Beihai, located at the southernmost tip of Guangxi and the northeast bank of Beibu Gulf, is a romantic city with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, which makes people linger. She is also a beautiful subtropical coastal city, and has the title of excellent tourist city in China. Beihai is located in the subtropical zone, with abundant sunshine, rainfall and abundant vegetation. Flowers bloom all year round, fruits and vegetables are fragrant all year round, and there are many natural and excellent beaches along the coast of the mainland and islands. The sea is warm and clear, and the waves are as soft as a blanket. Beihai has a large number of "sea, beach, island, lake, forest, mountain and historic site", such as Beihai Yintan National Tourism Resort, Weizhou Island and Xingdao Lake, Guantouling National Forest Park, Shankou National Mangrove Nature Reserve, Mermaid National Nature Reserve, Bailong Pearl City Site, Hepu Han Tomb Reserve, Dashige, Dongpo Pavilion and the former sites of European and American consulates. Beihai Silver Beach is listed as one of the five most beautiful holiday resorts in China by the state. Guangxi prides itself on "Guilin landscape in the north and Beihai Silver Beach in the south".

Location of scenic spot: at the southernmost tip of Guangxi, on the northeast bank of Beibu Gulf.

Scenic spot tickets: Weizhou Island ticket 90 yuan/person, Golden Bay mangrove scenic spot ticket 80 yuan/person, Hepu Star Island Lake ticket 138 yuan/person, Ocean Window ticket 138 yuan/person, Underwater World ticket 138 yuan/person, Guanshanhai Happy Coastal Water World/kloc-0.

Tel: 0779-3060 142

Yintan park

Yintan is located in the southern seashore of Beihai City, Guangxi, 8 kilometers away from Beihai City. It is the only national tourist resort in China built in the minority autonomous region. Silver beach is made of quartz sand. Under the sunshine, the white and delicate beach will give off silver light, so it is called silver beach. Beihai Silver Beach is known as "the first beach in China" because of its long flat beach, fine white sand, clean water temperature, soft waves, no sharks and no pollution.

The seawater quality is clean and the transparency is more than 2 meters. Moreover, the ebb tide of the seawater here is fast and the flood tide is slow, and the swimming safety factor is very high. The seawater near Yintan can swim in the water for more than 9 months every year, making it an excellent natural bathing beach. The air in Yintan contains more iodine, magnesium chloride and sodium chloride. The negative ion content is 50 to 1000 times that of mainland cities. The air is particularly fresh, which is the most suitable convalescent environment for patients with various chronic diseases and senile diseases. Therefore, it is considered by many Chinese and foreign experts to be the most ideal bathing beach and holiday resort in China, and has the reputation of "Beidaihe in the South".

Address: 6 kilometers from the downtown Beibu Gulf Square, in the middle of Beihai Yintan.

Opening hours: 6: 00-/kloc-0: 00.

Admission: Free (desalination 20 yuan/person)

Transportation: Take bus No.3 at the intersection of Sichuan and you can get there directly. Or take the Beihai tourist shuttle bus. It takes 15 minutes to get there by taxi. In addition, there is a battery car in Beihai Yintan Park, which can be used for sightseeing around the sea. Need to spend 10 yuan/person.

Tel: 0779-3884839

Special instructions:

1. Be safe when swimming. When the waves are heavy, it is very dangerous to swim in deep water and areas without lifeguards. When basking in the sun, wear a hat and a sunshade. Swimming in the sea during the day in summer is easy to peel off, so you should take a bath quickly after swimming.

If you surf by motorboat in Silver Beach, you should pay attention to the fact that local private owners report that they spend too much time killing customers.

3. Fountain time: There are four fountain performances at 20: 00, 20: 30, 2 1: 00 and 2 1: 30 every night, each lasting 15 minutes. If you go early, you can rent a cheap lounge chair.

Qiaogang town

Qiaogang Town is just a stone's throw from the famous "No.1 Beach in the World" Beihai Silver Beach. This is a small town formed after Vietnamese overseas Chinese moved to and settled in China in the late 1970s. The local customs also have the dual colors of China and Viet Nam. Most people here can speak Chinese and Vietnamese. The once overgrown wasteland has now become a charming seaside town. Qiaogang Town covers an area of 1. 1 km2, with a land area of only 0.7 km2, making it the smallest town in China.

Address: Located in the middle section of Yintan, Beihai, starting from Yintan Middle Road in the east and connecting Yintan West Area in the west.

Opening hours: all day

Tickets: None.

