"Kwong Wah Yit Poh has close connection with Zhongshan. In 1910, Sun Yat-sen founded the newspaper in Penang, Malaysia. Up to now, we still adhere to Sun Yat-sen’s philosophy ‘the whole world as one community’ to serve the overseas Chinese community,” said Mr. Nang Chian Ping, news editor of digital news of Kwong Wah Yit Poh Press Berhad after visiting Sun Yat-sen's former residence in Zhongshan.

Group photo at the Sun Yat-sen’s former residence. [Photo provided to Newsgd.com]

Zhongshan, a city at the west bank of Pearl River, has Zhuhai to its south, Guangzhou to its north, and lingdingyang waters and Shenzhen to its east. The city, connecting the two banks of Pearl River, is now sparing no effort to seize the significant opportunity brought by the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and are consistently enhancing the city’s capabilities, aiming to become a major hub of the GBA.

On September 5th, the Southeast Asian Media Greater Bay Area Tour visit Zhongshan, including the Museum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the management center of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge, the Cuiheng New Area Planning Exhibition Hall and the town of lightings Guzhen, getting a taste of both the city’s culture and rapid development.

Sun Yat-sen’s former residence

Mr. Nang Chian Ping is interviewed by local media at the Sun Yat-sen's former residence. [Photo by Will] 

In Cuiheng, a village in Zhongshan, stands a two-story house made of wood and brick. Distinct from other residences in the village, the former residence of Sun Yat-sen combines both Chinese and western and architectural features.

The journalists were excited about visiting the residence. “Overseas activities were an important part of Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary career. Especially in Southeast Asian countries and regions, the geographical location is convenient, and there are many supports from overseas Chinese. Mr. Sun Yat-sen shared deep roots with us," said Bui Anh Tuan, a reporter of Vietnam News Agency.

After the visit, Mr. Nang Chian Ping told our reporters about his story of ‘seeking roots’ in Zhongshan. “Kwong Wah Yit Poh was founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Penang, Malaysia, in 1910, but I had no chance to visit Zhongshan before. When I come to Zhongshan this time, I find that the city is full of vigor and has kept a balance between development and environmental protection.”

Ben Yuen Hui, a reporter of The Star of Malaysia, also said that she was very interested in the history. She is very familiar with many of Sun Yat-sen's deeds.

Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge

The construction site of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge. [Photo by Will]

The under-construction Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge is the only direct highway connecting the two city clusters of ‘Shenzhen-Dongguan-Huizhou’ and ‘Zhuhai-Zhongshan-Jiangmen’ and will be a key artery serving both the Guangdong Free Trade Zone and the GBA.

From the perspective of technology, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge is a world-class project consisting of bridges, islands and tunnels, said Sun Jifei, vice editor chief of Indonesia Shang Bao. “After the opening of the bridge, Zhongshan would gain big benefit. The city will be connected to the four core engines of GBA- Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, more industries of the city are able to go out and achieve a broader development space.”

Town of lightings

The Star Alliance Lights Center in Guzhen, Zhongshan. [Photo provided to Newsgd.com] 

The lighting industry took off in Guzhen, a town in Zhongshan, 30 years ago. It has been on a journey of industrial transformation and upgrade recent years, focusing more on product quality than quantity. Its lighting products are now exported to more than 130 countries and regions across the globe, including Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe and the United States.

The downtown is a bling-bling world, with a cluster of shopping malls all selling lighting products, dubbed as Star Alliance Lights Center.

In one of the lighting stores, Han Yonghong, vice editor chief of Lianhe Zaobao, was surprised to find the company was the lighting solution provider to the famous Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

In another store, the media group experience a smart home solution, seeing the extension of Guzhen lighting industry from providing lighting products to quality life.

Authors: Monica Liu, Hannah Zhou

Editors: Wing Zhang, Simon Haywood

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东南亚媒体走进中山：在这里感到特别亲切

“《光华日报》跟中山这座城市颇有渊源。1910年，孙中山在马来西亚槟城创办《光华日报》，至今，我们依然秉持孙中山‘天下为公’口号为华人社区服务。”马来西亚光华日报网数码新闻组主任颜健品在参观完孙中山故居后感慨道。

东南亚主流网络媒体采访团在孙中山故居合影。

9月5日，“活力湾区 世界共享”东南亚主流网络媒体采访团走进著名的“侨乡”中山，先后走访了孙中山故居纪念馆、深中通道管理中心、翠亨新区规划馆和古镇星光联盟灯饰中心等，领略中山深厚的侨乡文化底蕴，感受正在举全市之力深度参与粤港澳大湾区建设的“中山速度”。

