Cultural Integration: A New Stage for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area

China is rapidly developing and many cities have expanded in tremendous scale. To what extent economic development is par with social policies and services support is a great challenge for sustainable growth. Employing designs of social indicators first to evaluate social progress and then to guide social integration has a long tradition worldwide. The Central government of China has just proclaimed the plan of developing the Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area in order to give the economic development of the region another push. Nevertheless these efforts will only be successful if the cities in the region can gradually form into supplementary and complimentary unions. Without a gradually leveling in terms of social welfare and social life, free mobility of professional talents and innovative human resources will be jeopardized. This will make the next phase of development difficult. Malaysia, Singapore and neighboring countries along the Melaka Gateway give us a vivid example in modern history particularly in this century on economic and cultural integration. The historical and continuing presence of the Chinese communities in the Melaka Gateway region makes it a perfect example for us to study and compare respective models of social development.

The development of energy professionals played important roles for energy innovation and sustainability transitions in Guangdong- Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area. We selected three representative universities, i.e. Sun Yat-sen University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Macao in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao as the examples which presented current status of higher education in the fields of renewable energies. We compared these renewable energy related curriculums in terms of quantities, structures and contents. The results showed that the renewable energy related curriculums in the three universities should expand at postgraduate levels, strengthen their linkages with industries and increase interdisciplinary courses in order to optimize professional training in the Greater Bay Area.

The Dataset of the Resource and Environment Atlas for the Purpose of Supporting and Serving the Planning, Construction and Green Development of Guangzhou (also referred to as the Atlas), a professional integrated atlas in geology, was prepared based on a collation and summary of the latest materials and results obtained from hydrogeological, engineering geological and environmental geological surveys. It focuses on the development of Guangzhou, one of the three poles of the Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area. In the Atlas, it collected and collated environmental geological surveys, monitoring data and research results carried out in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Bay Area since the Land and Resources Survey.. Moreover, they were expressed in a more popular and legible means such as figures or forms based on secondary study and development. In general, the Atlas consists of 53 maps and 6 categories, i.e., introductory maps, maps on the assessment of the geological suitability for the development and utilization of national land space, maps on the major geological safety problems that ought to be noted in urban planning and construction, maps on the advantageous geological resources that ought to be fully utilized for industrial development, maps on the state of the resources and environment that ought to be focused on for ecological environmental protection and maps on the basic geological conditions. Furthermore, the Atlas also contains the geological recommendations to support the development of green ecological agriculture, the development of a clean energy industry, safe use of water, the development of a tourism industry and the enhancement of the abilities to prevent and reduce natural disasters in the Guangdong – Hongkong – Macao Greater Bay Area, effectively serving the planning of national land space and the building of sponge cities in Guangzhou.

With the acceleration of the global urbanization process, all countries and regions pay more and more attention to the sustainable development of cities. As of October 2021, 132 countries and regions have upgraded the goal of "carbon peak and carbon neutral" to a national strategy, and have proposed a vision of a zero-carbon future. The construction of a smart city has become an important factor in sustainable urban development. The special geographical location of Guangdong Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area (hereinafter referred to as GBA) determines its development flexibility, and this region is bound to become one of the important development strategic regions in China. This paper selects the three core cities of GBA, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, as the research objectives, and to integrate, compare, and analyze the achievements of these cities in terms of smart cities. The research results can provide a reference for the construction direction of smart cities in other cities.

Vigorously developing emerging marine industries are an important way for China to implement the strategy of “Sea Power Nation”, and improving the ability of port enterprises to prevent financial and tax risks is a key link in accelerating the high-quality development of the marine economy. The research objective of this paper is to construct a reasonable early warning financial model for emerging port industries in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Greater Bay Area. The research hypothesis is that the original Z-SCORE model and F-SCORE model are not able to accurately predict the financial risk of emerging marine industries. The data of typical port enterprises are utilized to compare the financial risk; after that risk assessment and early warning are carried out. This paper adopts the Delphi method to assign weights to different indicators and utilizes the Analytic Hierarchy Process method to derive a financial and tax early warning model applicable to Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Greater Bay Area. The results of the study found that the traditional “Z-score model” and “F-score model” are less applicable to the emerging industries in the ports of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao Greater Bay Area. This paper will construct a financial and tax risk control model corresponding to the development of port emerging industries and provide early warning when exceeding a certain threshold to help enterprises develop better. In addition, this paper also puts forward policy suggestions for risk management of emerging port industries from the aspects of system improvement and government-enterprise linkage.

