It is worth noting that the scope of the five metropolitan areas in Guangdong has been officially determined!
First, the definition of metropolitan area
The five metropolitan areas include Guangzhou Metropolitan Area (Guangzhou, Foshan and Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Yunfu and Shaoguan Metropolitan Area), Shenzhen Metropolitan Area (Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Heyuan and Shanwei Metropolitan Area), and? Pearl River Estuary West Bank Metropolitan Area (Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Yangjiang), Shantou Chaojie Metropolitan Area (Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Meizhou Metropolitan Area) and Zhanmao Metropolitan Area (Zhanjiang and Maoming).
Shenzhen Metropolitan Area ranks first, Guangzhou Metropolitan Area ranks second, Pearl River Estuary West Coast Metropolitan Area ranks third, Shantou Chaojie Metropolitan Area ranks fourth, and Exhibition and Trade Metropolitan Area ranks fifth.
Among them, Meizhou, located at the junction of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, was included in the Guangdong metropolitan area for the first time.
Meizhou, bordering the Chaoshan coast in the south and Gannan in the middle in the north, is an important springboard for economic radiation and industrial transfer from the southeast coast to the inland in the national development strategy. As a typical sub-coastal area, it has become increasingly prominent and is a flexible urban connection hub.
The urban structure of Meizhou is divided into "one area", "two zones" and "six groups". What does "an area" mean? Jiaying New District, including Jiangnan New City, Meixian New City and Qinyang Peninsula; The "two belts" refer to Guangdong Meixinghuafeng industrial cluster belt and Meijiang and Hanjiang green, healthy and cultural tourism industrial belts; "Six regiments" refer to six regiments including Xingning, Pingyuan, Jiaoling, Tai Po, Fengshun and Wuhua.
According to the overall urban planning, by 2030, the permanent population of the city will be about 5.5 million, including 3.85 million urban residents, and the urbanization level will be about 70%. The resident population in the central city is about 900,000, of which the urban population is about 850,000.
Second, the characteristics of Meizhou
First of all, in the schematic diagram of five metropolitan areas in Guangdong, we can see that Meizhou is "thirteen years old" and does not belong to any metropolitan area, because it is far from Guangzhou or Shenzhen, and it is obviously different from the "Shantou-Chaoshan Metropolitan Area" in culture and language.
After Meizhou was included in the "Shantou-Chaozhou Metropolitan Area", many people "sang bad". If some netizens think that Meizhou is not suitable for inclusion in Shantou-Chaozhou metropolitan area, there are three reasons:
First, Shantou Chaojie's strength is not enough to drive Meizhou;
Second, there is a large backward mountainous area in the north of Fengshun between Meizhou and Shantou Chaojie, which is a natural obstacle to the agglomeration of Meizhou metropolitan area and Shantou Chaojie.
Third, it does not conform to the national development plan.
However, there are also many voices holding a wait-and-see attitude. They believe that Meizhou has long been subordinate to Chaozhou or Shantou in history, and Jiaying House once established did not include Tai Po and Fengshun counties.
Geographically speaking, Meizhou and Chaoshan are separated by a strip of water, and the spatial distance is also close, which is close to Chaoshan culture but quite different from Guangfu culture.
Economically speaking, it is obviously unrealistic to rely on the development of Guangzhou or Shenzhen to radiate Meizhou, which is located in the depths of mountainous areas, so as to realize the concept of urban integration. Shantou, as a sub-central city in Guangdong Province, will gradually strengthen its radiation-driven role in Meizhou if it can develop rapidly with high quality.
This division is the application and exploration of the concept of "geo-economy", which is convenient for planning and guidance. It is not a strict division of administrative regions, but the layout of the next "integration" and the general direction of efforts. Not to compete, but to adapt to the times and guide the situation!
Third, summary.
This time Meizhou finally entered the "circle", which is of great significance to its urban development.
As a famous "guest capital", Meizhou is a typical endogenous city, and the improvement of traffic is the most important factor to promote its connection with the core cities of Greater Bay Area. 20 19, 10 in June, Meizhou's first high-speed rail, Meishan high-speed rail, was officially opened to traffic, marking the official entry of Meizhou into the high-speed rail era. The opening of high-speed rail has continuously narrowed the time and space distance between Meizhou and Greater Bay Area's core cities, brought great opportunities for Meizhou's economic and social development, and played an important role in accelerating its integration into the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In addition, another important high-speed rail-Meilong high-speed rail is also under planning and construction, which is an important infrastructure to strengthen the close ties between Meizhou and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. After the project is completed, it is estimated that Meizhou 1.5 hours will arrive in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
In terms of industrial coordinated development, Meizhou is actively seeking cooperation with Shenzhen in advanced manufacturing, biomedicine, 5G industry, Internet and other industries based on Guangmeiyuan and other 10 industrial transfer industrial parks, and actively promoting "headquarters+base", "R&D+ production", "assembly+supporting" and "front end+background".
In the future, whether the development of Meizhou can usher in a "qualitative change" depends on actively integrating into the "Shantou Street" metropolitan area and strengthening the interconnection with Greater Bay Area. The improvement of traffic conditions and industrial upgrading make home ownership an important driving force for the development of Meizhou real estate. Whether it is for or against, it is a foregone conclusion that Meizhou will join the five metropolitan areas. Borrowing the words of netizens, it is people's efforts, the development of comprehensive strength is the last word, and calm development, characteristic development and high-quality development are the core and focus!
In terms of ranking, Shenzhen Metropolitan Area ranks first, Guangzhou Metropolitan Area ranks second, Pearl River Estuary West Coast Metropolitan Area ranks third, Shantou Chaojie Metropolitan Area ranks fourth, and Exhibition and Trade Metropolitan Area ranks fifth.