The Port of Huadu is about 100 miles inland from Hong Kong in China. It is the Huadu District in the city of Guangzhou City (previously known as Canton), located in the Pearl River Delta. The Port of Huadu is open all year. Huadu is by mountains on three sides. Huadu is about a half-hour from Guangzhou’s center city and near the beautiful new Guangzhou International Airport.
Huadu is one of ten districts in Guanghzou City, and over 700 thousand people live there. In 2001, the Port of Huadu’s government established the “Huadu International Jewelry Center” to develop a base for jewelry manufacturing and processing. Over 60 jewelry companies from Poland, Turkey, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have invested in the jewelry center.
Port Commerce
The Port of Huadu’s waterfront has 546 yards of wharf and two large warehouses with 32 thousand square feet of storage space. Huadu Harbor provides convenient access to marine transportation. It can handle 100 thousand standard containers and 850 thousand tons of bulk cargo a year. The harbor can accommodate eight cargo ships at the same time. Expansion efforts are underway, and throughput capacity will soon reach 300 thousand containers a year.
The Port of Huadu is a rapidly-growing export-oriented port. Major exports include mechanical and electronic products, leather goods, textiles, jewelry, and other commodities. Dominant imports include fruit and grain, auto parts, computer components, and raw and semi-finished materials.
The Chinese government seeks to make the Port of Huadu the largest motor city in South China. The Pearl River Delta region is a leader in the country’s economic development, and Nissan Motors is committed to investing in China’s motor industry.
Cruising and Travel
In the center of downtown Huadu, Xiu Quan Park is a large area with a playground for children and several basketball courts. A covered walkway surrounds a large lake where there is an amusement park, a small zoo, and a MiG-15 from the Korean War.
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