Nansha, Guangzhou: The tide rushes to the bay area

——Written on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the release of the "Guangzhou Nansha Overall Plan for Deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Comprehensive Cooperation Facing the World"

Shen Hui, Xu Wenwen

Mid-spring April, spring and Jingming.

"Actively promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and continue to play a leading role and locomotive in high-quality development." At the critical juncture of the first year of the full implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again directed the pulse and placed high hopes on Guangzhou.

Coinciding with the 300th anniversary of the official release of the Master Plan for Deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Comprehensive Cooperation Facing the World (hereinafter referred to as the Nansha Plan), Guangzhou Nansha, one of the three major platforms for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao cooperation, is radiating infinite vitality.

The road is simple, and practical work is essential.

On the new journey towards high-quality development, Guangzhou Nansha has leapt forward.

Tens of billions of projects continue to increase——

With a total investment of 153.<> billion yuan, Rongjie Nansha New Energy Intelligent Manufacturing and R&D Headquarters has started construction, which will bring three high-end industries of lithium energy, photovoltaic energy and flexible display to Nansha.

The formation of the "Greater Bay Area on Track" accelerates -

With the full recovery of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway, more "Migratory Birds in Guangzhou-Hong Kong" have taken off again. The construction of the Nanzhu (middle) intercity has started smoothly, and the infrastructure construction of the "one-hour living circle" of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao has become more complete.

Riding the wind and breaking the waves, carrying a new mission, Nansha is embracing a more magnificent new journey with the strategic drawing of the Bay Area, the opportunity of the times in coordination with Hong Kong and Macao, and the broad vision facing the world.

Text/Guangzhou Daily all-media reporters Shen Hui and Xu Wenwen

Photo: Guangzhou Daily all-media reporters Su Junjie, Yang Yaoye, Liao Xueming Correspondents Nan Xuan and Guan Yue

In the past year, Nansha has introduced 500 investment projects of the world's top 18 enterprises, the number of high-tech enterprises increased by 158 to nearly 1000,2158, the number of technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises in the warehouse reached 33,3, an increase of 25.227%, 4000 enterprises were selected into the list of unicorn enterprises in Guangzhou, and 87 new projects were signed, with a total investment of nearly <> billion yuan, an increase of <>%.

After the implementation of the Nansha Plan, newly signed projects in strategic emerging industries, future industries and advanced manufacturing industries accounted for 76%, an increase of 20 percentage points year-on-year.

At the end of last year, the total import and export value of cross-border e-commerce at Nansha Port exceeded 1000 billion yuan for the first time, and about 600 enterprises filed to carry out cross-border e-commerce business, and the innovation highland of cross-border e-commerce business has become one of the "labels" of Nansha.

High-quality development is more vigorous

Rush to the covenant of the stars and the sea

Nansha, the only passage to the sea in Guangzhou, the thousand-year-old commercial capital. In the past, ships set sail from here, bringing silk, tea and porcelain from ancient oriental countries to the world, and also brought back countless rare treasures from overseas.

Today, the wave of innovation surging in Nansha also starts from the sea of stars.

Nine days to the moon, explore the vast firmament.

On April 4, China's commercial space company Zhongke Aerospace, which settled in Nansha, Guangzhou, announced that it has successfully carried out a maritime vertical recovery demonstration verification flight test, and this technology is expected to be used in space tourism in the future. With the first phase of China's first full-industry chain commercial aerospace industrialization base-Zhongke Aerospace Flight Science and Technology Industrialization Base put into operation, the largest solid launch vehicle in China, "Lijian-4" Yao-<> carrier rocket, is undergoing final assembly and testing here, which will fill the gap in Guangdong Province in the field of aerospace manufacturing.

Catch turtles in the five oceans and unlock the "depth of China".

Today, the cold spring ecosystem of "the heavy instrument of the country" has been included in the national planning, providing reliable scientific and technological support for promoting China's combustible ice development capacity to reach the world's leading level. The first national engineering research center approved in the field of deep-sea resources in China, the National Engineering Research Center for Natural Gas Hydrate Exploration and Development, has been put into operation. Preliminary work has also been initiated on the Extreme Ocean Dynamic Research Facility project.

The manufacturing industry is in charge, when the "hard bones" are gnawed.

Relying on the development foundation of the automobile industry and seizing the development opportunity of the third generation of semiconductors, Nansha has become the first region in China to realize the layout of the whole industry chain of wide bandgap semiconductors. At present, Xinyue Neng, an enterprise focusing on the manufacture of automotive-grade silicon carbide chips, has completed the construction of the first phase of the plant, with an annual output of 24,10 silicon carbide wafers. The semiconductor company Xinjuneng known for its device design and packaging has been put into production, and the Nansha wafer with an annual production capacity of nearly <>,<> silicon carbide substrate wafers has been put into trial production, and Nansha has also newly introduced representative projects such as Yixing Intelligent and Xinfeng Technology to fill the gap in the field of chip R&D and design.

