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Zhuhai City is situated at the southern estuary of the Zhujiang Delta in Guangdong Province, on the west bank of the Pearl River, looking on to Hong Kong and Shenzhen across the outlet of the Pearl River, bordering on the South China Sea and joining Macao on the land in the south, on the west with Xinhui and Taishan, to its north is Zhongshan. It is an important port for import and export that connects the inland with Hong Kong and Macao. In March 1979 it became a city at the prefecture level under the jurisdiction of the Province. In August 1980 Zhuhai Special Economic Zone was established with the Municipal Government seated in Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai, with Doumen District and Xiangzhou District under its jurisdiction. The five functional districts set up with the approval by the State and the Province, namely, the bonded area, new hi-tech development area, Wanshan Sea Development Experimental Area, Hengqin Economic Development area, Lingang Industrial Area, have become key areas of development in Zhuhai.
The total area is 7,649 sq, km., of which the land area is 1,630 sq. km with rich land resources. The sea area is very vast with coastal and island lines of 690 km, with 146 isles dotting in the sea area, winning the nickname of "Hundred Isles City ". Therefore, Zhuhai is endowed with rich toudst resource with prominent features: New Yuanming Palace, Dreamy Water Town, the former residence of Chen Fang, Meixi Memorial Gateway, the Imperial Hot Spring, Crocodiles Pond, Pearl Amusement Park and the Agricultural & Scientific Center. The myriad of isles and islands and the beautiful beaches of specially unique styles, attract 10 million tourists from home and abroad every year.
Zhuhai City is one of the areas that are of high economic potential in South China. It has won for four times the title of "Model City for Double Support", and commended as "Model City of Environmental Protection" ,"hygienic city" and "Fine Tourist City" at the state level, and has been granted the prize by Human Inhabitation Center of the U.N. for "The Internationally Best Model of Improving the Inhabitation Environment", and it was entitled as "Demonstration Area of Ecology" at the state level.
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