Daya Bay

Daya Bay (simplified Chinese: 大亚湾; traditional Chinese: 大亞灣; pinyin: Dàyà Wān; Jyutping: daai⁶aa³ waan¹), also formally known as Bias Bay, is a bay of the South China Sea on the south coast of Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. It is bordered by Shenzhen's Dapeng Peninsula to the west and Huizhou to the north and east.

The Bay was a hideout of pirates in the 1920s when the Republic of China government was occupied conducting the Northern Expedition. The bay is now an important contributor in the energy sector for Guangdong province.

Daya Bay is home to six nuclear reactors, two at the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant and four at the Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant, as well as the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment. Two additional reactors are planned farther east at the Lufeng Nuclear Power Plant. Daya Bay is located at approximately 22°35′43″N 114°32′35″E / 22.5953°N 114.5431°E / 22.5953; 114.5431Coordinates: 22°35′43″N 114°32′35″E / 22.5953°N 114.5431°E / 22.5953; 114.5431. The bay also host the Huizhou Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone.

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