A “Gold town” is a characteristic town featuring gold industry and being operated by leading enterprises. Xintai Group in gold and jewelry industry has launched a “Gold Town” project in Houjie, Dongguan, Guangdong by taking advantage of its own capital and technology, seizing the opportunity of gold and jewelry industry transformation and gathering the strength of traditional gold and jewelry industry in Houjie. “Gold Town” is a key project supported by the local government in response to the national call. When setting up this project, Xintai Group introduced the characteristic development concept of European towns and optimized its own industrial structure, and meanwhile it aimed to build an industrial ecological base of gold and jewelry town and aggregate industrial development resources. This project has been partially completed and the first phase has been transferred to the production and operation stage. Therefore, it is of great significance for both Xintai Group and the local government to explore the appropriate development strategy of the “Gold Town” project.

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China’s traditional patterns, deeply rooted in ancient farming culture, are an integral part of the nation’s artistic heritage. As China enters a new era of global development, its traditional way of life and local cultures are undergoing significant transformations. This study focuses on the contemporary transformation of pattern inheritance in Shandong Province, a key cultural and economic region in China. Shandong, the second most populous province and one of the top three economically developed provinces, has long been a vibrant center of traditional pattern culture. However, the rapid development and modernization of Shandong have introduced new challenges to its traditional pattern art, while also creating opportunities for its evolution. The local government has implemented policies aimed at protecting and adaptively developing this cultural heritage, resulting in both positive outcomes and necessary adjustments in response to real-world conditions. Additionally, the integration of traditional culture with modern commerce, and the evolution of marketing strategies within the pattern culture industry, have reshaped the image of these traditional patterns. This paper employs qualitative field research to analyze the current state of pattern transmission in Shandong Province, offering new insights into the future trajectory of Chinese pattern inheritance and its adaptation in a rapidly changing world.

Tucked away in the stunning province of Fujian in southeast China, the region has a cultural tapestry as varied and vibrant as its breath-taking scenery. Through the analysis and coding of folk songs from four different geographical regions in China (Fujian and Ningde), this paper aimed to determine the degree of mutual interaction and integration of the musical cultures of the Shen and Han nationalities into modernity. It did this by developing a new musical characteristic density map for machine music classification. The nationality known as (SHE) is a small ethnic group in the area. The traditional cultural heritage as well as the growth of the (SHE) nationality have lagged behind the rapid advancement of modern times. This study investigates how to incorporate the culture of the (SHE) nationality into modern culture in order to fully realise the goal of "going out," starting from the conventional cultural heritage and creative growth of the (SHE) nationality. This paper discusses the formation of the (SHE) Minority folk songs in the context of protecting intangible cultural heritage. It does this by using the methods of literature research, field investigation, and comprehensive analysis to gather first-hand fresh field data from the components of historical evolution, protection process, inheritance method, development dilemma, and countermeasures. Questions of development and inheritance. The world will recognise the allure of the traditional culture of the (SHE) nationality as it is continuously enhanced and vibrant.

Rural tourism is a highly comprehensive industry that drives rural revitalization and is also an important support for consolidating the results of poverty eradication in the future. Only through high-quality integration of rural tourism with unique local vernacular cultural resources can rural tourism enhance its charm and truly contribute to rural revitalization. However, new industries related to the integration of cultural tourism are relatively rare, so the demand of tourists for culturally added value in rural tourism has increased. This paper analyzes the dilemma of cultural tourism integration development in Zhejiang Province, introduces the power open integration mechanism framework, combines the current situation of cultural tourism integration in Zhejiang, summarizes the practices and experiences of rural tourism and cultural integration in typical countries such as France, the United States, and Japan, puts forward the path of the integration of cultural industry and tourism industry, and deeply explores the connotation and value of culture in rural tourism, the implementation path of high-quality development of rural tourism and cultural integration, and provides a valuable reference for designing a high-quality rural tourism development path with cultural heritage.

