Abstract:Transportation is the condition and content for economic and social development. It is a link for regional connections and the foundation for the development of regional relations. The study of the transportation social history is also one of the hot issues in academia. In the early years of the Republic of China, there were frequent changes of political power and social unrest. At that time, Bao’an County, Guangdong Province(now Shenzhen City) was still dominated by natural economy, with backward productivity and low level of modernization. Poor transportation conditions are one of the reasons that hindered the social and economic development of Bao’an County. Around 1930, the Po On Commercial Association in Hong Kong raised funds to establish the Yankou Road Company, built the Yankou Highway and Shekou Wharf in Bao’an County, opened the highway from Wushiyan to Shekou and the ferry route from Shekou to Hong Kong, forming a transportation channel starting from Wushiyan, Bao’an in the north and connecting to Yuen Long, Hong Kong in the south, with road and sea transport, connecting the western Bao’an and western Hong Kong and enriching the transportation routes and travel modes between the two places. Before the Anti-Japanese War, this route facilitated the production and life exchanges between Bao’an and Hong Kong. During the Anti-Japanese War, the water route operated by Yankou Company was subject to the threat of Japanese military force and maintained the daily personnel exchanges and material supply between the two places to the greatest extent, making contributions to the Anti-Japanese War in South China. The initial construction and operation of the Yankou water and land transportation line opened up the initial practice of connecting the western parts of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, promoted the interaction, communication and integration of these two societies, and became the beginning of the subsequent construction of the Shenzhen Shekou Industrial Zone and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Western Corridor. It also provided experience for the grand practice of coordinated development of cities in the Greater Bay Area in the new era.
吴青, 罗文捷. 民国时期深港两地西部通连的构划与实践[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2024, 41(6): 123-133.
WU Qing, LUO Wen-jie. Planning and Implementation of the Western Connection between Shenzhen and Hong Kong during the Republic of China Era. , 2024, 41(6): 123-133.