Tel: 0779-3882296 (Town People's Government)

Transportation: Located in Lingwan, Nanbian, Yinhai District, Beihai City, 7 kilometers away from Beihai City. Bus No.5 to Qiaogang, 2 yuan/person; About 15 yuan; Motorcycle around 8 yuan.

Special note: Like Silver Beach, there are white beaches here. The difference is that the overseas Chinese port is quieter than the silver beach, which is the feeling of the sea.

Weizhou Island

Weizhou Island is located in the Beibu Gulf in the south of Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is the largest and youngest volcanic island in China. Weizhou Island is an island formed by volcanic eruption, with marine erosion, marine deposit and lava, especially the marine erosion volcano port in the south is more characteristic. The island borders Beihai City in Guangxi in the north, Leizhou Peninsula in the east, Xieyang Island in the southeast, Hainan Island across the sea in the south and Vietnam in the west. The island has dense vegetation and beautiful scenery, especially peculiar marine erosion, marine landforms, volcanic lava and colorful living corals, and is known as the "Penglai Island" of the South China Sea. Weizhou Island has magnificent scenery, and its famous scenic spots include "Dripping Water and Danping", "Turtle Bow", "Sesame Beach", "The Head of French Missionaries", "Volcanic Bomb Collection" and Sanlao Palace Temple, Shengdan Temple, Catholic Church and Tang Xianzu's sea view place.

Location: South of Beibu Gulf, Beihai, Guangxi

Tickets: Weizhou Island Scenic Spot Tickets: 90 yuan/person, Weizhou Island geological museum to Crater Battery Car Fee: 20 yuan/person (round trip).

Opening hours: all day

Transportation: Boarding at Beihai Xinao International Passenger Terminal (next to Yintan Bridge) usually leaves at 8:30. It takes about 10 minutes from Beihai downtown to the wharf, and about 5 minutes from the hotel near Yintan to the wharf. If you go to the dock by yourself, you should pay attention to the reasonable arrangement of time to avoid missing the ship. The fare is 120 yuan/person (one way).

Tel: 0779-3992726

Special instructions:

1. It is best to stay for one night and enjoy the charm of the rising sun and the fun of sea activities at night.

You must pay attention to the weather forecast when you go to the island. If you can't sail because of the weather or wind and waves, you will be forced to stay on the island for a few days.

There are no banks in Weizhou Island at present, only rural credit cooperatives. You can't withdraw money by card. Visitors who want to stay on the island for a long time had better prepare more cash.

Recommended route for tour around the island:

Route A: Shi Gui Seaside Park (riding on the steepest hillside in Beihai)-Datan-Fisherman's Style Village-Sea Cucumber Farm-Catholic Church-Shiluobei-Submarine Coral Area (diving)-Wild animals make waves in the sea.

Line B: Watch the sunrise in Crocodile Mountain Park-Visit the crater ruins-Xianren Cave-Dishui Danping-Sanlao Temple-Fengbo Ridge (the steepest hillside in the Lower Beihai area)-Zhuziling.

Beihai old city

Located in the north of Beihai City, Guangxi. Take Guihai Expressway to downtown Sichuan North Road. It is a historical and cultural scenic spot integrating sightseeing, shopping and leisure. Scenic spots include Zhuhai Road, Zhongshan Road, Shaji Street and other old districts. These blocks were built in Tongzhi and Guangxu years of Qing Dynasty, covering an area of about 0.4 square kilometers. In the second year of Guangxu (1876), China and Britain signed the Yantai Treaty. After Beihai was designated as a foreign trade port, influenced by colonial culture, most of the houses in the old city were arcades with western-style buildings, with Zhuhai Road and Zhongshan Road as the most representative ones, which are one of the longest-preserved arcades in China, also known as "Century West Street". The old buildings in the two streets are well preserved, and most of them are arcades with strong western customs and Lingnan characteristics. They are connected door to door, stretching for 1.5 km, just like two Youlong, which is quite spectacular. The swaying parapet, beautifully carved mountain flowers and window arches, which combine Chinese and western styles, look like an art museum in the old city along the street; The roads paved with blue bricks and slabs are rich and quaint, showing the vicissitudes of the old city everywhere. Strolling through the old city, you can enjoy rich and colorful cultural landscapes, such as shops, home ownership monuments, murals, old pawn shops, old commercial signs, clocks, ancient wells, temples and so on. The arcade shops along the street are orderly, or operate amorous feelings bars, special restaurants, hotels and inns, or operate antique calligraphy and painting, shell root carving, local famous snacks and so on. , strong commercial atmosphere. The main scenic spots are the former site of Beihai Yangguan Building, the former site of Daqing Post Beihai Branch, Tujia Culture Exhibition Hall, Christian Church, Telegraph Office, Maluyi Pharmacy, Yongjilong (Chenbieyuan), Guangliansheng Brewery, Shuangshuijing, Meiyuan, Yixianlou and Jiedukou.

