Official: High-speed rail and Hengqin Chimelong boosting visitors to Zhuhai

The high-speed rail connection with Beijing and Guilin and the ongoing expansion of the Chimelong resort and theme park on Hengqin Island are going to stimulate visitor arrivals to Zhuhai by a “double-digit” percentage this year, a Zhuhai official remarked to media in a travel promotion seminar held in Macau on Tuesday.
Speaking to local media, vice-director of Zhuhai Tourism Development Centre Mr. Zhong Guohuai said Zhuhai, the neighbouring city of Macau, received a total of 34 million visitors last year.
Zhuhai, whose intercity railway will connect to Macau’s Cotai area via the Lotus Port in the future, witnessed the launch of the high-speed rail to Beijing and Guilin in November last year.
The journey between Zhuhai and Guilin via the high-speed train takes about four hours, while that to Beijing takes about 11 hours.
Mr. Zhong – who believes there will be greater frequencies for the cross-province high-speed trains and lower fares, thus stimulating Zhuhai tourism – estimates that his city will see arrival figures grow to 50 million visitors after three years.