Meaning of Hengqin | Babel Free

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An island of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, partially leased by Macau.

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“A strange telegram comes from Peking. It says that at some date prior to the 11th inst., a Chinese squadron attacked the Portuguese gun-boats lying off Hengchin Island, and inflicted a loss of over 10 killed and wounded. The Governor of Macao at once despatched reinforcements which bombarded the island and caused many casualties.”

“When classes start in September, the University of Macau’s new campus — still under construction on about a square kilometer, or roughly 250 acres, on Hengqin Island in southern Guangdong Province — will be “handed over” to Macau governance in accordance with a 2009 bill by the National People’s Congress in Beijing.”

“China’s expanding high-speed train network and projects such as a 38 billion yuan bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai on the mainland are reducing travelling times to Macau. The development of neighbouring Hengqin island - which is also part of mainland China - is also likely to boost visitors to Macau.”

“In several documents of the 19th Century and first half of the 20th Century these two islands appear as part of the colony of Macau, but it is true that they never held strategic or economic interest for the Portuguese – which is understandable: while the island now known as Hengqin occupies a total land area of 106.46 square kilometres, only 28 are good for development.”

“The announcement comes days after Beijing announced plans to include Qianhai, a special co-operation zone in Guangdong’s Shenzhen, and Hengqin, an island in the southern city of Zhuhai, as part of the Greater Bay Area’s long-term development.”

“It’s hard to imagine now, but there were once three mountainous, verdant islands between Macau and mainland China. The Portuguese named them Dom João, Montanha and Lapa. Later the islands became known in Chinese as Xiao (Little) Hengqin, Da (Big) Hengqin and Wanzai, respectively. The two Hengqins, which faced Coloane and Taipa, were eventually joined by land reclamation to form a single island while Wanzai, a mere few hundred metres from Macau’s Inner Harbour (Porto Interior), saw its inclines levelled enough to become a peninsula.”

“He reportedly left Macau with his friends on the night of 25 October (Tuesday) for Hengqin to drive home. They were immediately taken to quarantine upon arrival in Yeungkong city.”

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