Atlas of China
Zhanjiang 湛江Zhànjiāng
Seafood, a crater lake and French colonial buildings at mainland China's tip
About Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang covers the Leizhou Peninsula, whose cape at Dengloujiao is the southernmost point of mainland China, and grew from the port that France occupied in 1898 and held as the leased territory of Guangzhouwan until 1945. The former French legation in Xiashan survives from that time, as does the Naozhou Lighthouse. Inland, Huguangyan Maar Lake fills a volcanic crater, and Leizhou, home of Lei opera, keeps the Leizu Temple and a folk tradition of worshipping carved stone dogs.
What to eat in Zhanjiang
- Grilled oysters (烧蚝)
- Zhanjiang duck rice (鸭仔饭)
Listed sites in Zhanjiang
10 sites in Zhanjiang are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Dinglong Bay Marine Tourism Area 鼎龙湾 4A scenic area · on the map
A large beach resort on the coast of Qinba town, Wuchuan, opened in 2017, with hotels and holiday flats along a long sandy beach and a water park. - Haibin Volcanic Hot Spring (Blue Moon Bay) 蓝月湾温泉 4A scenic area · on the map
A hot-spring resort at the Haibin Hotel in Xiashan district, central Zhanjiang, now listed as Blue Moon Bay; its earlier name, Haibin Volcanic Hot Spring, comes from the geothermal water drawn from volcanic rock. - Huguangyan Maar Lake 湖光岩 4A scenic area · on the map
A volcanic crater lake (maar) in Mazhang district, formed by steam explosions some 140,000 to 200,000 years ago and now the core of the Huguangyan area of the Leiqiong Global Geopark. - Jinsha Bay Seafront 金沙湾 4A scenic area · on the map
An urban seafront in Chikan district, north of central Zhanjiang, with a sandy bathing beach, a seaside promenade park and open squares backed by the towers of the Jinsha Bay new town. - Maodegong Drum City 茂德公鼓城 4A scenic area · on the map
A resort and culture park in Leizhou opened in 2015, themed on drums and built in the style of the region's Ming and Qing architecture. - Sanlingshan National Forest Park 三岭山国家森林公园 4A scenic area · on the map
A national forest park of about 22,700 mu on the south-western edge of Zhanjiang, known locally as the city's lungs, with low wooded hills around the Chixi Reservoir. - Suixi Confucius Culture City 遂溪孔子文化城 4A scenic area · on the map
A Confucian-themed park on Bangtang Ridge in Suixi county town, opened in 2016; its new Confucius temple, completed in 2017, replaces the county's old one, demolished in 1978. - Former French Legation and Army Headquarters, Guangzhouwan 广州湾法国公使署旧址 National heritage site
Two colonial buildings facing each other across Yan'an Road in Xiashan, the administrative centre of Guangzhouwan, the territory France occupied in 1898 and held under a lease from 1899 until 1945: the legation of 1903 and the army headquarters of 1905, known locally as the Green Building. - Leizu Temple 雷祖祠 National heritage site · on the map
A shrine on Yingbang Hill west of Leizhou to Chen Wenyu, the first Tang prefect of Leizhou, worshipped locally as the Thunder Ancestor. - Naozhou Lighthouse 硇洲灯塔 National heritage site · on the map
A stone lighthouse on Ma'an Hill, the highest point of Naozhou Island, built from 1899 by the French administration of the leased territory of Guangzhouwan and lit in 1904.
On the map
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