The five-year evolution of "China's No. 1 Bay": With less than 0.6% of the country's land area, it has created 1/9 of the country's total economic output

The five-year evolution of "China's No. 1 Bay": With less than 0.6% of the country's land area, it has created 1/9 of the country's total economic output

Invest in Zhaoqing 2024-06-12 23:38 Guangdong, China

*The construction of another super project in the Greater Bay Area, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel, has entered the sprint stage. Photo by Yangcheng Evening News Omnimedia reporter Zhou Wei, Zeng Yuwen, and correspondent Shen Zhong

In 2019, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the "Outline of the Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area". More than five years have passed. What progress has been made in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area?

On the morning of June 11, 2024, a briefing on the "Opportunity Bay Area" Guangdong theme interview activity was held in Guangzhou. Zhang Hu, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, as well as relevant persons in charge of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and the four major cooperation platforms of Hengqin, Qianhai, Nansha, and Hetao attended the meeting and introduced the relevant situation.

Data speaks: The Greater Bay Area, with less than 0.6% of the country's land area, has created 1/9 of the country's total economic output; the total economic output has increased from 10.8 trillion yuan in 2018 to over 14 trillion yuan in 2023; the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" technology cluster has ranked second in the world for four consecutive years, and Guangdong's regional innovation comprehensive capacity has ranked first in the country for seven consecutive years...

Case speaks: The "cross-border handling" of Guangdong-Hong Kong government services has been implemented, and 108 high-frequency government services have been implemented across Guangdong and Hong Kong; the "super subway" in the Greater Bay Area has been opened, connecting Huizhou, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan, and Zhaoqing; the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel is about to open to traffic, and the driving time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan will be shortened from 2 hours to about 30 minutes...

After five years of transformation, the comprehensive strength of the Greater Bay Area has been continuously enhanced, the cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao has become more extensive and in-depth, and the construction of an international first-class bay area and a world-class city cluster has taken solid steps.

*The Greater Bay Area has emerged as a highland for the new energy vehicle industry. Data map

14 trillion yuan GDP, strong strength and better quality

The construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping. Guangdong resolutely implements the decisions and deployments of the General Secretary and the Party Central Committee, regards the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as a major political task, puts it at the top of the province's work, and works with Hong Kong and Macao to promote the construction of the Greater Bay Area.

With the strong support of top-level design, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been in full swing in the past five years. From the perspective of economic aggregate alone, the GDP of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has increased by 3.2 trillion yuan in five years, from 10.8 trillion yuan to 14 trillion yuan, which is equivalent to creating another Shenzhen City, contributing nearly one-tenth of China's GDP growth in the same period, and is a well-deserved main economic engine and "China's No. 1 Bay".

When looking at economic data, we should not only look at the total amount, but also look at the "quality" - economic structure and development quality. Since the launch of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangdong has continued to promote the efficient aggregation of innovative resources. The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" technology cluster has ranked second in the Global Innovation Index for four consecutive years, and Guangdong's regional comprehensive innovation capacity has ranked first in the country for consecutive years. Nine major national scientific and technological infrastructure such as the Spallation Neutron Source are deployed in the Greater Bay Area, and the construction of the Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center and the Greater Bay Area Comprehensive National Science Center is being further promoted. Pengcheng Laboratory, Guangzhou Laboratory, and 31 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratories have been put into operation, and the high-level innovation platform system has been continuously improved.

A series of large-scale measures have greatly promoted the high-quality development of various high-tech industries in the Greater Bay Area, and new quality productivity has continued to gather in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

In 2023, Guangdong will have 75,000 national high-tech enterprises, ranking first in the country for eight consecutive years, and the number of enterprises located in the mainland of the Greater Bay Area accounts for about 95%. Guangdong has cultivated a total of 53 first-batch chain leader enterprises, 190 national manufacturing champions, 1,528 national specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, and 70 unicorn enterprises, ranking among the top in the country.

In addition, Guangdong has focused on promoting the development of 10 strategic pillar industries and 10 strategic emerging industries. In 2023, the province's 20 strategic industrial clusters will achieve a year-on-year increase of 5.2% in added value, accounting for 40% of GDP, and strategic industrial clusters will gradually become the main engine of economic growth. The Greater Bay Area has formed eight trillion-yuan-level industrial clusters, including new generation electronic information, green petrochemicals, smart home appliances, and automobiles.

