Located in the southeast of Guangdong Province, Zhuhai is a port at the Pearl River estuary, facing the South China Sea. In the east, it faces Shenzhen and Hong Kong across the sea. In the South, it connects with Macao. In the north, it is 140 kilometers from Guangzhou. The total area including land and sea covers 7,649 square kilometers. The landform of Zhuhai is composed of hills, plains, lakes and sea. The vast sea covers more than 6,000 square kilometers. Zhuhai has the title of "a City of Hundred Islands."
Airport
Located at Sanzao, the western district of Zhuhai, the Zhuhai Airport was constructed strictly according to the standard of international civil airport in general planning, design and construction. The runway, waiting hall, communication and radio navigation system, oil supply and safe devices, all reach the international advanced level. The runway is 4,000 meters long and 60 meters wide. The slide road is 4,000 meters long and 44 meters wide, offering various types of planes in the world to take-off and land.
The cities to which Zhuhai open air traffic are as follows: Beijing, Shanghai, Haikou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Changsha, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, Nanjing, Xi'an, Kunming, Nanning, Guilin, Beihai, Zhanjiang, Shantou, Nanchang, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Taiyuan, Lanzhou, Urumqi, Guiyang, Heilongjiang, Shenyang, Fuzhou, Jinan, Qingdao, Wenzhou, Ningbo, Harbin, Sanya, Dalian, Changchun, Wuyishan, Jinjiang, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie and Zhoushan.
Passengers Piers on Rivers, Lakes and the Sea
"Sea Buses" come in and go out between Zhuhai and Hong Kong via Jiuzhou Port, while the large-scale Zhuhai Port makes the Pacific Ocean be the "blue race course" of Zhuhai.
Transportation in City Proper
The waiting pavilions at bus stops in Zhuhai are unmatched in the whole country. The top-grade buses carry out an even ticket price, 2 yuan for air-conditioning buses, 1 yuan for ordinary buses. Bus routes cover over all the main streets. Most of the buses are self-service, so you had better prepare enough changes before your getting on. All the travel agencies have their own special routes tour buses. The tour buses of hotels and guesthouses will certainly take you to your destination.
Taxis
There are 24 taxi companies with 1773 cars in Zhuhai. The taxis go along streets and lanes, and you can flag a passing taxi anywhere you want. The fare is metered. The minimum price is 10 yuan and 24 yuan per kilometer. If the fee is unreasonable or you feel uneasy, please complain to the taxi's company by telephone. The phone number is printed on the ear. There are three kinds of taxis in Zhuhai: red in city proper, yellow in Zhuhai Airport, going between the city and the airport, stopping at the Port and some definite places, and blue in Doumen County, going between the western district to city proper, stopping mainly Gongbei Port.
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