The iron dragon gallops, connecting Guangdong and Hong Kong. A train of Fuxing trains bathed in the morning sunshine, loaded with passengers, departed from Shenzhen North Station on time and sped towards Hong Kong. Over the past seven years since the opening of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway, the cumulative cross-border passenger flow has exceeded 100 million, writing a story of interdependence between mountains and seas and walking hand in hand for the integrated development of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Speed reshapes the balance between life and work. I'm going to celebrate my daughter's birthday working in Guangzhou today, "Ms. Zhou sat happily in the waiting room of West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong. After 55 minutes, she was able to embrace her daughter warmly. This pace of life has long become a microcosm of daily life in the Greater Bay Area. The fastest travel time from Hong Kong to Shenzhen North is only 17 minutes, and the fastest travel time to Guangzhou South is only 47 minutes. Over the past seven years, the daily cross-border passenger flow of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway has increased from less than 40000 to nearly 100000, and the number of direct cities has expanded from over 40 to 110. After the timetable adjustment in January this year, the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway had a maximum daily operation of 415 trains, ranking among the busiest high-speed railway lines in the country. Even if I work overtime until 10 pm, I still have a car to go back to Shenzhen now. ”Ms. Lin, who lives in Shenzhen and works in Hong Kong, exclaimed. With the introduction of new ticket systems such as "counted tickets" and "flexible travel", commuters like her are able to choose their travel plans more easily. A railway is an industrial belt. Every week, I have to take the high-speed train back and forth between Hong Kong and Qianhai. Hong Kong's capital market can provide financing for the company, Shenzhen's industrial chain can achieve product landing, and the high-speed train makes the complementary advantages of the two places within reach. "Mr. Zhong, a young entrepreneur from Hong Kong, registered a technology company in Qianhai, Shenzhen. With the policy advantages of Qianhai and the scientific and technological resources of Shenzhen, the company's developed artificial intelligence products quickly entered the market. Similarly, high-speed rail is also a key factor that Hong Kong elderly people consider when choosing to retire in mainland cities. According to data from the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region last year, nearly 100000 Hong Kong elderly people aged 65 and above have chosen to settle in Guangdong. 73 year old Grandma Li is one of them. She has been living in a nursing home in Guangming District, Shenzhen for a year and a half. "When I chose to retire in mainland cities, I valued the convenience and living environment of high-speed rail. On weekends, my daughter could come to see me, and I could also go back to Hong Kong to meet old friends at any time." The data confirms this integration: by 2025, the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed rail will transport a total of 35.794 million cross-border passengers, a year-on-year increase of 17.8%; From January 1st to February 28th, 2026, the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong High Speed Rail has transported over 5.5 million cross-border passengers. Inside and outside the train carriage, countless heartwarming stories from the Bay Area are also flowing: half an hour at Guangzhou South Station helped Hong Kong passengers retrieve their backpacks; Shenzhen North Station has opened a green channel for over a hundred Hong Kong students; A Hong Kong family took a high-speed train to Guangzhou during the Spring Festival to celebrate and take photos along the way; Cabin crew members share the "one-day tour of the Greater Bay Area" route with foreign tourists... During daily interactions, cultural exchanges and emotional resonance continue to heat up. We once sang "Brilliant Adventurers" with Hong Kong youth, and the song was full of the warmth of two places walking together in unity, "said Guan Yan, the captain of the" Welcoming Flowers "service team at Shenzhen North Station. (New Society)