The Gongbei Port, which links Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong Province to Macao, saw its cross-border passenger volume surpass 50 million on Monday morning, becoming the first land port in China to hit this mark so far this year.

This year, the 50-million milestone at Gongbei Port was reached 12 days earlier than in 2025. According to the Gongbei border inspection station, daily passenger flow at the port rose steadily in the first quarter of this year, refreshing a six-year high three times in a row.
Notably, cross-border commutes between Zhuhai and Macao for work, family visits, leisure shopping, schooling, and employment have become the main drivers, highlighting a growing trend of two-way movement.
Since the second quarter, major events, including the Canton Fair and the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit, have attracted a larger number of foreign business travelers and tourists passing through the port. As of Sunday, the port had recorded over 350,000 border crossings by foreign nationals, representing a year-on-year increase of more than 10 percent.