Driving Downtown Zhuhai | A Very Livable Garden City | Guangdong, China | 珠海 | 花园城市

Zhuhai may be the smallest of the nine cities in Guangdong province within the Greater Bay Area, but the mainland Chinese city that sits on the Pearl River Delta estuary punches well above its weight.

Zhuhai’s per capita gross domestic product of 175,500 yuan (US$26,800) last year was the second highest after Shenzhen among its mainland bay area peers. According to the Zhuhai government website, it ranked first in the Top 10 Livable Cities in China in 2019 with a score of 90.13.

There’s a reason for that. Zhuhai, which has a population of more than 2 million people, saw its GDP grow 6.8 per cent year on year to 343.6 billion yuan in 2019 and has been drumming up its robust economic outlook, attractive talent policies, and its well-developed health care, education and transport systems to draw more people to its shores to live and work.

The city’s location also gives it that extra edge. It is the only Chinese city to be connected with Hong Kong and Macau by the world’s longest bridge – the 55km Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge – cutting down travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai to around an hour in each direction.

The central government is working towards a ‘one-hour living circle’ to allow residents to commute easily between the bay area cities and bring about closer integration.

Property
Like Hong Kong’s ultra rich who live on The Peak overseeing the Victoria Harbor, Zhuhai’s wealthy residents prefer the “Lovers’ Road” beach promenade with views of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on the Pearl River and the Grand Lisboa in Macau. Recently, a trendy upscale residential area has emerged alongside the Qianshan River, which runs through the city.

The city government has very little restrictions on residents of Hong Kong and Macau buying property. Just like the locals, Hongkongers can buy one residential unit in the downtown area or two homes in the lesser known western districts of Doumen and Jinwan.
Schools
Zhuhai No. 1 High School is the most sought after public school among the locals. Holders of foreign passports and those with Hong Kong and Macau residency prefer Zhuhai International School as they find it easier to enrol their children. The school offers the International Baccalaureate programme.

Meanwhile, Harrow, a British school, will open its campus in the Henqin district, in March. The school will initially offer grade 1-7 education for about 900 students as well as facilities for boarding students.

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