Video | GBA in one minute: Zhongshan the only city named after a great historical figure in China

Starting from April 15th, GDToday is going deep into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), to show you the great charm and great potential of this area.

Today, let's get a quick look at Zhongshan, one of the key node cities and the furniture, electrical appliances suppliers in the GBA.

Located at the south mid of the Pearl River Delta Region, Zhongshan covers a total area of 1,800 square kilometers. It borders Guangzhou on the north and is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao SARs. With an annual average temperature of 22 C, Zhongshan had a registered population of 1.91 million at the end of 2020.

Zhongshan has nurtured numerous prominent historical figures throughout its history, such as Sun Yat-sen, a renowned statesman who led a revolution that ended imperial rule in China. On November 12th, 1866, Sun Yat-sen (also Sun Zhongshan) was born at Cuiheng village of Xiangshan county. In memory of him, the county of Xiangshan, which was set up in 1152, was renamed after Dr. Sun as Zhongshan in 1925. Now, Zhongshan is China's only city that is named after a great historical figure.

The city is also a famous ancestral homeland for overseas Chinese. Over 800,000 overseas Chinese living in 87 countries and regions around the world including Hong Kong and Macao SARs and Taiwan province can trace their ancestry to Zhongshan.

Zhongshan's investing environment is very attractive. The city boasts of a total road mileage of 1,153 km with a road network extending in all directions, mainly composed of national trunk roads, local trunk roads and Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway. Within a radius of 90 km, there are five big airports in vicinity of Zhongshan, located respectively in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao. Railways have access to all parts of China via Guangzhou.

Zhongshan has established three major ports, including Zhongshan Port in the east, Shenwan Port in the South and Xiaolan Port in the North. It only takes 75 minutes from Zhongshan to Hong Kong by hydrofoil.

About GBA

The GBA consists of the Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and nine cities in Guangdong (namely Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing) with a total area of 56,000 square kilometers.

Featuring regional advantages, strong economy, innovation power and advanced engagement with international businesses, the GBA will become a dynamic world-class city cluster, a global technology and innovation hub, a key component of Belt and Road initiative, a showcase for in-depth cooperation between the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, as well as an ideal place for living, working and traveling.