Located at the southern tip of Chinese mainland, in the southwest of Guangdong Province, it borders the South China Sea in the east, Hainan Province across Qiongzhou Strait in the south, Beibu Gulf in the west and Hepu County, Bobai County and Luchuan County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the northwest.

According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Zhanjiang is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, located at the southern tip of Chinese mainland in the southwest of Guangdong Province, bordering the South China Sea in the east, Hainan Province across Qiongzhou Strait in the south, Beibu Gulf in the west, and Hepu County, Bobai County and Luchuan County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the northwest.

Zhanjiang is rich in coastal, ecological and cultural resources. By the end of 20 18, there were 70 scenic spots in Zhanjiang, including 6 scenic spots above Grade A/kloc-0, including 5 4A scenic spots, 7 3A scenic spots and 4 2A scenic spots. Among them, Zhanjiang coastal tour includes "Red-billed Gull" Zhanjiang Harbor Tour, Jinsha Bay Coastal Leisure Tourism Zone, Longhaitian Beach, the first long beach in China, Nansandao Coastal Tourism Demonstration Zone, Weizhou Island, Techeng Island Resort, Wuchuan Dinglong Jizhaowan National Marine Resort and Leizhou Wushi Tianchengtai Resort.