As the 2026 Guangdong City Basketball League (Yue BA) is ongoing, we're launching a poster series that look at the game through the lens of Guangdong manufacturing. Each edition highlights one city and the signature product that defines its industrial DNA.
First up: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai, three cities, three industries.
Guangzhou, the city that takes off
Guangzhou Makes. Guangzhou Rises.
Guangzhou doesn't just manufacture cars. It manufactures flight vehicles.
The GAC's GOVY AirCab, a next-generation flying car, completed its maiden flight over Haixinsha Island in the heart of Guangzhou on March 20, 2026. It was more than a test flight. It was a statement.
The AirCab has already secured over 2,000 orders and is on track for certification and mass delivery by the end of 2026. With a carbon fiber body comprising over 90% of its airframe and a 250 km/h top speed, it's designed to turn low-altitude travel into an everyday reality, at prices comparable to a regular taxi ride.
But Guangzhou isn't alone in the sky. The city is home to all three of China's low-altitude flight leaders, GAC, EHang, and XPeng Aeroht, with over 4,200 low-altitude economy enterprises, the second highest in the nation. From drafting industry-first technical standards for flying motors and battery management systems to building a citywide network of takeoff pads, Guangzhou is building the infrastructure for a future where the court isn't the only place you rise.
Shenzhen, the city that makes competitors
Made in Shenzhen. Made to Compete.
Shenzhen is China's hardware silicon valley. And today, it's building something new: humanoid robots that don't just assist, but challenge.
By 2025, Shenzhen's AI and robotics core industry revenue approached 270 billion yuan, with strategic emerging industries accounting for 43% of the city's GDP. More than 70,000 robotics enterprises now call Shenzhen home, and seven Shenzhen companies rank among the global top 100 humanoid robotics firms.
The breakthroughs are happening at an astonishing pace. In February 2026, AI² Robotics became Shenzhen's first hundred-billion-valuation embodied AI unicorn. In March, Dobot Atom humanoid robot officially started working at a Shenzhen cinema, making and selling over a thousand cups of popcorn daily, 14 hours straight. And at the world's first robot 6S store in Longgang, over 500 supply chain enterprises have gathered, creating a close circle ecosystem from R&D to market validation.
In Shenzhen, technology isn't a crutch. It's a competitor. And a competitor makes you better. That's why on the hardwood, this city doesn't just play the game, it raises the bar.
Zhuhai, the city that prints possibilities
The Game's Input. Zhuhai's Output.
Zhuhai is the world's printing capital. Not flashy. But everywhere.
The numbers speak for themselves: Zhuhai supplies 79% of the world's printer ribbons, 68% of compatible ink cartridges, and over 40% of recycled laser toner cartridge components. Its products reach more than 100 countries and regions across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and beyond.
The city is home to Ninestar and Tianwei, the world's two largest general consumables manufacturers, as well as G&G, the global leader in compatible toner cartridges. In March 2026, global buyers bringing real orders walked Zhuhai's factory floors, witnessing printers that can churn out 100 pages a minute and portable printers lighter than a can of soda.
On April 18–20, 2026, the Zhuhai 21st ReChina Asia Expo & Asia Copier Consumables Expo will return to Zhuhai, gathering 350+ industry leaders. Zhuhai doesn't chase attention. It delivers precision, quietly, reliably, at scale.
Author & Poster | Jiang Chang
