Zhuhai is located in the southwest of the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong Province. It faces Hong Kong on the east across the Lingding Ocean, Macau on the south, Xinhui and Taishan on the west, and Zhongshan on the north. It is 150 kilometers away from Guangzhou. Zhuhai has jurisdiction over Xiangzhou District and Doumen County. Its total land area reaches 1,300 square kilometers.
Zhuhai is a garden-like seaside tourist city, where flowers blossom all year round. In 1999, it was granted "International Award for Best Practices in Improving the Living Environment" by United Nations Center for Human Settlement and was the only winner of the award in China. Besides, it won series of titles such as "Top Tourist City of China", "State Garden Green City","State Environmental Protection Model City" and "State Hygienic City".
In 2000, Zhuhai was granted the title of "National Level Ecology Demonstration Zone"by the Sate Administration of Environmental Protection. Zhuhai adjoins Macau and is close to Hong Kong. Through the international-standard Zhuhai Airport, people can go to destinations all over the world.
Zhuhai, The Most Romantic City in China, The legend began a long time ago when the Dragon Girl (daughter of the Mythological Dragon King) was so fascinated by Zhuhai's beautiful scenery that she secretly descended upon the mortal world disguised as a fisher girl. She fell in love with a young local fisherman named Hai Peng. Believing the gossips of the others Hai Peng insisted that the Dragon Girl take off the bracelet, which if removed would cause her death, To show her love for Hai? Peng, the Diagon Girl took off her bracelet & died in the arms of her lover, The young man felt great regret and deep sorrow over her death, Moved by the deep love shared by the couple, the Jiuzhou Elder Man helped the fisherman locate a special herb called "teviving Gras" which only grows with the use of one's blood, With no hesitation, Hai Peng used his own blood to grow the herb, The Dragon Girl came back to life and became a true fisher girl, On the day of their wedding, she found a huge pearl and gave it to the respected Elder Man, Based on this myth, a sculpture named "Zhuhai Fisher Girl" was erected on a rock in the Xianglu Bay, & since then it has become the symbol of Zhuhai, Alongside the sculpture runs a 26-kilometer "Lover's Road"which winds form Zhuhai-Macau border in the west to Guangzhou-Zhuhai Expressway in the east, Seeing the beach, rocks, swaying trees and blooming flowers, Lover's Road fills this seaside city with endless love.
An incredible variety of cuisines can be found in this city: Western, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Indian are among the international selections, while specialty dishes from Shanghai, Chaozhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Northeast or Northwest China and many other places are beautifully prepared to delight the eye and please the palate. The seemingly endless selection ranges from geoduck and lobster to mushrooms and "wild grass".