Mathematics education should become holistic, relevant, and connected with learners’ everyday lives, including their culture. This qualitative study aimed to explore the integration of the Ilokano culture in Teaching Mathematics at the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, through a case study qualitative research approach. Findings showed that there is an integration of Ilokano culture in teaching mathematics in UNP. Ilokano culture is primarily used to motivate students or introduce new concepts. The integration of Ilokano culture establishes connections between the faculty and their students and their cultural heritage. The faculty participants also used culture-related examples and problems to emphasize mathematical concepts. Various elements of Ilokano culture are embedded in the teaching-learning process, the language, practices, values, known figures, landmarks, and crafts included. A culture-responsive structure exists in UNP as evidenced by its vision, mission, and developmental goals, which stress preserving and promoting its rich cultural heritage. Difficulties in Ilokano culture integration include inadequacy in knowledge about culture and formal preparation in culture integration and culture-relevant resource materials. The integration of culture into the mathematics curriculum makes it more relevant to the students; thus, it is recommended that teachers design learning experiences in mathematics classes based on the students' cultural background.

The image of tourism is the tourists' perception of tourism elements in the process of tourism. The research on the image of tourism is conducive to analyze the attraction of tourism to tourists, help the managers to excavate the characteristic tourism resources of tourism destination, shape the image of tourism destination, and enhance the attraction and competitiveness of tourism market.The study of tourism image is of great significance to the development of tourism destination. Taking Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area as the representative, this paper collects the comments published by domestic tourists on the website, and uses the grounded theory and text analysis method to study the cognitive image, emotional image and overall image of tourism destination. It is found that the cognitive image of tourism can be divided into five main categories, namely the coastal natural landscape, coastal cultural landscape, coastal tourism activities, destination environment and service facilities. On this basis, by extracting the emotional sentences from the comments and combining with the Circumplex Model of Affection, it is found that the emotional images of tourism destinations in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area are mainly positive emotions; From the perspective of social semantic network and revisiting intention, the overall image of tourism in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area is relatively positive, but there are also some negative perception elements. The purpose of this study is to provide some suggestions for the development of domestic tourism destinations.

With the passage of time and the integration of culture, the design has become the same, with almost no particular style or homogenization; the tendency of the same is becoming more and more prominent: traditional culture, local characteristics, the inheritance of national spirit is also gradually decreasing, which goes against the original intention of interior design. Combining Chinese traditional culture with interior design, innovative interior design, and inheriting the national spirit have been significant trends in China. Under such a general trend, how to walk out of a road rich in regional and national characteristics combines tradition with contemporary theory to adapt to today's increasingly developing world situation. People and users' interest in traditional culture is also growing, which has led to changes in the design concepts and methods of modern architecture, the most important of which is the integration of traditional culture. At the same time, traditional culture plays a significant role in modern interior design. It can not only diversify the development of modern interior design but also break the Western mode of thinking so that our culture can be inherited and applied, and our lives can become more beautiful. This paper analyzes the application of traditional culture in modern interior design. The relationship and interaction between space environment and people At the same time, it also becomes the contemporary cultural communication in the creation of modern architecture should fully consider its functional needs and aesthetic requirements, reasonable use of traditional elements for decoration, to create a Chinese characteristic of the interior atmosphere of traditional Chinese culture with rich and colorful connotation, in the interior design, through the different ethnic, regional and historical background research and analysis. Apply it to modern interior design.

Substantial studies integrating experts' knowledge with statistical forecasting models have been implemented to investigate a long-lasting and disputing issue, the extent to which expert knowledge can improve forecasting performance. However, many current studies are not capable of applying experts' interval knowledge in forecasting. Experts are expected to be more competent and confident, given that human brains do much better on fuzzy calculation like interval estimation than accurate computation like point estimation. To fill in this gap, this paper first proposes a new methodology incorporating interval knowledge which combines the interval knowledge generated by a Delphi-based expert system with the SARIMA model. For validation purposes, the proposed methodology is applied to forecast the container throughput volume of Qingdao port lying in the Bohai Rim, one of the most dynamic economic regions in China. The empirical results clearly show that interval knowledge, following the proposed methodology, significantly improves the forecasting performance. This finding implies that the proposed methodology has a potential to sharpen statistical models for container throughput forecasting.