'One-hour living circle' invigorates GBA

In the words of Li Fan, a woman lawyer who works in Shenzhen and resides in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link has transformed the dreams of Greater Bay Area residents, breaking free from the constraints of geographical boundaries and making the concept of the "one-hour living circle" a tangible reality. The reports on Li Fan embody the experiences of many cross-city commuters in the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link.

Physical connectivity across the GBA has transformed how space and time are experienced. Ambitious infrastructure like the Huangmaohai cross-sea passage and the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link has closed long-standing gaps between the region's eastern and western shores.

With daily traffic now exceeding 100,000 vehicles, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link alone led to a 90 percent jump in tourist footfalls in Zhongshan in six months. The integration of bridges, including the Humen, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao, and Nansha bridges, has formed an A-shaped highway network that links Shenzhen's innovation headquarters with the manufacturing bases of Zhongshan, creating a new industrial axis.