What are the tourist attractions in Zhanjiang？

The tourist attractions in Chikan District of Zhanjiang include Huguangyan Scenic Area, South Asian Botanical Garden, Inch Jinqiao Park, Jinshawan Coastal Tourist Area, Xiashan Sea View Corridor, Chikan Old Street and so on.

1. Huguangyan Scenic Area

Huguangyan Scenic Area, located 18 kilometers southwest of Zhanjiang City, is a national geological park, ranking first among the eight scenic spots in Zhanjiang. It covers an area of about 38 square kilometers, with various geological relics such as Ma 'er volcano geological landform, coastal landform and tectonic geological landform. There are nearly 100 species of birds and dozens of animals on the mountain, and the ecology is good. The Lengyan Temple and Baiyi Temple in the scenic area were built at the end of Sui Dynasty, which is very historic.

2. South Asia Botanical Garden

South Asia Botanical Garden, located near Huguang Rock in the southern suburbs of Zhanjiang City, is a rare tropical and subtropical economic botanical garden in China. It has more than 300 exotic flowers, fruits and palms introduced from more than 30 tropical countries and regions in the world. Here, there are flowers all the time, lush trees and rich species, and Lingnan fruits compete with tropical plants. It is one of the eight scenic spots in Zhanjiang.

3. Inch Jinqiao Park

Inch Jinqiao Park is located on the west side of Chikan District, Zhanjiang City. It is named after its proximity to Inch Jinqiao and is one of the eight scenic spots in Zhanjiang. The name "Inch Jinqiao Bridge" means "China's land is not allowed to be invaded by foreign enemies" to commemorate the heroic deeds of Zhanjiang people's anti-French struggle in 1898. It is the largest subtropical garden-style park in Zhanjiang.

4. Jinsha Bay Coastal Tourist Area

Located on the east coast of Jinshawan, Chikan District, Zhanjiang City, it is a comprehensive scenic spot with perfect combination of coastal landscape and urban life. Jinsha Bay is the end of Zhanjiang Bay. There are free natural bathing beaches, beach hydrophilic activity areas, water sports center areas, human landscape exhibition areas, etc. Here, you can enjoy the panoramic view of the Bay Bridge and Zhanjiang landmark Olympic Sports Center.

5. Xiashan Sea View Corridor

Located in the eastern seashore of xiashan district, Zhanjiang City, it starts from Haidian Road in the south and ends at Haiyang Road in the north, with a total length of about 1.7 kilometers. It is a coastal strip-shaped seaside park. This is a garden corridor that combines rich natural and human landscapes, with flowers, trees, sea, sculptures and fleets. It is a good place for Zhanjiang people to relax and foreign tourists to visit.

6. Chikan Old Street

Located on the north side of Mingjing Building, Xinhua Road, Chikan District, Zhanjiang City, it was once a French colony, and the building has the characteristics of "Nanyang style building" mixed with European style and Lingnan arcade. The whole street is only more than 400 meters long, but it has a commercial history of nearly a hundred years.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chikan District

1. Huguangyan

Yan Guang Scenic Area is a national scenic spot, a national geological park, a national AAAA tourist area and a national popular science education base for young people. Located at the southernmost tip of Chinese mainland, 18km southwest of Zhanjiang City, it is called "Natural Yearbook" by United Nations geologists to study the earth and geological sciences. Yanguang Lake was formed about 200,000 years ago. It is one of the three existing volcanic lakes in China, and it is also the only Mar Lake in the world except German Manderscheid. The geological features here include coastal landforms, structural landforms and other geological relics, and the natural scenery is excellent. Comrade Dong once summed it up in ten words: "Four mountains surround the lake, and the lake is as bright as a mirror". There are rare ancient trees in the park, Gu Teng haunts, the vegetation is lush, and there is a high-density air negative ion area, which can be called "natural oxygen bar". People will feel relaxed and happy when they walk along the lake.

2. East Island

Dongdao is a large flat island with an area of 286 square kilometers, ranking fifth in the country. The population of the island is about 150,000. Traditionally, it lives by fishing in the sea and planting dry land crops such as coffin potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugar cane and peanuts. In recent years, planting vegetables shipped from the north and breeding lobsters, abalone, prawns, crabs, stocks and precious fish have gradually become the main business. Fruits include bananas, mangoes and pineapples. "Donghai Hami melon" is a local specialty. Shorter than common cantaloupe, like apple, also called "apple melon". It's sweet and crisp. The east coast of Dongdao faces the vast South China Sea, and the clean beach stretches for 28 kilometers. It is the longest beach in China, ranking second in the world after the Australian Gold Coast. The bay is crescent-shaped with fine white sand. It is a good place for traveling and vacationing.