Taking automobiles as an example, Guangdong has grown from the largest automobile province to the largest new energy vehicle province. In 2023, the annual output of new energy vehicles will reach 2.53 million, ranking first in the country, and one out of every four new energy vehicles in the country will be "made in Guangdong".

*Greater Bay Area "Super Metro"-Guangdong Intercity with four lines connected, passenger flow is rising steadily. 

Integration and interconnection, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao "two-way rush" has become a new normal

Recently, the fully opened Greater Bay Area "Super Metro" has been frequently searched on the Internet. This intercity railway connecting five mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, Huizhou, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan and Zhaoqing, has facilitated the travel of citizens along the line.

This month, another super project after the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, will be officially opened to traffic. This bridge across the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary will shorten the driving time between Shenzhen and Zhongshan from 2 hours to about 30 minutes.

With the steady progress of the construction of the Greater Bay Area, the hard connection of infrastructure within the Greater Bay Area has made people feel more and more convenient. The "Greater Bay Area on Track" has been accelerated, and landmark projects such as the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong, Guangzhou-Shantou and Shantou-Shantou high-speed railways have been completed and put into operation. The operating mileage of Guangdong high-speed railways has reached 2,838 kilometers, basically achieving 1-hour access between major cities in the Greater Bay Area. The construction of cross-sea and cross-river channel groups has been accelerated, and the transportation conditions on the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary have been continuously improved. The "skeleton" supporting the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area is stronger, the "blood vessels" are more unobstructed, and the "foundation" is more solid.

*The number of single-plate vehicles going north from Hong Kong and Macao continues to break records. 

Since 2023, the craze of Hong Kong people going north to consume has attracted widespread attention. The scope of the "free travel" cities from the mainland to Hong Kong has been expanded, and Hengqin has implemented the policy of "group entry and group exit" for tourist groups, and the exchanges between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have become closer. The policies of "Hong Kong cars going north" and "Macao cars going north" have been implemented successively, further promoting personnel exchanges between the three places. The Liantang/Xiangyuanwei Port, the New Hengqin Port, the Qingmao Port and other ports between Guangdong and Hong Kong and Guangdong and Macao have been opened one after another. Two-thirds of inbound and outbound passengers go through customs through self-service, and the average customs clearance time per person has been shortened to about 30 seconds.

Data shows that in 2023, 53 million Hong Kong residents went north to the mainland; from January to May this year, the number of inbound and outbound passengers through the Zhuhai Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge exceeded 10 million. People are increasingly aware that "the two-way life of Guangdong and Hong Kong and Macao residents has become a new normal."

In addition to the hard connection of infrastructure, there is also the soft connection of rules and systems.

In terms of government services, the cross-border government services between Guangdong and Hong Kong have been officially implemented. Guangdong and Hong Kong have taken the lead in realizing mutual recognition of digital identity authentication, and 108 high-frequency government services have been realized in cross-border services between Guangdong and Hong Kong.

In terms of financial services, measures such as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the Southbound Bond Connect, the Cross-border Wealth Management Connect, and the Swap Connect have been implemented, and the RMB has become the largest settlement currency for cross-border payments and receipts between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao.

In terms of mutual recognition of professional qualifications, Guangdong and Hong Kong and Macao have promoted the recognition of professional qualifications in the fields of doctors, teachers, and tour guides, and have tried to allow Hong Kong and Macao tour guides to practice in Hengqin, promote Hong Kong and Macao medical professionals to practice in Guangdong, and expand the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in the field of construction. A total of 3,950 Hong Kong and Macao professionals have obtained registered professional qualifications in the Mainland.

In terms of standard connection, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao jointly announced 183 "Bay Area Standards" covering 32 fields such as food, traditional Chinese medicine, transportation, and elderly care.

…

Many achievements show that the "Bay Area Connect" is turning from a blueprint into reality.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is one of the most open and economically dynamic regions in China. It is now steadily moving towards becoming an international first-class bay area and a world-class city cluster. Zhang Hu said: "Guangdong insists on taking planning in hand, implementing projects on the ground, integrating the future on the road, and keeping the people in mind. It regards the construction of the Greater Bay Area as a major opportunity and a major project for Guangdong to deepen reform and opening up, and will work hard to do this major event with the whole province, and work with Hong Kong and Macao to build a Greater Bay Area that integrates into the domestic and international dual circulation, embarks on the road of high-quality development, and demonstrates the characteristics of Chinese modernization."