走进孙中山故居纪念馆 探寻伟人足迹

马来西亚光华日报网的数码新闻组主任颜健品在孙中山故居接受当地媒体采访。

“小小翠亨村，走出一个人；走出孙中山，点亮一片天。”来到中山市南朗镇翠亨村，一幢红白相间的砖木结构两层楼房映入眼帘。与村中其他民居相比，这栋建筑与众不同，具有中西合璧、坐东朝西、门多窗多回环联通的特色。这里便是孙中山故居。

来到孙中山故居，采访团的记者们都十分兴奋，“海外活动是孙中山先生革命生涯的重要内容，尤其是在东南亚国家和地区，地理位置便利，又有许多华人华侨的支持，我们和孙中山先生都有着颇深的渊源。”来自越南通讯社的记者裴英俊表示。

两位来自马来西亚的记者参观得格外仔细，不断驻足拍照。参观完毕后，来自马来西亚光华日报网的数码新闻组主任颜健品向记者讲述了他中山“寻根”的故事。“《光华日报》是1910年由孙中山先生在马来西亚槟城创办的，但此前我并没有机会真正来到中山。这次来到中山，我发觉这个城市非常富有生命力，‘在发展与环保中抓到了平衡点’。”

同样来自马来西亚的《星报》记者马盈慧也表示，她对历史很感兴趣，很多孙中山的事迹她都如数家珍，因此今天来到孙中山故居感到特别亲切。

探访深中通道建设工地 当场吟颂《过零丁洋》

采访团记者远眺深中通道建设工地。

告别孙中山故居后，采访团前往近年来备受关注的深中通道工程。作为珠三角“深莞惠”与“珠中江”两大城市群之间唯一公路直连通道，深中通道是广东自由贸易试验区、粤港澳大湾区之间的交通纽带，是集“桥、岛、隧、水下互通”于一体的世界级集群工程。

为了近距离感受深中通道工程的风采，采访团登上了观景平台远眺施工现场。吹着和煦温暖的微风，面向视野开阔的伶仃洋，看着工地上热火朝天的繁忙景象，来自泰国《星暹日报》侨社新闻的主编苏灵逸诗兴大发，对着正在兴建的工地念起诗来，“惶恐滩头说惶恐，零丁洋里叹零丁。只是这番景象倒是一点都不‘惶恐’，反而令人感到无比开阔和振奋。”

“从科技含量上来看，深中通道属于世界级工程，在粤港澳大湾区整体规划战略中可以说是一个重要的节点。深中通道开通以后，我认为最受利的应该是中山，它既可以让中山享受到来自香港、澳门、广州、深圳四大核心引擎的优势资源，同时也能让中山的更多产业走出去，获得更加广阔的发展空间。”印度尼西亚《商报》副总编辑孙继飞表示。

走访古镇灯饰产业，惊喜偶遇家乡元素

采访团成员在中山星光联盟全球品牌灯饰中心欣赏漂亮的灯具。

来到中山，不得不看的就是中山的灯饰行业。走进“中国灯饰之都”古镇镇，灯具店铺鳞次栉比，来往顾客采购商络绎不绝。经过30多年的发展和沉淀，古镇镇走出了一条产业转型升级行之有效的路径，“古镇灯饰”不仅畅销中国大陆及港澳地区，还出口东南亚、日本、欧美等130多个国家和地区。

中山的最后一站，采访团来到了星光联盟全球品牌灯饰中心（简称“星光联盟”）。采访团走进其中一家灯具店，新加坡《联合早报》副总编辑韩咏红非常惊喜地发现，新加坡著名的金沙酒店，竟然也是这家灯饰店的客户。于是她兴奋地掏出手机对着有金沙酒店照片的宣传画拍了很多照片留念。

夏季送上清凉高色温的白光，冬季调为温暖低色温的黄光，用餐时灯光自动为佳肴“增味”，清洁时确保能看清每个卫生死角……在星光联盟的另一家灯具店，智能家居照明系统令采访团成员们眼前一亮。大家踊跃体验不同类型的灯光带来的多种氛围。

吧台的暖黄灯、可代替蜡烛的微暗灯、适合睡眠的低强度灯，智能系统无处不在。以前一直以为只有机器人才是智能家居，没想到照明系统也能做到如此智能。不少记者感慨道：在灯饰产业里，中山真的是将传统+创新发挥到了极致。

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