It is precisely with the yearning for the sea of stars that Nansha can ignite the flame of innovation and then illuminate the road of national rejuvenation. The Nansha Plan further clarifies the direction of Nansha to build a scientific and technological innovation industry cooperation base. The support and high hopes given by the state have made the flame of innovation in Nansha more prosperous and brighter.

Layout of "Xinchen Sea" industrial cluster

Looking up at the stars is to take a better step.

On the journey to seize the commanding heights of the industry, Nansha has transformed its rush to the sea of stars into a "core", "morning", "big" and "sea" industrial cluster that participates in global competition and cooperation for the world. Nansha is accelerating the development of "core" chips and integrated circuit R&D and manufacturing as the core, leading by the innovation and development of strategic emerging industries and future industries that carry the "morning" light and hope, strengthening the development of high-end equipment, intelligent manufacturing, automobiles and other "big" manufacturing as the foundation, and focusing on the development of the "sea" ocean economy and further opening up to the outside world, and striving to form an industrial cluster with a total scale of 2025 trillion yuan by 2.

The wind should be long, and the eye should be measured. In terms of targeting strategic emerging industries and future industries, Nansha relies on forward-looking vision and strategic determination.

After successively landing on Guangdong Space Exploration Technology Co., Ltd., the only commercial aerospace headquarters in China and Geely Technology Group, and establishing the first commercial aerospace special fund in China, the Aerospace General Aviation Fund, Nansha has become famous in the domestic commercial aviation field. However, why does Nansha, which has a "zero foundation" in the aerospace industry, dare to "go on for nine days"?

"To attract investment, we must dare to try first." Su Min, head of the investment promotion office of the Investment Promotion Bureau of Guangzhou Nansha Development Zone, said frankly that a few years ago, although the commercial aerospace development environment was not clear, Nansha had taken the lead in discussing with the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to jointly build the Guangdong Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology of the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and confirmed the direction of new R&D institutions and industries to settle down together. Nansha hopes to complete the layout of the whole commercial aerospace industry chain integrating carrier launch, satellite development and aerospace application with the support of large scientific devices such as dynamic wide-area hypersonic wind tunnel, and build the "third pole" of China's aerospace industry.

If we say that the development of the aerospace industry that has not been involved before, it is based on the judgment of the industrial transformation of scientific research achievements. Then aiming at chips, the "crown pearl" in modern industry, comes from the advanced manufacturing industry that has always supported the development of Guangzhou Nansha.

The application of third-generation semiconductors in new energy vehicles has accelerated the development of the automotive industry in the direction of greening and intelligence. In 2022, the output value of Nansha's automobile manufacturing industry will reach about 2000 billion yuan. In the field of new energy, GAC Group's first deep mixed reform project Juwan Technology Project started construction, the first batch production battery pack has rolled off the production line at the Nansha plant, and its XFC ultra-fast battery has set a world record for the fastest electric vehicle charging technology, which will bring new energy vehicles a new experience of "charging like refueling". Rongjie Group invested a total of more than 150 billion yuan to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing base and R&D center, new energy battery equipment and a new display intelligent manufacturing base in Nansha. GAC Toyota accelerated the operation of the first large-scale mass production hydrogen fuel cell passenger vehicle demonstration operation project "Nansha Hydrogen Run" in China. It is with such an industrial foundation that Nansha has more confidence in creating an industrial ecology of collaborative innovation between third-generation semiconductors and new energy vehicles.

High quality of life is more popular

Poetic habitat allows people to retain nostalgic memories

The journey of Nansha is in the sea of stars and fireworks.

Water is the foundation of people's livelihood. In Nansha Wanqingsha, a huge project buried 60 meters deep in the ground, the Pearl River Delta Water Resources Allocation Project, is making the final sprint. For this landmark project in the Greater Bay Area, it not only diverts the rushing water of the West River into the lives of 5000 million people in the Pearl River Delta, but also builds water pipelines in underground space with a depth of 40 to 60 meters in depth with the difficulty of "pushing the limit", reserving valuable surface and shallow underground space for the future development of the Greater Bay Area. "Leaving convenience to others, resources to future generations, and difficulties to ourselves is the philosophy of our project and the original intention of our builders." Du Canyang, general manager of Guangdong Yuehai Pearl River Delta Water Supply Co., Ltd., said.