Reading the Bay Area in Numbers

The total economic output of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has increased from 10.8 trillion yuan in 2018 to over 14 trillion yuan in 2023. With less than 0.6% of the country's land area, it has created 1/9 of the country's total economic output. The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" technology cluster has ranked second in the world for four consecutive years, and Guangdong's regional comprehensive innovation capacity has ranked first in the country for seven consecutive years. The annual passenger throughput capacity of the Greater Bay Area airport group exceeds 280 million people, and the annual container throughput capacity of the port group exceeds 85 million TEUs. The route network covers major cities and major trade ports in the world.

On-site quotes

Zhu Wei, Deputy Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province and Executive Deputy Director of the Guangdong Greater Bay Area Office

Actively strive for national support for the Greater Bay Area to build 5G, integrated circuits, nano, biomedicine and other four major industrial innovation highlands and make positive progress.

The China Spallation Neutron Source in Dongguan has been put into operation and opened to the world. It has attracted more than 6,000 researchers from around the world to conduct research and completed more than 1,500 experimental projects.

Guangdong has grown from the largest automobile province to the largest new energy vehicle province. In 2023, the annual output of new energy vehicles will reach 2.53 million, ranking first in the country. One out of every four new energy vehicles in the country is "made in Guangdong".

Liang Qinru, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology

Guangdong's regional innovation capacity has ranked first in the country for seven consecutive years. Six Hong Kong and Macao universities have established 10 new Guangdong R&D institutions in the Pearl River Delta region. There are 31 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao joint laboratories and more than 130 incubation carriers for Hong Kong and Macao. Talents from Hong Kong and Macao are accelerating to innovate and start businesses in the mainland.

The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" technology cluster has ranked second in the Global Innovation Index for four consecutive years.

Chen Lei, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology

Guangdong seizes opportunities in new fields in the future, focusing on taking the lead and occupying a good position in future industries such as 6G (especially aerospace networks), quantum technology, life sciences, and artificial intelligence.

One out of every four new energy vehicles in the country is "made in Guangdong", and one out of every three industrial robots in the country is "made in Guangdong".

By the end of 2023, Guangdong will have a total of 326,000 5G base stations and 86.821 million 5G users, both ranking first in the country, achieving continuous coverage of all county-level main urban areas and basic coverage of town-level main urban areas.

Liu Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Nansha District Party Committee, and Director of the Provincial Nansha Office

In 2023, the added value of advanced manufacturing and strategic emerging industries will account for 61% of the regional GDP, demonstrating the distinctive nature of the manufacturing industry. In the first quarter of this year, more than 60 industrial projects were signed with an investment of more than 200 billion yuan, and a total of 278 investment projects from Fortune 500 companies were introduced. The actual use of foreign capital ranked second in the national economic development zone for two consecutive years.

Fu Yongge, Deputy Director of the Executive Committee of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone

In the first quarter, the GDP of Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone reached 12.112 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%; the total retail sales of consumer goods, general public budget revenue, total imports and exports, and actual absorption of Macao investment all achieved double-digit growth year-on-year.

Wang Jinxia, ​​Deputy Director of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone Administration

In the first quarter, the GDP of Qianhai increased by 7.6%, and the fixed asset investment increased by 20.2%; the total imports and exports increased by 31.2%, and the actual use of foreign capital was 969 million US dollars, accounting for 58.4% of Shenzhen, 19.1% of the province, and 2.3% of the country.

Zeng Jianpeng, Director of Shenzhen Park Development Bureau of Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone

Hetao Shenzhen Park has gathered more than 160 high-end scientific research projects and 15,000 scientific research talents, including 2 drug and device review and evaluation centers of the State Drug Administration; branches of 3 laboratories in Pengcheng, Hefei and Guangzhou; 5 research institutes of Hong Kong universities including HKUST, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic and Chinese University of Hong Kong; 5 R&D centers of central enterprises including China FAW, China Merchants Group and China Resources; 6 R&D centers of Fortune 500 foreign companies including Apple Applied Research Laboratory and Siemens Shenzhen Energy Innovation Center.

