillion, 2.9 trillion and 2.4 trillion respectively.
The GDP of Jiangmen, Zhongshan and Zhaoqing is 377.3 billion yuan, 363.1 billion yuan and 270.5 billion yuan respectively, and the development potential is huge.
The top three in per capita GDP are: Hong Kong, Macao and Shenzhen, with 331,000 yuan, 217,000 yuan and 183,000 yuan respectively.
These cities are relatively wealthy and have strong spending power.
Zhuhai Sam's Store is basically chartered by Hong Kong and Macao compatriots on weekends, and it is crowded and lively.
In terms of industrial structure, the tertiary industry in Hong Kong and Macao accounted for a very high proportion, with 93.6% and 92.3% respectively.
Foshan, Huizhou and Dongguan have a very good industrial base, with the secondary industry accounting for 56.2%, 55.9% and 58.2% respectively.
In Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery are more developed, with the primary industry accounting for 5.1%, 8.6% and 18% respectively.
In the future, some industries in Shenzhen and Guangzhou may gradually spill over to Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan and Zhuhai.
In particular, Zhuhai will gradually relocate some of Shenzhen's high-tech industries to Zhuhai after the completion of the Shenzhen-Zhuhai Cooperation Demonstration Zone.
The integrated development of the Greater Bay Area will also trigger a large-scale migration of talents.
In terms of urban area, Zhaoqing, Huizhou and Jiangmen rank the top three, with 14,891 square kilometers, 11,350 square kilometers and 9,535 square kilometers respectively.
Macao has only 33 square kilometers of land.
In terms of population, there are three megacities with more than 10 million people: Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan, with populations of 18.7341 million, 17.6618 million and 10.437 million respectively.
The three cities with the highest population density are Macao, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, with 20,388 people/sq km, 8,893 people per sq km and 6,594 people per sq km, respectively.
In the future, it will be possible to work in Shenzhen and live in Zhongshan and Zhuhai.
With the coordinated development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, giving full play to its industrial, geographical and demographic advantages, the future economy is expected to usher in a golden decade of rapid development.
It is only a matter of time before it surpasses the Tokyo Bay Area and becomes the world's largest bay area.
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