The 2024 Men's Tennis World Cup and Davis Cup Finals group stage will be held in Hengqin, and this exciting news has put this beautiful island in the spotlight once again. Hengqin, located at the southern tip of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province and separated from Macao by water, occupies an important position in the country's development plan, but also has a rich and colorful customs, unique food and tourism, distinctive culture, a thriving economy and a growing sports industry.

From the perspective of the overall planning at the national level, the establishment of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin is of great significance. The Master Plan for the Development of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin points out a clear direction for its future development, aiming to promote the in-depth integration of Guangdong and Macao in the economic, social and cultural fields. Hengqin will make every effort to build a modern industrial system with international competitiveness, create a better living and employment environment for Macao residents, and build a new high-level opening up system integrated with Macao. This plan not only shows that the state attaches great importance to the development of Hengqin, but also lays a solid foundation for it to play a key role in the overall development of the country.

Hengqin's customs are unique. It not only inherits the profound heritage of Lingnan culture, but also forms its own unique maritime cultural characteristics due to its unique geographical location and historical origin. The residents are hospitable, the folk activities are rich and colorful, and the dragon and lion dances are lively during major festivals, and the shouts of dragon boat races are resounding in the sky. The natural scenery of Hengqin is also charming, Hengqin Mountain is lush, and the Tianmu River is sparkling, providing people with an excellent place for leisure and vacation.

Food tourism is one of the highlights of Hengqin. Here, the gastronomic culture blends the sophistication of Cantonese cuisine, the uniqueness of Portuguese cuisine and the charm of local specialties to form a mouth-watering and unique flavour. Whether it is the tender and juicy Hengqin oysters or the fragrant Hengqin cream crab, diners can feast their mouths.

The tourism resources are even more rich and diverse. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, the "dazzling pearl" of Hengqin Island, is the world's largest marine theme park. Walking into the aquarium is like being in a magical underwater worldFull of joy and surprises. Xingle Du · Camping Town integrates characteristic accommodation, fun amusement, outdoor sports, outreach education, and special cuisine, with a characteristic non-powered paradise "Xingqita Non-powered World" and nearly 150 sets of characteristic accommodation units with different styles and wild fun.

Chimelong Ocean Park

Xingledu · camping town

From Xiangzhou Port, Hengqin Branch of China Rosewood Museum to Shibo Park, and finally settle in Legendale Pangdu Plaza, you can check in one-stop for eating, drinking and playing, and feel the characteristic architecture, fireworks and humanistic customs of Hengqin. Hengqin's cultural characteristics are unique, and cultural venues such as the Hengqin Branch of the China Rosewood Museum and the Xiangzhoubu Cultural Center display rich historical culture and artistic masterpieces, which make people indulge in it.

Hengqin Branch of China Rosewood Museum

Xiangzhou Port

Legend Pandu Plaza

Hengqin is also actively promoting tourism cooperation with Macao to jointly build a cross-border tourism destination and bring tourists a richer and more diverse travel experience. In addition, various music festivals, art festivals and other cultural events continue one after another, attracting many tourists and culture lovers to come and experience the cultural charm of this land.

In terms of economic development, Hengqin has made remarkable achievements in recent years. By actively promoting industrial upgrading, high-tech industries, modern service industries, and cultural and creative industries have flourished. At the same time, it has strengthened economic cooperation with Macao and jointly built key projects such as a cross-border financial service platform and a traditional Chinese medicine industry base, which has effectively promoted the synergy of the economies of the two places and injected strong impetus into regional economic growth.

In 2023, the GDP of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin reached RMB46.179 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.48%. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 62 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.11%; the added value of the secondary industry was 8.707 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.11%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 37.410 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.57%.

The sports industry in Hengqin is also showing a thriving trend. A series of modern stadiums and facilities have sprung up, such as Hengqin International Tennis Center, Hengqin Sports Park, etc. A number of well-known sports events and activities have been successfully held here, and international competitions such as ATP and WTA professional tennis tournaments and Hengqin Marathon have attracted many domestic and foreign players and spectators, which has greatly enhanced the sports influence of Hengqin.

The arrival of the group stage of the 2024 Men's Tennis World Cup and Davis Cup Final has undoubtedly brought many new development opportunities to Hengqin. This is the first time in the history of the Davis Cup to be held in Asia, the tournament will be played from September 10 to 15 at the Hengqin International Tennis Center, Germany, United States, Slovakia and Chile four world powerhouses gathered together to attack for this year's Davis Cup finals, which is bound to dedicate a tennis event worth looking forward to for Chinese tennis fans.

First of all, the holding of the event will strongly promote the upgrading of the local sports industry. Attract more sports enterprises and projects to settle in, promote the vigorous development of sports training, event operation, sports equipment manufacturing and other related industries, further improve the sports industry chain, and enhance the scale and quality of the sports industry.

Secondly, inject strong vitality into the tourism industry. Fans and tourists from all over the world will gather in Hengqin to drive the prosperity of tourism-related industries such as hotels, restaurants, and transportation. Hengqin can take this opportunity to carefully build special tourism products and routes with tennis as the theme, improve the level of tourism services, extend the stay time of tourists, increase tourism consumption, and promote the high-quality development of the tourism industry.

Furthermore, enhance Hengqin's international visibility and influence. Through global broadcasting and media reports, it will show the unique charm and development achievements of Hengqin to the world, attract more international investment and talents, and create a more favorable external environment for Hengqin's economic and social development.

In addition, cultural exchanges and integration should be strengthened. During the event, athletes and fans from all over the world brought different cultural elements to promote multicultural exchanges and collisions, enrich the cultural connotation of Hengqin, and enhance cultural soft power.

In order to fully grasp this rare opportunity, Huafa Sports continuously strengthens the organization and management of the event to ensure the smooth progress of the event and provide participants with high-quality services and experiences; further improve the level of sports facilities and services to meet the needs of the event and the fitness needs of the public; Hengqin is also increasing tourism promotion, innovating tourism products and services to attract more tourists; Promote the integrated development of the sports industry and other industries to achieve synergy.

It is believed that with the help of the Davis Cup, an international tennis tournament, Hengqin will usher in a more brilliant chapter of development and become an attractive island with economic prosperity, cultural prosperity, social harmony and beautiful ecology. Let us look forward to witnessing this wonderful tennis feast in Hengqin and feeling the infinite vitality and passion of its development!