Counties and cities under Zhaoqing, Guangdong, contact information of investment promotion bureaus

Zhaoqing High-tech Zone Investment Promotion Bureau

Address: 15/F, Fumin Building, Zhaoqing Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Zhaoqing, Guangdong

Tel:  0086-758-3983186

Fax: 0086-758-3983988

Email: zqgxzs@163.com

Zhaoqing New Area Economic Promotion Bureau

Address: within the Management Committee of Zhaoqing New Area, No. 1 Jinhua Road, Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Tel:   0086-758-2583333

Fax:  0086-758-2588213

Email: investzqxq@163.com

Economic Promotion Bureau of Guangdong-Guangxi Cooperation Special Experimental Zone (Zhaoqing) and Investment Promotion Bureau of Fengkai County

Address: the fifth floor of the Administrative Center Building, Fuqian Road, Fengkai County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, and the fourth floor of the Administrative Center Building, Fuqian Road, Fengkai County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province;

Tel:  0086-758-6689238,   0086-758 -6667757;

Fax: 0086-758-6689383,   0086-758-6683786;

Email: ygjcj888@126.com 、 fkzsj@126.com

Investment Promotion Bureau of Huaiji County

Address: Investment Promotion Bureau of Huaiji County, Jinji Park, Xingfu 1st Road, Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Tel:  0086-758-5555666

Fax: 0086-758-5553436

Email: zqhjzsj@163.com

Investment Promotion Bureau of Gaoyao District

Address: No.201, Nanxing 1st Road, Nan'an Street, Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing City

Tel:   0086-758-8392673

Fax:  0086-758-8200738

Email: gyzsjwlk@163.com

Investment Promotion Bureau of Sihui City

Address: 3F, Administrative Center, Dongcheng Street, Sihui City, Guangdong Province

Tel:   0086-758-3611228

Fax:  0086-758-3611188

Email: SHQYFW@VIP.163.com

Investment Promotion Bureau of Dinghu District

Address: in the People's Government compound of Dinghu District, Luoyin Road, Dinghu District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Tel:   0086-758-2626878

Fax:  0086-758-2626908

Email: dh2629813@163.com

Guangning County Investment Promotion Bureau

Address: No. 6, Daxin Road, Chebeidong, Nanjie Town, Guangning County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Tel:   0086-758-8639338

Fax:  0086-758-8669831

Email: gnzsb01@163.com

Deqing County Investment Promotion Bureau

Address: Headquarters of Deqing Industrial Park, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Tel:    0086-758-7780802

Fax:  0086-758-7780802

Email: 7780802@163.com

Zhaoqing leaders came to Ning to carry out the "general battle" supervision of manufacturing project construction, helping enterprises to land, put into production and see results quickly

Zhaoqing leaders came to Guangning to carry out the "general battle" supervision of manufacturing project construction, helping enterprises to land, put into production and see results quickly

Guangning Release 2024-06-12 22:56 Guangdong, China

On June 12, 2024, Zhang Sihui, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Zhaoqing Municipal People's Congress, and He Jianhao, vice chairman of the Zhaoqing CPPCC, led a team to Guangning County to carry out the "general battle" supervision of manufacturing project construction, emphasizing the need to seize the progress and help enterprises to land, put into production and see results quickly.

The Zhaoqing Municipal Supervision Group visited the Jincheng Confidential Rare and Precious Metal Recycling Resource Industrialization Project of the South China Recycling Resource Industrial Park in Wuhe Town, the Hulukeng Building Materials Industrial Base Project in Binheng Town, and the Molecular Cold Chain (Zhaoqing) Intelligent Equipment Project in the Guangning High-tech Industrial Park (Phase II) in Hengshan Town, and listened to the relevant persons in charge on the operation, construction progress, and factor guarantee of each project, and learned in detail about the difficulties and problems encountered in the process of project promotion.

The Zhaoqing City Supervision Group said that it will make every effort to coordinate and help enterprises and projects solve the difficulties and problems encountered in the process of advancement, and require the local towns and relevant departments to form a joint force, seek truth from facts, coordinate and coordinate, and resolutely fight and win the "general battle" of manufacturing project construction in response to the main contradictions and problems of the project; it is necessary to strengthen the role of the special working group, coordinate and follow up the supervision and inspection around the "stuck points, pain points, and difficulties", comprehensively sort out the key tasks of the special working group, tighten and consolidate the work responsibilities, and ensure that each project is managed, grasped, and managed well; it is necessary to make every effort to promote the progress of project construction and production, escort the development of enterprises, and support the steady growth of the economy with the results of project construction; enterprises and project parties should take the initiative to speed up the pace of construction and production, seize opportunities, continuously increase product research and development and technological innovation, continuously enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises, and achieve high-quality development.

Deputy County Mayor Yang Hongzhang accompanied the supervision.

