Daya Bay Explained

Daya Bay, formerly known as Bias Bay,^[1] is a bay of the South China Sea on the south coast of Guangdong Province in China. It is bordered by Shenzhen's Dapeng Peninsula to the west and Huizhou to the north and east.

History

The bay was a hideout of pirates^[2] in the 1920s, when the Republic of China government was occupied with conducting the Northern Expedition.^[3] Part of it was seized by the Japanese military in the Canton Operation.

Environment

Historically, Daya Bay had whales and turtles.^{[4] [5]} The bay was one of the breeding grounds along the southern coast of China for Asian population of gray whales, which are now one of the most endangered whale population in the world. They migrated to the bay to calve in the winter-spring seasons. Other species, such as humpback whales, also historically migrated to Daya Bay. All of these were wiped out by Japanese whalers established whaling stations on various sites on Chinese coasts including at nearby Daya Bay.^{[6] [7]} Critically endangered Chinese white dolphins and occasional whales such as humpbacks have been confirmed in the bay in recent years.^[8]

Transportation

The freight-only Huizhou–Dayawan railway connects Daya Bay with the Chinese railway network.^[9] In the future, the area will be served by the Shenzhen–Dayawan intercity railway.^[10]

External links

• Location of Daya Bay
• Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant
• Daya Bay Neutrino Experiment

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bias Bay, China - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates. geographic.org.
2. News: 25 March 1927 . Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), Friday 25 March 1927, page 1 . 1 . Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954) . May 27, 2021.
3. News: Ship Sink Off Waglan . The Hongkong Telegraph . 1929-01-16.
4. Web site: Dredging in China under strict environment control. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406191455/https://www.porttechnology.org/images/uploads/technical_papers/PT29-06.pdf. dead. Apr 6, 2016.
5. http://www.chncup.com/?action=news&method=news&id=6664 大辣甲岛海域现死亡鲸鱼 死因未明
6. Jefferson. Thomas A.. Hung. Samuel K.. 2007-01-01. An updated, annotated checklist of the marine mammals of Hong Kong. Mammalia. 71. 3. 105–114. 10.1515/MAMM.2007.021.
7. Rockwell D.H., 2009, When in Rome, Do as the Whales Do!
8. Web site: 大亚湾发现中华白海豚 专家：应保持百米安全距离. shenzhen.sina.com.cn.
9. Web site: 25 December 2008. 惠大铁路进港线明年五一前通车. Huida Railway port extension will open 1 May next year. zh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015182430/http://e.hznews.com/paper/djsb/20081225/03/1/. 15 October 2011. 19 February 2021. huizhou.cn.
10. Web site: 深圳机场至大亚湾城际深圳机场至坪山段工程环境影响评价第二次信息公告 . Shenzhen Metro . 6 April 2021 . zh . 6 November 2020.