Address: Zhuhai Road, Haicheng District, Beihai.

Opening hours: all day.

Admission: free.

Transportation: It is located in the northern part of the city, starting from Beihai Customs in the east and reaching Waisha Island in the west. You can take a taxi from downtown to visit the customs or Waisha Island entrance, and it takes about 30 minutes to walk. Distance 1 ~ 6 bus departure station People's Theatre is 5 minutes' walk.

Local traffic in Beihai

public transportation

The buses in Beihai are clean and comfortable, free from congestion and traffic jams, and very comfortable, but there are fewer lines. 2 yuan, an unmanned ticketing car. The running time is mostly from 6: 00 to 22: 00. The most concentrated stations are Beibu Gulf Square and People's Theatre. You can take a bus to Beihai. Bus No.3 is omnipotent, and it can reach major scenic spots and areas such as Beibu Gulf Square, bus terminal, international passenger terminal, seaside park and Yintan.

Practical routes of Beihai scenic spots:

Road 3 Haibin Park-Beibu Gulf Plaza-Window of the Ocean-Yintan

The Fifth People's Theatre-Beibu Gulf Plaza-Window of the Ocean-Qiaogang Beach

The Sixth People's Theater-Beibu Gulf Plaza-Nanwan (near Guantouling)-People's Theater

17 Road People's Theater-Beibu Gulf Plaza-City Shopping Plaza (RT Mart Supermarket)-Yintan

3 tourist routes Haibin Park-Beibu Gulf Plaza-Window of the Ocean-Yintan double-decker bus

Double-decker bus Waisha Island-Cape Junction-Beibu Gulf Plaza-Window of the Ocean-Yintan.

taxi

Li Xia Beihai Kia taxi is cheap, starting from 5 yuan, two kilometers later 1.4 yuan/km; The starting price of Santana and Jetta is 7 yuan, after two kilometers 1.8 yuan/km; Generally, it is only in the urban area, and the fare does not exceed 10 yuan. It takes 15-20 yuan to get from the urban area to Yintan or the passenger terminal. If you are not familiar with the roads in Beihai, you'd better negotiate the price in advance. Generally, you can go to the passenger terminal near Yintan or Beibu Gulf 15 yuan, saving money and worry.

rent a car

According to the mileage, the price is 65438+ 0.2 yuan per kilometer, and the general model is a 7-seat Toyota van. The scenic spots near the city are basically around 100- 150 yuan all day. You can also charter a car directly and bargain directly with the driver. All-day charter is generally around 200 yuan. If you travel to Weizhou Island, you don't need to charter a car, because you need to pay a lot of boarding fees, and there are convenient tricycles on the island, which is enough for transportation.

Weizhou island traffic

Beihai International Passenger Terminal can be reached by bus No.3, and there are boats to Weizhou Island at 8:30 am and 1 1:30 am and 15: 45 pm every day, and there are boats at 10:00 am and 14:30 pm every day. Under normal circumstances, there are three boats a day, and there will be overtime boats in the peak season and holidays, with a maximum of eight boats going back and forth every day. The one-way fare is 120 yuan, the first-class fare is 180 yuan, and the journey is 1- 1.5 hours.

Vehicles on Weizhou Island include rental electric cars and bicycles. Electric cars are around 60 yuan every day, and bicycles are around 20 yuan every day. In addition, you can rent a seven-seat air-conditioned van, which costs about 100 yuan per day.

Another most popular way is by bike or electric scooter. You can rent it or see if your apartment is free.

other

There are many rickshaws in tricycle city. It usually takes 2-5 yuan to reach every corner of the city. Take a ride in human tricycles and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. Besides tricycles, there is also a local "motorcycle" with a price of 2~4 yuan. If it is from Beibu Gulf to Yintan, it will probably take about 8 yuan.

