Guangzhou declared its sky-high ambition on December 25 with the inaugural 2025 Conference on High-quality Development of Low-altitude Economy in the Greater Bay Area.

The city already hosts the world's first certified manned autonomous aircraft, the planet's largest flying-car mass-production base (Xpeng AeroHT rolls one unit every 30 minutes), and China's first eVTOL wind tunnel. More than 4,200 low-altitude companies form the country's second-largest cluster, spanning R&D, manufacturing, operations and services.

EHang's EH216-S eVTOL has 100-plus overseas orders; ag-drone leader XAG, hydrogen-UAV maker Yun Tao Tech and high-rise firefighting specialist Walkera dominate their niches. 

From logistics and emergency response to cultural-tourism joy-flights, Guangzhou's "city in the sky" is taking shape above the millennium-old trading hub.

Source: Guangzhou Daily
Reporter: Fang Qing
Photos: Yang Yaoye
English Author & Editor: Lyu Yun