12 March 2021 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General
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The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region (PRD) is the low-lying area surrounding the
Pearl River estuary , where the Pearl River flows into the
South China Sea . It is one of the most densely urbanized regions in the world, and is often considered a
megacity . It is now the wealthiest region in South China and one of the wealthiest in the whole of China along with the
Yangtze River Delta in East China and
Jingjinji in North China. The region’s economy is referred to as
Pearl River Delta Economic Zone . It is also part of the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area .
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18 December 2020 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Macau, also spelled Macao and officially the
Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China , is a city and
special administrative region of the
People’s Republic of China in the western
Pearl River Delta by the
South China Sea . With a population of about 650,000 and an area of 32.9 km² (12.7 sq mi), it is the most
densely populated region in the world. Macau is
a former colony of the Portuguese Empire , after
Ming China leased the territory as a trading post in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887, when it gained perpetual colonial rights in the
Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking . The colony remained under Portuguese rule until 1999, when it was
transferred to China . Macau is a
special administrative region of
China , which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of
mainland China under the principle of “
one country, two systems “. Originally a sparsely populated collection of coastal islands, the territory has become a major
resort city and a top destination for
gambling tourism, with a gambling industry seven times larger than that of
Las Vegas . The territory is highly urbanised and most development is built on
reclaimed land ; two-thirds of the total land area is reclaimed from the sea.
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24 July 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General
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Foshan,
formerly romanized as
Fatshan , is a
prefecture -level
city in central
Guangdong Province , China. The entire prefecture covers 3,848.49 km² (1,485.91 sq mi) and has an
urban population around 7.1 million. It forms part of the western side of the
Pearl River Delta Economic Zone , which includes
Guangzhou to the east and northeast and
Zhongshan to the southeast. Foshan is regarded as the home of the Cantonese versions of
Chinese opera ,
kung fu and
lion dance . Foshan lies on the
Fen River in the estuaries making up the west side of the
Pearl River Delta .
Guangzhou lies 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the northeast,
Zhongshan to the southeast,
Jiangmen to the south,
Qingyuan to the west, and
Zhaoqing to the west.
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29 May 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General
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Guangzhou, also known as
Canton since its
French colonial times before
the end of World War II , is the
capital and most populous city of the
province of
Guangdong in
southern China . On the
Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of
Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of
Macau , Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime
Silk Road , and continues to serve as a major
port and transportation hub, as well as one of China’s three largest cities.
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1 April 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General , Architecture , House of the Month
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The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (
HZMB ) is a 55-kilometre (34 mi)
bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three
cable-stayed bridges , an
undersea tunnel , and four
artificial islands . It is both the longest sea crossing and the longest
fixed link on earth. The HZMB spans the
Lingding and
Jiuzhou channels, connecting
Hong Kong ,
Macau , and
Zhuhai —three major cities on the
Pearl River Delta . The HZMB was designed to last for 120 years and built with a cost of 126.9 billion
yuan (US$ 18.77 billion). The cost of constructing the Main Bridge was estimated at 51.1 billion yuan (US$ 7.56 billion) funded by bank loans and shared among the governments of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Originally set to be opened to traffic in late 2016, the structure was completed on 6 February 2018< and journalists were subsequently given rides over the bridge. On 24 October 2018, the HZMB was opened to the public.
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