Guangning County Investment Promotion Bureau

Address: No. 6, Daxin Road, Chebeidong, Nanjie Town, Guangning County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province

Tel:   0086-758-8639338

Fax:  0086-758-8669831

Email: gnzsb01@163.com

Inheriting the dragon boat culture, the rice boat race in Shigou Town, Sihui City, China, shows a unique style

Inheriting the dragon boat culture, the rice boat race in Shigou Town, Sihui City, China, shows a unique style

Sihui Release 2024-06-12 12:36 Guangdong, China

In order to inherit the traditional culture, promote the Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race customs, and enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the villagers, on the Dragon Boat Festival, Shigou Town, Sihui City, held the Daixia Village Dragon Boat (three-person rice boat) race at the Biaotou River section of Qushui River in Daixia Village, attracting many villagers and tourists to watch.

https://fb.watch/sF2GfqLGqo/

Shigou Town is located in Suijiang River, on both sides of the river. There has always been a traditional custom of dragon boat racing on the Dragon Boat Festival, and the traditional three-person rice boat race in Daixia Village has a history of nearly a hundred years. It is a popular folk sports competition. On that day, a total of 12 rice boats competed fiercely on the Qushui River. Everyone paddled wooden oars, strived forward, and competed.

After fierce competition, Tangbian Team 1, Tangbian Team 2, and Mocun Team 2 won the top three places in this competition respectively.

Uncle Shen, a villager from Daixia Village, Shigou Town

It is very lively. Our Daixia Village holds this three-person boat race every year. Everyone is very united and strives to climb the boat. I hope to continue to carry forward the spirit of hard work and insist on holding it every year.

Shigou Town said that it hopes to further gather the strength of local celebrities, promote the spirit of dragon boat racing, and help rural revitalization by holding traditional folk activities.

Next, Shigou Town, Sihui City will further rely on the holding of characteristic folk activities, connect orchid planting bases, research and study bases, citrus industrial parks, Echun Ancient Kiln, etc., plan to create more cultural and tourism projects, and create an orchid professional town with integrated agricultural, cultural and tourism development, attracting foreign tourists to Shigou for leisure and "check-in", and make due contributions to the high-quality development of Sihui.

Shigou Town, Sihui City hopes to attract veteran three-person boat teams, such as: Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, and Yale University teams to participate in the competition.

It will be very interesting for local farmers to compete against foreign college students.

In fact, there is also a professional rowing athlete in Sihui City, China--Fan Junjie

The Heting (three-person boat) competition was held in Sihui City, China (the hometown of jade)

The Heting (three-person boat) competition was held in Sihui City, China (the hometown of jade)

On the afternoon of June 10, 2024, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Heting (three-person boat) competition was held in Shigou Town, Sihui City, China. 

This competition is a traditional event in Sihui City. The local people like it very much and participate enthusiastically.

Except for Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, and Yale University, all the teams that should have come came.

It is indeed a pity that the university teams that are strong in three-person boats did not come. We hope that in the future, they can come to Sihui to participate in the competition.

https://fb.watch/sEVI5I_bPS

禾艇（三人船）比賽在中國四會市（玉器之鄉）舉辦

在2024年6月10日端午節下午，在中國四會市石狗鎮，舉辦了禾艇（三人舟）比賽。這個比賽是四會市的傳統項目，當地群眾非常喜歡，參與熱情很高。

除了牛津大學，劍橋大學，哈佛大學，耶魯大學沒有來之外，該來的隊伍都來了。

身為三人船勁旅的各大學隊伍沒有來的確是有些遺憾。我們希望在未來有機會，他們可以到四會來參加比賽。

Champions are out! Multiple pictures + videos to watch the 2024 Dragon Boat Race in Sihui City, China

Champions are out! Multiple pictures + videos to watch the 2024 Dragon Boat Race in Sihui City, China

Sihui released 2024-06-10 20:17 Guangdong, China

June 10, 2024.

The 2024 Sihui City "11th Bihaiwan Cup" Dragon Boat Race is here as scheduled!

▲Sihui Municipal Party Committee Secretary and Mayor Weng Zhuohui, Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee Party Group Secretary and Director Liang Xiangda, Municipal CPPCC Party Group Secretary and Chairman Su Jinsheng and other municipal leaders and major responsible comrades of relevant units and Bihaiwan Group leaders attended the event

▲Dragon Boat Team Enters the Venue 

▲Dragon Boat Team Enters the Venue

▲Water Offering Ceremony

▲Eye-dotting Ceremony

▲Sihui Municipal Party Committee Secretary and Mayor Weng Zhuohui announced the opening of the Dragon Boat Race

▲Sihui Municipal Party Committee Member, Municipal Government Party Group Deputy Secretary and Executive Deputy Mayor Deng Hongan delivered a speech for the Dragon Boat Race

How exciting is the competition? Who will win the championship in the end?

