Zhuhai

Zhuhai, China

A 604-kilometer coastline and a collection of 146 islets have earned the city of southern China's Guangdong province the reputation as the “City of Islets”.

A sojourn there that lasts a few days can be a wise decision to make. Sceneries are spectacular. Sandy beaches stretch. Seawater is clean. There are myriad exciting activities like surfing, boating, diving, water parachuting or venturing out onto the sea to cast nets with fishermen.

See and Do

• Qingrenlu

  The ocean-front promenade, whose Chinese name means “Lovers' Path”, winds its way for 28 kilometers with Hong Kong and Macao at its two ends and is floored with the same tiles all along. Twenty-eight kilometers! You and your lover will be out of whack if walking its entire length. But it's quite an experience to stroll here or gaze into the distance behind the rails when the setting sun throws an orange glow on the city or when it's dimly lit after nightfall.

• Seafront Park

  The 13-hectare seafront park is a delightful mix of green lawns, placid ponds, coconut trees and sandy beaches. On the South China Sea are deluxe cruises and fishing boats threading their way through islets.

• Meixi Paifang

  The Chinese traditional ornately festooned archway was erected to honor Chen Fang, Qing dynasty's first counsel in Hawaii. It's been inscribed on the National Key Protected Cultural Sites list.

• Jintai Temple

  This holy site of Buddhist worship on the top of thickly forested Mount Huangyang is one of Zhuhai's most visited places and a great destination for devout pilgrims looking for contemplative experiences.

• Statue of Fishing Lady

  A symbol of Zhuhai, the 8.7-meter-high statue depicts a fishing lady wearing winsome smiles and holding a pearl in one hand, telling a tug-at-your-heartstrings love story. It's made with 10 tons’ worth of granite.

  
  
  
• Qi'ao Island

  Ninety-percent of this 24-square-kilometer islet with a population of around 2200 people is covered by vegetation. Eighteen of its thickly forested rolling hills rise to over 100 meters, scanning the surrounding bays and fiords. The shallows tend to dry when tides ebb.