Retain nostalgic memories. Strolling in Nansha Water Township, Langnuo Town, on one side, farmers and tourists gathered to pick, "buying fruits to orchards" has become a new fashion; On the one hand, after repeated soaking, dyeing and drying, and blending with natural elements such as sunlight, river water, earth, and grass, the unique oriental charm of fragrant cloud yarn is carefully carved. Intangible cultural heritage and water village culture have painted a new picture of "poetry and distant places", which also attracted Hong Kong young Li Baiheng to start a business in Nansha. He made Hanfu dolls out of Xiangyun yarn and weaved the "Chinese tide play dream" that belonged to his generation.

For Nansha, the "new" changes of the new city are not only reflected in the new development and construction, but also in the forward-looking and leading nature of the planning and construction concept, and in the fact that it has always practiced the new development concept and rooted ecological priority and green development on every inch of land.

This year, the work report of the Guangzhou Municipal Government proposed for the first time that the concept of building a "dual core" in the central urban area and Nansha New Area will accelerate the preparation of a new round of Nansha overall development plan and land and space master plan in accordance with the concept of "smart growth, exquisite urban area, Lingnan characteristics, pastoral style, and Chinese style", and build Nansha into the main position and new engine of high-quality development of the city. Nansha will focus on reform and innovation in the field of planning, accelerate the promotion of future city pilots, plan and deploy future city pilots from the five dimensions of "smart and efficient, green and low-carbon, resilient and safe, vibrant and livable, and cultural prosperity", and strive to land the comprehensive empirical pilot of future city construction in Guangdong Province in Nansha.

The city of the future, to create a peaceful and contented home

What is the city of the future, what is home?

When urban construction becomes more and more prosperous and the speed of economic development becomes faster and faster, how to create a home where "my heart belongs" has become a problem that many cities begin to think about. The Nansha Plan proposes that Nansha will become a new home for Hong Kong and Macao youth to live and work in peace and contentment by 2025, and the number of Hong Kong and Macao residents in the region will increase significantly by 2035.

Although the current opening intensity is only 23%, Guangzhou's development and construction of Nansha is by no means blindly "working hard and fast", but insists on "embroidery" efforts to do a good job in the fine planning and construction of Nansha, not only ensuring the land for public infrastructure, industrial projects and key livelihood projects, but also rationally laying out "strategic blanks", so that the development and construction of Nansha is more efficient and intensive, and green and sustainable development is achieved.

Such a "new home" is now turning from a blueprint into a reality -

After five years of construction, the Nansha Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University was officially opened, a smart hospital in the shape of a "seagull spreading its wings", with a medical helipad and a proposed marine treatment terminal, which will create a "5-minute medical treatment circle in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area". With the opening of the first Hong Kong and Macao Residents Health Service Centre in the Nansha Campus of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Hong Kong and Macao residents working and living in Guangzhou and local residents will be able to enjoy Hong Kong-style medical services without leaving the country.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), which opened in September last year, now welcomes an endless stream of guests. Next to the sculpture of the "Red Bird Sundial" on campus, swans swim and water shows flowers, and with the first batch of undergraduate enrollment this year, the Guangzhou campus will have more popularity. Across the road from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), the planning and construction of Hong Kong-style communities is also unique. Wu Chao, deputy director of the Management Committee of Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone, introduced that the Hong Kong-style community embodies the "horizontal + vertical" multi-planning land mix, and optimizes the spatial layout of building communities through microclimate simulation.

One by one, the key items of meticulous craftsmanship are beaded into a chain, so that a city of quality gradually takes shape. Nansha Library is not only the first urban AI library in China, which can borrow books by "brushing your face", but also opens the library to the "cloud", so that citizens can enjoy the 270° invincible river view while reading books. Guangzhou's first "near-zero energy" bus terminal building is located at the tip of Lingshan Island in Pearl Bay, and solar photovoltaic panels can meet the daily operation needs of the bus station... Nowadays, Nansha's green ecological corridor and cluster urban spatial pattern are obvious, the beautiful living space form intertwined with "mountains, cities, fields, rivers and seas" has initially appeared, the <>,<> mu wetland at the mouth of the Pearl River has become a paradise for migratory birds, and high-quality public resources such as education and medical care have accelerated the gathering here, and Nansha is radiating a new era charm.

Nansha, where poetic habitat, has also gathered more and more popularity here. Every holiday or weekend, from the bank of the Huigu River to the tip of Lingshan Island, you can always see a string of tents, some people strolling, some cycling, under the blue sky and white clouds, the shadows of the trees, and the river breeze, which is very pleasant. Recall that in 2012, when Nansha was first approved as a national-level new area, the permanent population was about 60,<>, and now, the actual population under the management of Nansha has exceeded the one million mark.

High-level openness is more confident

Through the activation of the economy, we will deepen the comprehensive cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao

On the satellite map of the world night view, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is one of the most brightly lit areas. With the traffic skeleton crossing the river and sea, Nansha has transformed the "difference in systems" into "the benefits of the system", creating a rule connection mechanism to connect the highland.

