An aerial drone photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows the city view at sunset in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

GUANGZHOU, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Covering an area of 56,000 square kilometers, which is less than 0.6 percent of the country's total land area, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area generated an economic output exceeding 14 trillion yuan in 2023, roughly one-ninth of the national total. It stands as one of China's most open and economically dynamic areas, and is also among the regions with the highest economic development quality.

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Nansha Bridge, which links Guangzhou City and Dongguan City, and ships along the Shiziyang channel in the Pearl River Estuary area, in south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 26, 2024 shows a view of the Macao youth startup valley in Hengqin, Zhuhai City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 26, 2024 shows a view of Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin, Zhuhai City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows a view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)