Shenzhen’ Nanshan, part of Golden Inner Bay!

Guangdong Province is seeking global wisdom for the planning and design for its Golden Inner Bay, an area that stretches 100 kilometers inland on all sides of the Pearl River Estuary.

The Golden Inner Bay will cover parts of six cities, including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, and Zhongshan. Tentatively, areas of Shenzhen that fall within the Golden Inner Bay include Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone and Futian, Nanshan, Bao'an, Longhua, and Guangming districts, according to a pre-announcement made by the provincial department of natural resources to solicit international input for the project.

The project aims to promote high-quality development and integration within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the economic advancement of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and cities on the western side of the Pearl River Estuary.

Planning of the bay will address the project's overall strategy and spatial arrangement in the context of regional integration, innovation-driven industrial upgrading, and China's modernization, according to the pre-announcement. Furthermore, urban design must focus on key bordering areas and highlight inter-city cooperation.

The Golden Inner Bay idea was first introduced in 2022 at the 13th Guangdong Provincial Party Congress. It includes a 100-kilometer coastline along the "A-shaped" Pearl River estuary, 2,100 square kilometers of sea, and parts of three surrounding major metropolitan areas. It contains Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan, and Dongguan, whose annual GDP has exceeded more than 1 trillion yuan (US$140 billion) each.

Shenzhen continues to refine the Golden Inner Bay by developing pivotal districts, including the Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, Shenzhen Bay Houhai Headquarters, Jiuwei International Headquarters Area, Airport Exhibition New City, Shenzhen New Marine City, and Guangming Science City.

Moreover, the city remains committed to deepening coordinated development with its neighbors such as Guangzhou and Zhongshan. With the opening of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, a series of high-speed rail intercity projects, such as the Shenzhen-Jiangmen Railway, Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Railway, Xili High-speed Railway Hub, Airport East Hub, and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Railway, injecting robust energy into its growth.

Photos | Official WeChat account of Innovative Nanshan (创新南山)

Source | GDToday & Shenzhen Daily