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- In this region, urban planners are joining forces to create a massive Pearl River Delta Megapolis – which includes half a dozen cities of more than 4 million people each (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Dongguan, Foshan, and Jiangmen).
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Area: 7,434 km2. Density: 1,708.47/km2. Also known to many English speakers as Canton, Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province. It is a port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea, and is cultural and political center of the Pearl River Delta.
- 56,000 km² (22,000 sq mi)
- Wang Weizhong
- 85,000,000
- The Pearl River Delta’s Astonishing Megacity Transformation
- A Trickle Becomes A Flood
- Megalopolis at The Gates
View the high resolution version of today’s graphic by clicking here. In the late 1970s, the fertile river delta to the north of Hong Kong’s territory was primarily agricultural land. Shenzhen was an unassuming town of 30,000 people – with only one functioning taxi– and China was still very much a communist, rural country. As the visualization abov...
In 1979, the Chinese government – led by Deng Xiaoping – created four Special Economic Zones(SEZ) with the intention of attracting foreign direct investment and encouraging private enterprise. The designation of Shenzhen and Zhuhai as SEZs was a strategic move to act as an “overflow” for businesses in Hong Kong, and the impact on the Pearl River De...
The explosive growth the Pearl River Delta has upended the regional balance of power. At the close of the 20th century, Hong Kong was the undisputed economic powerhouse of the region. In fact, just prior to the handover from the United Kingdom to China, the city’s economic output was equal to a quarter of China’s entire GDP. Today, the situation is...
Aug 7, 2018 · As the visualization above, by Time Out Hong Kong, demonstrates, the sleepy Pearl River Delta was on the cusp of an unprecedented growth spurt that would see cities expand and merge to become the largest contiguous urban region in the world. A trickle becomes a flood.
Oct 25, 2018 · The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region (Jing-Jin-Ji), the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and the Pearl River Delta Greater Bay Area (PRD) will be developed by China as three world-class city clusters. This ambitious plan is part of its 19 mega city clusters infrastructure campaign to lead China into the next stage of urbanization and economic development.
Feb 17, 2010 · In this region, urban planners are joining forces to create a massive Pearl River Delta Megapolis – which includes half a dozen cities of more than 4 million people each (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Dongguan, Foshan, and Jiangmen).
Shenzhen and the ten cities surrounding it — an area known historically as the Pearl River Delta — are fast becoming a draw for scientists as China’s government knits them into an integrated...
Jan 28, 2015 · The megacity – which covers a significant part of China’s manufacturing heartland and includes the cities of Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan and Dongguan – is now home to more people than the...
