Zhuhai is one of the major cities that make up the Pearl
River Delta region.  It
is located in southern Guangdong Province, along the western and southern
banks of the Pearl River estuary. It extends from north latitude 21 48'
up to 22 27' and from east longitude 113 3' to 114 19'. Zhuhai borders with
Macau to the south at the Gongbei
border, neighbored with Hong Kong
across the South China Sea to the east, 140km away from Guangzhou
to the north, and 36 miles away from Hong Kong.
The vegetation is ideal for the many golf courses that have been built
in the past ten years as a rural retreat for avid Hong Kong golfers. The
farmland in Zhuhai is rich in minerals with various soil compositions
such as red soil, crimson soil, stone soil, sea sand, saline-alkali soil
and alluvial soil. Crimson soil is mainly found on the mountainous land
below an elevation of 300 meters. Stone soil usually covers areas with
exposed rocks and there is heavy water-erosion. Sea sand is normally in
a rich reservation along seashores or around big islands. The terrain
of Zhuhai generally slopes from west to southeast with gentle highlights
of mountain, sea, sandy beach, alluvial plains and lakes for a varied
terrain. The coastline rambles along for 690 km, with 146 islands or islets
of about 237 square kilometers, which bestows upon Zhuhai the title of
" One Hundred Islands City".
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