Beihai, like other cities, has many hotels, guesthouses and guest houses. The difference is that these accommodation points are relatively concentrated in urban areas. There is a sea view room around Beihai Yintan, but the price is a bit expensive. The environment of the sea view room is a little worse than that of Sanya, Hainan. The scenic spots in Hepu County are distributed in counties and towns, which are relatively scattered. Accommodation conditions in the county are general, and there are not many choices. Therefore, it is best to choose to live in the urban area when traveling to Beihai, which is not only convenient in transportation but also reasonable in price.

Most of the comfortable and luxurious hotels are located in Beibu Gulf and Yintan Avenue, with prices ranging from 200 yuan to 500 yuan. The hotel has complete service facilities and many entertainment projects.

If the accommodation conditions are not too high, you can choose near the bus terminal, opposite the passenger center and on both sides of Beibu Gulf Square. Most hotels are concentrated in this area. There is no air-conditioned room, the cost is 15-40 yuan/room, and there is an air-conditioned room at 60- 100 yuan/room.

Self-help tourists who pursue economic benefits can live in Haijiao Road, Beihai City, which is a residential area for fishermen. The price is 5- 10 yuan per bed, and the holiday price will increase slightly.

Accommodation recommendation

Beihai accommodation

Beihai 5080 Lvyou Home Youth Hostel

Address: No.0/95, Fu Gui Community, Xili Square, Haicheng District, Beihai.

Tel: 0779-3065080

Price: standard room 160 yuan/day.

Highlight: Located in an old villa area on the west side of Beibu Gulf Square in the city center, there is a small building and its own yard.

Beihai Yintan Sunshine Holiday Hotel

Address: No.2 Yintan Avenue, Yinhai District, Beihai

Contact information: 0779-3895555

Price: Deluxe Twin Room 230 yuan/room.

Highlight: Opposite the gate of Beihai Yintan Park, you can see the boundless sea view of Yintan in the guest room.

Name: Beihai Ding Sheng Chang 'an Hotel

Address: Building 6, Building 3 1, Haitai Villa District, No.5 Yintan Road, Yinhai District, Beihai (0/00 meters away from the wharf/KLOC-0).

Contact information: 0779-3895666

Price: big bed room 160 yuan/room.

Highlight: Adjacent to Yintan, Haitai Villa is located opposite Rome Square, and the sightseeing platform on the ninth floor can enjoy the surrounding beautiful scenery.

Qiaogang accommodation

Beihai Haiyi International Youth Hostel

Address: Qiaogang Beach, Beihai, Guangxi

Tel: 0779-2205527

Price: standard room 90 yuan/day

Highlight: The B&B is located in Qiaogang Beach, Beihai City, Guangxi, less than 100 meters away from the sea. It can directly view the sea through the sea room and roof terrace, and may be the nearest youth hostel in China.

Weizhoudao accommodation

Beihai Weizhoudao Qingtian Inn

Address: Qingtian Inn, Dishui Village, Weizhou Town, Beihai

Tel:13878914987/13878948544

Price: standard room 100 yuan/day

Highlight: Sunshine Inn is located in the scenic spot of Dishui Danping Beach in the drunken sunset, adjacent to Crocodile Volcano Geopark, with pleasant scenery, comfort and safety, and reasonable price.

Zhuzaiba Youth Hostel

Address: Nanwan Waterfront, Weizhou Island

Tel: 0779-60 136 10, 1309 799600.

Price: standard room 120 yuan/room.

Highlight: It is next to Sanlao Temple. After disembarking, walk 800 meters to the left. This is a bungalow with a lot of space. You can surf the Internet for free 1 hour, have drinks to order, set up a shed in front of the yard, and sit and drink, watch the sea and be in a daze. Bicycle rental, 20 yuan/day.

Guan Hai Building (Nanyou Rest House)

Address: Central Weizhou Bay

Tel: 0779-60 12202

Price: standard room 120 yuan/day.

Highlight: It's near the sea, about 1 km from the center of Weizhou Town, and the accommodation conditions are slightly better and quieter than other hotels on the island.

Beihai special famous food

Penaeus vannamei

It belongs to crustacea, Penaeidae. Shrimp in Beihai area is very famous, and shrimp meat is delicious. You can taste its delicacies in local seafood stalls and restaurants.

Recommended catering

Dadunhai fishing village

Locals often come to eat seafood, or often recommend places for tourists to eat seafood. The price is reasonable and the seafood is fresh.

Address: West Section of Beihai Road

Tel: 0779-39 10222

Price: RMB 65438 +020 per capita.

shrimp pastry

As a popular "advanced" pastry, shrimp cake has a history of nearly 200 years. Yuan Mei, a litterateur in Qing Dynasty, wrote in "Suiyuan Food List": "Shrimp cake, raw shrimp meat, onion, salt, pepper, a little sweet wine, add water and flour, and sesame oil will burn thoroughly". Golden color, crisp outside and soft inside, fragrant and delicious. Aunt Li's shrimp cake shop is famous for shrimp cakes.