Follow the video to review!

Drums and gongs are blaring, dragon boats are racing, 

and the scene is super exciting

https://fb.watch/sESpm0fnnV/

The competition is a 16-person standard dragon boat 800-meter straight race. The 20 participating teams are divided into 3 groups for the preliminaries. In the end, a total of 10 teams enter the finals. The finals will determine the 1st to 8th place according to the ranking.

20 dragon boat teams gathered in the Bihaiwan section of Suijiang River, and a hot water "hurricane" is about to begin!

As the starting gun sounded, the dragon boats were like arrows from a string.

Riding the wind and waves, unstoppable. The atmosphere on the scene was instantly ignited.

Speed, passion, enthusiasm, unity

The paddlers bent down with all their strength in the high-pitched call,

The oars in their hands flew quickly, stirring up layers of water,

The participating dragon boats broke through the waves on the lake, competing with each other,

Staging exciting scenes, making people's blood boil.

▲sihui city-Zhenshan Yaosha Dragon Boat Team

On the field, the dragon boat team members fought hard and sweated profusely.

On both sides of the river, the audience was enthusiastic and watched intently.

Shouts and cheers came one after another,

The sonorous drums and the cheers of the audience intertwined,

showing the full "speed and passion"

Citizens who were unable to come to the scene to watch the game

through the "Orange News" APP,

online cheered for the players, and the total number of views on the entire network exceeded 85,000. The charm of the competition was fascinating and the audience was very excited

After fierce competition,

the champion, runner-up and third place winners were settled! Picture

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Champion: Zhenshan Yaosha Team

Runner-up: Shigou Town Team

Third place: Dasha Fishery Team

Fourth place: Zhenshan Dugang Second Team

Fifth place: Fishermen United Team

Sixth place: Huixia Team (Huixia Village, Licheng Town, Putian City, Fujian Province)

Seventh place: Jianggu Town Team

Eighth place: Dongcheng Street Team

▲Sihui Municipal Party Committee Secretary and Mayor Weng Zhuohui presented awards to the winning team

▲Guangdong Bihaiwan Investment Group Co., Ltd. Chairman Zhou Weifeng presented awards to the winning team

▲Weng Zhuohui presented the Best Organization Award to Guangdong Bihaiwan Investment Group Co., Ltd.

A series of wonderful performances, wonderful and exciting

There were also wonderful cultural performances and water performances such as water flying and motorboat stunts, which further aroused the enthusiasm of the citizens to watch the game.

Behind the scenes of the dragon boat race

You have worked hard

Behind this wonderful event is the dedication and hard work of the staff in front of and behind the scenes.

Each of them deserves our praise.

This year, the 2024 Sihui Dragon Boat Race has added a new team from Licheng Town, Putian City, Fujian Province [Huixia Dragon Boat Team]. We hope to continue to add dragon boat teams from Nanyang, Henan, Pingzhou, Jieyang, Yunnan Ruili city, and foreign jewelry companies next year. I hope more and more teams will come to Sihui (the hometown of jade) to participate in the competition.

On the afternoon of June 10, 2024, a Heting (three-person boat) competition was also held in Shigou Town, Sihui City, China.

Except for Oxford University, Cambridge University, Harvard University, and Yale University, all the teams that should come came.

After a morning of fierce water competition, the 2024 Sihui City "11th Bihaiwan Cup" Dragon Boat Race came to a successful conclusion!

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2022年，一部名為《茶滘往事》的小說走入了公眾的視野中。在這本書中，作者李慕江以乾練的筆觸，講述了一群來自山區的茶農茶商，在改革開放初期走出大山，在省城廣州芳村一帶賣茶葉、開茶行，闖出一番天地的故事。

李慕江是肇慶廣寧縣人，《茶滘往事》這部寫實題材小說中描繪的故事，就取材自她的家鄉廣寧。廣州芳村從「嶺南第一花鄉」轉變為全國聞名的茶葉市場的歷程，恰恰也是幾代廣寧茶農茶商的奮鬥史。

廣寧人會賣茶，歷史悠久，各類茶商早已在廣寧郡的各個圩鎮興起。直到數十年前，每年的採茶季，當地總會上演成千上萬群眾挑著茶葉上街販賣、街頭水洩不通的盛況。

▲廣寧茶山

廣寧產好茶，盡人皆知，尤其是廣寧生產的竹芯茶，更是以色澤金黃、甘香四溢而聞名。 2023年，肇慶學院學子與外國青年導演曾共同創作了一支名為《竹茗》的獲獎短片，講述的正是勤勞淳樸的廣寧人民製茶致富的故事。

