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Friday, November 15, 2013

Fences and Walls Between Two Cities in China

Despite Macau being a part of China, mainland Chinese need a special permit to enter it. I've pondered the border between Macau and Zhuhai, the neighboring city in mainland China, both while looking at Macau from Zhuhai and while looking at Zhuhai from Macau.

I recently visited the western half of Macau's northern border. I found it provides a stronger impression of the border than many other vantage points due to the long stretches of human-made barriers in both Macau and Zhuhai. This area of Macau is connected by land to mainland China or only separated by a narrow strip of water. At most other locations wider bodies of water separate Macau and the rest of China, and no long stretches of border fences or walls exist.

Below are eight photos I took from this area in Macau in the order they were taken as I headed west along the border. In all of them Zhuhai can be seen in the background. If a fence on the Macau side is not visible, it means I stuck my camera through the gratings. See the three links above to earlier posts for more scenes and for more information and thoughts about the border between Macau and mainland China.

Man looking at the new Zhuhai Railway Station from Sun Yat Sen Park in Macau
Man looking at the new Zhuhai Railway Station from Sun Yat Sen Park in Macau

A partial basketball court in Macau in sight of apartments in Zhuhai
A partial basketball court in Macau in sight of apartments in Zhuhai

a sign in Macau providing notice of video surveillance at the border with mainland China
There is video surveillance along the border.

Farther away view of the Zhuhai Railway station with Zhuhai buildings on the left and in the center
Farther away view of the Zhuhai Railway station with Zhuhai buildings on the left and in the center

Looking westward from the same location as the previous photo

triangular shaped building at the border between Zhuhai and Macau
This appeared to be a building for border police.

Public exercise equipment and a child running by
Public exercise equipment and a child running by

a strip of water with mountain and apartment complexes in the background
Mountains and new apartment complexes are easy to find in Zhuhai

2 comments:

  1. Whats with the triangular shaped guard post. The Cinese seem to really like that shape for government buildings. I saw quite a few building in this shape near Dongguan earlier this year.

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    1. I'm not sure, but it did seem representative of a particular architectural style common in China. And it was also somewhat reminiscent of a hotel in Pyongyang.

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