"After the full resumption of customs clearance, it is much faster to return to Hong Kong!" Hong Kong youth Huang Yumei came to Guangzhou from Hong Kong to study in 2012, started a business in Nansha in 2019, and now has a home in Nansha, although "the focus of business is here", she still returns to Hong Kong once a month to visit her family like a "migratory bird". As one of the first batch of Hong Kong and Macao public officials in Guangzhou, Liu Yanxin, a young Macao man, has long been accustomed to the days of "running construction sites" at the Nansha Industrial Park Administration. Last month, he made a special trip back to Macau to see the car. He said that after planning to buy a car, he will apply for "Australian car to go north", and it will be more convenient to come to Nansha in the future.

If "hard connectivity" has narrowed the distance between cities in the Bay Area, "soft connectivity" has opened up the institutional rules of the three places and further deepened the connectivity of the Greater Bay Area. At present, Nansha is making every effort to write a big article on deepening the comprehensive cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao facing the world.

On April 4, the first batch of 6 typical cases of Guangdong Province promoting the convergence mechanism of rules in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was announced, covering the cross-border flow of factors, the integration of people's livelihood and the business environment. Among them, the establishment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation Advisory Committee in Nansha, Guangzhou, to further promote the innovation of Guangdong-Hong Kong exchange and cooperation systems and mechanisms, is one of the 20 typical cases. In fact, the establishment of the Advisory Committee has promoted positive results in multi-field practical cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong: the Hong Kong-style international community plan jointly planned by experts from the two places has been approved, and the first non-profit Hong Kong children's school in the Mainland, Guangzhou Nansha Minxin Hong Kong Children's School, has been opened; Hong Kong United Medical Group has set up a gold medal general practice clinic in Nansha, where patients can connect with Hong Kong doctors through remote consultation, prescribe "Hong Kong medicine" and use international insurance direct payment services.

Heart to the world, build a high-level open door

The heart of the Bay Area is to the world, and the ocean is no longer "smart".

From a follower of standards to an advocate of rules, from the Nansha of the "Bay Area" to the Nansha of the "world"... Standing at a new historical starting point, Nansha will bear an international vision and join hands with Hong Kong and Macao to build a high-level opening door.

From the operation of Nansha Port, the first fully automated container terminal in the Greater Bay Area based on Beidou Navigation, to the rise of the world-class port cluster in the Greater Bay Area, a three-dimensional trade logistics hub of "sea, land and air" centered on Nansha in Guangzhou and radiating to the Pan-Pearl River Delta is accelerating, which will realize sea-rail combined transportation and reach the world.

It is precisely this kind of global access that Nansha has gradually established a global distribution center for excellent products in the application scenario of "buying the world, selling the world", and creating a global traceability center that realizes the "traceability of the source and destination of cross-border e-commerce goods". At the end of last year, the total import and export value of cross-border e-commerce at Nansha Port exceeded 1000 billion yuan for the first time, about 600 enterprises filed for cross-border e-commerce business, and many internationally renowned brands established distribution centers in Nansha and even the Asia-Pacific region, and cross-border e-commerce business innovation highland has become one of the "labels" of Nansha.

Of course, it's not just goods that reach the world. In dialogue with the world, Nansha still has a larger platform and more confidence.

Financial vitality helps Nansha allocate resources on a global scale. Today, Nansha has taken the lead in promulgating pilot measures to further deepen reform and expand opening up against RCEP/CPTPP, and has been approved as a pilot of high-level opening up of cross-border trade and investment and a pilot of climate investment and financing. Nansha Port Area is now the largest single port area in South China, connecting more than 100 countries and regions around the world. With the successive landing of new platforms and policies for "offshore trade", "offshore finance" will become a new engine for Nansha's export-oriented economy.

Talent flow allows Nansha opportunities and global talents to achieve "two-way rush". The individual income tax policy for Hong Kong and Macao residents and the 15% corporate income tax policy for encouraged industries proposed in the Nansha Plan have been implemented, and Nansha has taken the lead in implementing the pilot implementation of the talent endorsement policy for Hong Kong and Macao in mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In January this year, during the first filing period of individual income tax for Hong Kong and Macao residents in Nansha, the first batch of 1 enterprises enjoyed the preferential policy of reducing the corporate income tax rate of 10%, with a reduction of nearly 15 million yuan.

Nansha, Guangzhou, allows us to see a hot land carrying a mission, a blueprint full of expectations, a new city full of vitality, embracing the future and dialogue with the courage of "daring to try and dare to be the first in the world", the confidence of "not letting go and giving up others", and the sense of urgency of "walking on thin ice". In the great future of the Greater Bay Area, spell out the big picture of Nansha. (Guangzhou Daily)