3. Sea-watching Corridor

There are two sea promenades here, one on the bay east of Xiashan Mountain and the other on the beach of Chikan Bay. It is a coastal strip seaside park invested and built by the municipal government in recent years. The promenade is lush with green grass, fragrant colors, strange trees and dense clusters, forming a garden promenade with changeable landscape, which has become a favorite leisure world for Zhanjiang people and a must-see urban landscape for foreign tourists. Walking on the promenade and discussing games on the grass, the waves are jumping, the sea wind is blowing, the waves are passing over the sea, and the clouds are floating in the sky, which is really comfortable.

4. Inch Jinqiao Park

Inch Jinqiao Park was founded in 1958, formerly known as "Xishan Park" and "People's Park", also known as Inch Golden Park. It was renamed to commemorate the Suixi people's resistance to the law. Inch Jinqiao Park is located on the west side of Chikan District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. Inch Jinqiao Park is named after its proximity to Inch Jinqiao. In 1961, Guo Moruo went to Zhanjiang and wrote a poem "An inch of rivers and mountains, an inch of gold". The name of "Inch Jinqiao Bridge" means that every inch of China is not allowed to be invaded by foreign enemies, commemorating the heroic deeds of Zhanjiang people's anti-French struggle in 1898. In the central square of the park stands a statue of an anti-French hero, which is the largest subtropical garden park in Zhanjiang.

5. South Asia Tropical Botanical Garden

South Asia Tropical Botanical Garden, located by Huguang Rock in Zhanjiang City, is an integrated unit of scientific research, popular science tourism and development under the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences. It is an important comprehensive research base of crops in the south subtropical zone of China. Engaged in the introduction, development and utilization of tropical plants for a long time. Its rich scientific research achievements and rich tropical plant germplasm resources make it a popular science education base in Zhanjiang City and even Guangdong Province, and one of the eight scenic spots in Zhanjiang.

6. Techeng Island

Tedao is a small island in the middle of Zhanjiang Bay waterway in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. "Te Cheng" is an ancient Vietnamese language, "Te" is a place, and "Cheng" means harmony and good luck. It is only 3 nautical miles away from xiashan district, Zhanjiang City, with an area of 3.6 square kilometers. It is a natural harbor and safe against wind and waves. The island has flat terrain, fresh air and beautiful scenery, with four seasons like spring. There are more than 500 acres of mangroves protected by the state, Sendai Temple with a history of more than 400 years, and the former site of the Anti-Japanese Revolution. White beaches, volcanic rocks, the sea, seagulls, fishing boats and fishermen set each other off like a colorful oil painting, which makes people linger.

7. Weizhou Island

Weizhou Island, called Dang in ancient times, was an island formed by submarine volcanic eruption about 200,000-500,000 years ago. It is also the largest volcanic island in China. It is located about 40 kilometers southeast of Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, bordering East Island in the north, leizhou bay in the west, the South China Sea in the southeast and the deep Pacific Ocean, with a total area of about 56 square kilometers. Weizhou Island is one of the "Eight Scenes of Zhanjiang" and is called "Weizhou Ancient Rhyme". There are many places of interest in China, including Yan Na Beach, a tourist resort in the south of China, an ideal natural bathing beach, and Weizhou Island Lighthouse, one of the three world lighthouses, which is as famous as London and Cape of Good Hope Lighthouse. It is an island outside Zhanjiang, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.

8. Zhao Ji Bay

Jizhaowan is located in Wuchuan City, Guangdong Province, 50 kilometers east of Zhanjiang City, with a coastline of 11.2 kilometers. This is a beautiful seaside resort. The tourist area is vast in sea and blue in water, with broad beaches and dense forests, mild climate and abundant aquatic products. Shijiu Bay, with one bay and one scene, beaches, sandbanks, rocks, rivers, lakes, harbors, forests and fishing villages, and rows of sunflower trees and coconut trees, has the characteristics of subtropical seashore.

9. Tianchengtai, Wushi Town, Leizhou City

Tiancheng Resort is located in Beiquan Beach on the right side of Wushi Port, Wushi Town, Leizhou City, Zhanjiang, covering an area of more than 200 mu. It is a natural island with convenient transportation and pleasant scenery. Tiancheng Tourist Resort is the southernmost seaside resort in mainland China. It is close to the Beibu Gulf, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and has more than 4 kilometers of golden beaches. The sand is clean and moist, coconut wind and sea rhyme, blue sea and blue sky. There are large living corals near the bottom of the sea. The layout and architecture of the whole resort not only reflect the roughness of Nanhai fishing village, but also reflect the exquisiteness of Jiangnan gardens.

10. Guangdong Ocean University

Guangdong Ocean University, formerly known as Zhanjiang Ocean University, is located in Mazhang District, Zhanjiang City. Ocean University has a large area, so it is recommended to take the school bus around the campus. There is the Ocean Museum on campus, which is the most complete museum of aquatic products in China. In the museum, you can see nearly 3000 kinds of aquatic life, such as whales, fish, shellfish, seaweed and so on. Enough to surprise and admire. Guangdong Ocean University is close to Huguangyan. Visitors can go to Huguangyan after visiting the campus and feel the unique features of the Geopark.