Regular Guangzhou-Shenzhen maritime cultural tourism route officially launched in southern China
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun docks at the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 22, 2026. Named after the Greater Bay Area, known in Chinese as Da Wan Qu, the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun departed from the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou on Saturday, marking the official launch of the regular Guangzhou-Shenzhen maritime cultural tourism route.
Sailing past the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link and 16 landmarks of the Greater Bay Area, the ship also provided visitors with diverse onboard experiences including performances themed on intangible cultural heritage and magic shows. (Photo by Xu Jianmei/Xinhua)
The cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun docks at the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 22, 2026. Named after the Greater Bay Area, known in Chinese as Da Wan Qu, the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun departed from the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou on Saturday, marking the official launch of the regular Guangzhou-Shenzhen maritime cultural tourism route.
Sailing past the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link and 16 landmarks of the Greater Bay Area, the ship also provided visitors with diverse onboard experiences, including performances themed on intangible cultural heritage and magic shows. (Photo by Xu Jianmei/Xinhua)
Visitors take photos aboard the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun, Aug. 22, 2026. Named after the Greater Bay Area, known in Chinese as Da Wan Qu, the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun departed from the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou on Saturday, marking the official launch of the regular Guangzhou-Shenzhen maritime cultural tourism route.
Sailing past the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link and 16 landmarks of the Greater Bay Area, the ship also provided visitors with diverse onboard experiences including performances themed on intangible cultural heritage and magic shows. (Photo by Xu Jianmei/Xinhua)
Visitors take a look at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge aboard the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun, Aug. 22, 2026. Named after the Greater Bay Area, known in Chinese as Da Wan Qu, the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun departed from the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou on Saturday, marking the official launch of the regular Guangzhou-Shenzhen maritime cultural tourism route.
Sailing past the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link and 16 landmarks of the Greater Bay Area, the ship also provided visitors with diverse onboard experiences, including performances themed on intangible cultural heritage and magic shows. (Photo by Xu Jianmei/Xinhua)
Visitors enjoy a face-changing performance aboard the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun, Aug. 22, 2026. Named after the Greater Bay Area, known in Chinese as Da Wan Qu, the cruise ship Da Wan Qu Yi Dun departed from the Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou on Saturday, marking the official launch of the regular Guangzhou-Shenzhen maritime cultural tourism route.
Sailing past the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, and 16 landmarks of the Greater Bay Area, the ship also provided visitors with diverse onboard experiences, including performances themed on intangible cultural heritage and magic shows.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
