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Mayu Island 妈屿岛Māyǔ Dǎo
4A scenic area · Shantou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shantou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Mayu Island
A small island at the mouth of Shantou harbour, known in the treaty-port era as Double Island, where the American and British consulates and the port's first foreign-run customs house opened in 1860 before moving across the harbour during the 1860s. Visitors come for its two Mazu (Tianhou) temples, one founded in the Yuan dynasty, a Qing Dragon King temple and a small swimming beach beneath the Shantou Bay Bridge.
How to get to Mayu Island
At the mouth of Shantou harbour, about 8 km east of the old city centre; a road off the Shantou Bay Bridge leads onto the island.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Fantawild Adventure Shantou (Blue Water Planet) 方特欢乐世界·蓝水星 (under 10 km), Qilu Fort 崎碌炮台 (under 10 km), Former Headquarters of the Eastern Expedition 东征军总指挥部、政治部旧址 (under 10 km), Queshi Scenic Area 礐石风景名胜区 (under 10 km), Former Chaozhou Customs House 潮海关旧址 (under 10 km), Shantou Station of the Central Red Traffic Line 中央红色交通线汕头交通站旧址 (under 10 km).
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