Recommended catering

Liyixia cake shop

Just in the old street, a street is full of shrimp cakes, and this one is the best. Shrimp cakes are not fishy, rich in ingredients, and cuttlefish balls are very good. It is said that I have been to China on the Tip of the Tongue.

Address: Beihai Old Street, Zhuhai Road, Haicheng District (opposite to Christian Church)

Mantis shrimp

Shrimp, also known as "Pipi Shrimp", "Crawling Shrimp" and "Jumping Shrimp", has such a strange name because when it leaves the water, there is always a stream of water coming out, just like a baby peeing, so it gets a rather indecent name. This shrimp lurks in the mud at the bottom of the sea during the day and comes out to feed on the beach at night. On the muddy beach where it crawls, it will leave traces like a tail fan rake, so it is also called "shrimp rake". Shrimp is delicious. ...

Recommended catering

Qijiapeng

The environment is really good, very emotional. The seafood here is very good. Seafood is fresh and genuine. Especially snails, everyone must remember to eat them. Besides, it is not as expensive as other beaches, and the price is very reasonable.

Address: West Zone of Waisha Seafood Island

Nine Stories of Waisha

Nine Records of Beihai Waisha are really affordable. Chinese chives, clams, spinach and scallops are all good.

Address: Opposite to Dream Island Hotel, Beibu Gulf West Road

Beef brisket powder

Beef brisket powder is a famous traditional flavor food in Beihai. It is named after the cooked brisket, which is soft and crisp. Beef brisket powder originated from the people and has been spread all over Guangxi, Guangdong and other places. It is the favorite of many Beihai people for breakfast and midnight snack. There are street shops in Beihai City, around 5 yuan/Bowl.

Pig powder

Pig's foot powder is also a famous snack in Beihai, which tastes delicious. At the same time, pig's trotters are flat and sweet, and have the effects of enriching blood and benefiting qi, promoting lactation and expelling toxins, and are suitable for people with qi deficiency and infirmity. There are about five street shops in the city, each around 6 yuan.

sandworm

White-burned sand worms look like intestines, also called sand worms. It lives on the beach by the sea, tastes delicious and crisp, and is a specialty of Beihai area. The small wooden stick pricks the worm's abdomen, cleans up the sand and internal organs in the abdomen, then washes the slippery pulp on the surface repeatedly with clear water, and then fries it with onion and ginger. The color is as white as snow, and the entrance is crisp and sweet, which is really rare. Farmhouses or seafood stalls by the sea are available for sale.

Recommended catering

Jinsheng gourmet

It is always crowded, and it is a very good restaurant, which is quite famous in the local area. Clearly marked. The waiter is very enthusiastic.

Address: No.31Guizhou Road, Haicheng District (near Nongken Hotel)

Banpo snacks

The local people said the house was very affordable, but it turned out to be really good and cheap. Fried eggs with oysters. There are not many oysters, and the eggs are delicious. Fried fish is very crisp. There are also small squid, which tastes like roast, and the worms are delicious.

Address: Next to Guangxi Inspection Brigade of China Fishery Administration, Guizhou Road.

North sea route planning

The first day-Weizhou Island

Pick a good day, take the No.3 bus to Beihai International Passenger Terminal, take the round-the-island clipper that leaves at 8: 30 every morning (120 yuan, about 90 minutes), board Weizhou Island, the "southern Penglai", choose a place to live, and walk on the beach on the island, where the trees are lush and the beach is white and continuous, which is quite interesting. After lunch, eat seafood by the pier.

In the afternoon, I began to go to Nanwan Port and Dishuidan to enjoy the classics, listen to birds singing and see the tropical plants on the island. It would be better if I rented another bike.

D the next day-Weizhou Island Silver Beach

In the morning, you can see the magnificent sunrise at sea from the observation deck. You can see the blue sky and white clouds in the harbor, which is absolutely beautiful. Then, in the morning, you can visit the Catholic Church and the underwater coral area on foot to experience the slow-paced life of the aborigines.

In the afternoon, take a speedboat back to Beihai, take the No.3 bus to Beihai Silver Beach, stroll on the endless silver beach with the charming sunset glow in Beihai, and find a local seafood restaurant to eat when you are tired.