South China Megacity

Formed from the merger of nine smaller cities in China's Pearl River Delta in 2023, the South China Megacity was the largest urban conglomeration in the world with a population of over 104 million by 2030. 
Numerous infrastructure projects linked the water, energy, transportation, cellular communication and hospital infrastructure of the region before the formal merger of the cities. The creation of the South China Megacity also settled the status of tens of millions of migrant workers from the country who received urban status and the all the social and economic benefits that came with urban status. Residents could purpose a single metropass to use on trains, subways and buses to traverse the vast megalopolis. The amalgamation of the region lowered living costs substantially for many people and increased the economic competitiveness of the Pearl River Delta.
The South China Megacity included many of the tallest buildings and the world including several kilometer tall super skyscrapers. The conurbation had several centers with impressive skylines in their own right. Chinese conglomerate Broad Group completed the 2.1 km tall mixed use Guangdong Tower in a new filler city for former migrant workers between the Guangzhou and Dongguan. The building housed 250,000 people and produced all its own electricity from renewable sources including solar and wind power.
An express train linked the South China Megacity to neighboring Hong Kong.
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