竹林迴響，茶韻綿長。如今再提到廣寧，竹與茶都是無法繞開的話題，廣寧茶香，穿越歷史的長河，氤氳在這座山區縣城的角落之中，並從這裡飄向整個珠三角。

來到廣寧的江屯鎮，在江合村鄉道的一側，坐落著一座茶文化的“博物館”，這個名為“快樂普洱茶產業基地”的園區，是廣寧縣於2019年引進的專案.走進貯藏室內，茶香撲鼻而來，高大的置物架上，整齊碼放滿了成箱的普洱茶產品，在其他的區域內，一些電商主播正在拍攝宣傳視頻。

廣寧人胡志偉是基地的負責人，除了管理整個基地的運作之外，有時他也會出現在直播間裡，向天南地北的觀眾介紹、推廣各類茶產品。 「建造這個基地的初衷是想要為在外的廣寧茶商提供一個倉儲基地」。胡志偉說，「我們希望能將茶葉從廣寧輸出給全世界」。

▲胡志偉在直播間展示茶產品。

事實上，這一基地所承載的功能不止於茶葉倉儲。這裡也為附近鄉村的茶農、茶商提供免費的行銷培訓，也與廣寧郡的中小學進行合作教育，將茶文化傳承給下一代。 “後續，我們還將要發展本地的清桂茶，紅茶等品種，讓廣寧本地茶能夠被更多人所看見。”

因為茶商，廣寧縣揚名在外。而肇慶市作為廣東省主要的茶葉生產地區之一，山地多，生態環境好，空氣清新，雨水充足，故而這裡出產的各類茶葉，也正在受到越來越多茶客的歡迎。

懷集多高山，雲山霧罩間，好茶自此出。眼下的市面上，新崗綠茶、新崗紅茶等多種懷集高山茶正在熱銷。過去十餘年間，曾有多家茶企在懷集開山建園，投資設廠，將懷集好茶帶出大山。

德慶自古以來就是嶺南茶葉的重要產地，明代德慶茶被列為貢品，目前全縣茶葉種植面積超過2萬英畝。近年來，德慶透過推動「茶產業+文旅+康養」深度融合，不斷提升巢頂山茶、金山茶、貢黃茶等品牌影響力。

封開縣杏花鎮，群山環抱間，亦有鮮醇回甘的白馬茶。清朝道光年間《封川縣志》載，“白馬山產茶，色紅味香，產於文德小江者曰文茶”，1969年，海拔900多米的白馬茶場建成，自此，深山之中飄來了白馬茶香…

在肇慶全市範圍內，分佈著大大小小的茶園共6.23萬畝，而來自山區縣懷集、德慶、封開、廣寧的茶園面積佔據了近九成。

要讓各地分散的茶產業形成合力，讓“肇慶茶”從競爭激烈的茶飲市場中“突圍”，這是一條需要久久為功，持續發力的路。今年，肇慶將進一步加強茶產業品牌與「12221」市場體系建設，透過推出「潮飲」系列加工產品、引導本地企業共同發展、挖掘茶文化內涵、打好農文旅融合發展牌、開拓省內外以及出口市場等方式，全面提升肇慶茶產業綜合實力。

此外，肇慶也將優化產業結構，做大做強優勢品牌，以「一村一品、一鎮一業」創建為契機，扶持13個村發展茶產業，基本覆蓋肇慶主要茶葉品牌生產區域，進一步打響肇號茶品牌，協助肇慶茶產業高品質發展。

Zhaoqing accelerates the creation of tea industry brands by making good use of "local specialties"

Guangning released 2024-06-11 21:53 Guangdong, China

In 2022, a novel called "Chajiao Past" came into the public eye. In this book, the author Li Mujiang tells the story of a group of tea farmers and tea merchants from mountainous areas who walked out of the mountains in the early days of reform and opening up, selling tea and opening tea shops in Fangcun, Guangzhou, the provincial capital, and making a name for themselves.

Li Mujiang is from Guangning County, Zhaoqing. The story depicted in the realistic novel "Chajiao Past" is based on her hometown Guangning. The process of Guangzhou Fangcun's transformation from "the first flower town in Lingnan" to a nationally famous tea market is precisely the struggle history of several generations of Guangning tea farmers and tea merchants.

