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The Zuhai region is strategically
located within the Asian sphere. In close proximity are cities like
Macao and Hong-Kong, and within a 3,000 km radius are all of the East-Asian
capitals including Tokyo, Beijing, and Singapore. Since Zuhai is situated
in the middle of East-Asia, it has the potential to be the political
and cultural center of the region. It is said that over 30,000,000
overseas Chinese merchants (ki-jia) live within 3,000 km of Zuhai.
With such an active population, the area has enormous potential to
become a hub of international exchange. The area surrounded by Hong-Kong,
Shenzhen, Guangzhou, (...), (...), Macao and Zuhai is known as the
Zu Jiang Kou Delta. Recently, three prefectures Guangdong, Fujian,
and Hainan have come to be called the Southern Chinese Economical
Block, but since ancient times, the Zu Jiang Kou Delta has been the
largest base of economical exchange in Southern China because of its
location. In 1995, the population of the Delta region was a reported
40,000,000, and it is estimated that it will increase 1.5 fold by
the year 2010.
The transportation infrastructure includes a new highway to the north
and a railroad to Guangzhou, which will be constructed in the near
future and facilitate access to the north. In terms of international
connections, the new Zuhai Airport is located approximately 15 km
west of the city, and the new Macao International Airport has just
been constructed about 10 km northeast.
On Hang-Qin Island is a mountain range with several high peaks including
Nao-Bei-Shang (457m), Da-Au-Shan (168m), and Shi-Nan-Zhou (285m).
The topography of these mountains provides the ground for applying
the principles of Feng-shui in order to determine the axes and siting
of Haishi.
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April 19th to July 13th, 1997 [Finished]
Gallery A