If you think you know the Greater Bay Area of China, think again. This southern region is
bursting with diverse places to visit, history to learn, traditions to explore, and business to do.
Whether you want natural wonders or industrial ones, you can lose yourself up in the clouds on
mountaintops or in skyscrapers. The area has long been of strategic importance thanks to its
position on the Pearl River Delta—and Macao is the glistening gateway. An economic
powerhouse, a culinary capital, a seamless blend of Eastern and Western heritages where the
quiet life persists in sleepy villages and the high life courses through shiny new towers, Macao
offers prep with aplomb for all this fascinating region has to offer.MACAO HOLDS THE KEY
Zhongshan
Named after Sun
Yat-Sen, its hills
cascade with
colorful flowers
and its hot springs
offer water cures.Dongguan
Shop the largest mall
in the world or cheer
for three basketball
teams in this
manufacturing hub.
Huizhou
A chill, beach-fringed
region where folks come
to admire the pagodas on
West Lake, and the Taoist
relics on Mt. Luofu.Guangzhou
Once a major
terminus of the
Silk Road, the
capital of
Guangdong
Province is filled
with old temples,
avant-garde
architecture, a
rising culinary
scene and an
ever-booming
economy.Foshan
This modern city nurtured
traditional ceramics, and is
known as the birthplace of
lion dancing and Cantonese
opera.Zhaoqing
Relax in a scenic
mountain city known
for karsts, lakes and
a Song Dynasty city
wall.Jiangmen
Visit the Kaiping
Diaolou, UNESCO World
Heritage–listed
towers built from the
mid-1500s through
the mid-1900s.
Hong Kong
The food. The lights.
The double-decker
buses. The traditional
and the modern, the
glass towers and the
greenery live cheek by
jowl in this unique port
city.Shenzhen
The epitome of a
Special Economic
Zone, it’s a tech
hotspot and retail
heaven. Shop til
you drop!Zhuhai
The Fisher Girl
statue welcomes
you to this
deep-water port
town that was
named the most
liveable city in
China in 2014.MACAO