Guangning people have a long history of selling tea, and various types of tea merchants have long emerged in various towns in Guangning County. Until decades ago, during the tea picking season every year, there would always be a grand scene of thousands of people carrying tea leaves to sell on the streets, and the streets were crowded.

It is well known that Guangning produces good tea, especially the bamboo core tea produced in Guangning, which is famous for its golden color and sweet fragrance. In 2023, students from Zhaoqing College and foreign young directors co-created an award-winning short film called "Bamboo Tea", which tells the story of the hardworking and simple Guangning people making tea and getting rich.

The bamboo forest echoes, and the tea rhyme is long. Now when Guangning is mentioned again, bamboo and tea are topics that cannot be avoided. The fragrance of Guangning tea has traveled through the long river of history, lingering in the corners of this mountainous county, and from here it floats to the entire Pearl River Delta.

When you come to Jiangtun Town in Guangning, on one side of the rural road of Jianghe Village, there is a "museum" of tea culture. This park called "Happy Pu'er Tea Industrial Base" is a project introduced by Guangning County in 2019. Walking into the storage room, the aroma of tea fills the air. The tall shelves are neatly stacked with boxes of Pu'er tea products. In other areas, some e-commerce anchors are shooting promotional videos.

Hu Zhiwei, a Guangning native, is the person in charge of the base. In addition to managing the operation of the entire base, he sometimes appears in the live broadcast room to introduce and promote various tea products to audiences from all over the world. "The original intention of building this base was to provide a storage base for Guangning tea merchants abroad." Hu Zhiwei said, "We hope to export tea from Guangning to the world."

In fact, the function of this base is not limited to tea storage. It also provides free marketing training for tea farmers and tea merchants in nearby villages, and cooperates with primary and secondary schools in Guangning County to pass on tea culture to the next generation. "In the future, we will also develop local varieties such as Qinggui tea and black tea, so that Guangning local tea can be seen by more people."

Because of tea merchants, Guangning County is famous. As one of the main tea production areas in Guangdong Province, Zhaoqing City has many mountains, a good ecological environment, fresh air and sufficient rainfall. Therefore, all kinds of tea produced here are also becoming more and more popular among tea drinkers.

Huaiji has many high mountains, and good tea comes from the clouds and fog. On the market, many Huaiji high mountain teas such as Xingang Green Tea and Xingang Black Tea are hot selling. In the past ten years, many tea companies have built mountains and gardens in Huaiji, invested in setting up factories, and brought Huaiji good tea out of the mountains.

Deqing has been an important tea production area in Lingnan since ancient times. Deqing tea was listed as a tribute in the Ming Dynasty. At present, the tea planting area in the county exceeds 20,000 acres. In recent years, Deqing has continuously improved the brand influence of Chaodingshan Tea, Jinshan Tea, and Gonghuang Tea by promoting the deep integration of "tea industry + cultural tourism + health care".

Xinghua Town, Fengkai County, surrounded by mountains, also has fresh and mellow Baima tea. According to the "Fengchuan County Chronicles" during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, "Baima Mountain produces tea, which is red in color and fragrant in taste. The tea produced in Wende Xiaojiang is called Wencha". In 1969, the Baima Tea Farm at an altitude of more than 900 meters was built. Since then, the fragrance of Baima tea has drifted from the deep mountains...

There are 62,300 acres of tea gardens of all sizes in Zhaoqing City, and the tea gardens from the mountainous counties of Huaiji, Deqing, Fengkai and Guangning account for nearly 90% of the area.

To make the scattered tea industries in various places form a joint force and let "Zhaoqing Tea" "break through" the fiercely competitive tea market, this is a road that requires long-term efforts and continuous efforts. This year, Zhaoqing will further strengthen the construction of tea industry brands and the "12221" market system, and comprehensively enhance the comprehensive strength of Zhaoqing's tea industry by launching a series of "Chaoyin" processed products, guiding local enterprises to develop together, exploring the connotation of tea culture, playing the card of agricultural, cultural and tourism integration development, and opening up markets within and outside the province as well as export markets.

In addition, Zhaoqing will optimize its industrial structure, expand and strengthen its advantageous brands, and take the creation of "one village, one product, one town, one industry" as an opportunity to support 13 villages in developing the tea industry, basically covering the production areas of Zhaoqing's major tea brands, further promoting the Zhaoqing tea brand, and helping the high-quality development of Zhaoqing's tea industry.

Guangning County Investment Promotion Bureau

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