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6 days Guilin and Beihai tour
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China Guangxi Beihai in south Guangxi, is subtropical seaside city as well as a top tourist city where summer is long and winter warm, with an annual average temperature of 25.3 degrees Celsius. The air is fresh, and the environment very beautiful. The local Silver Beach is a national summer resort marked for its gentle waves, long beaches, white sand and safety from killer sharks. There are also the Weizhou Island, extolled as "Penglai Isle South China", mangrove forest at Shankou, a national marine nature reserve, the Star-Isle lake, where mountains are set off beautifully by rippling waves, and the Pearl City, now crumbling in ruins in a place called Bailong.
Location: located between 10850' - 10947' east longitude and 2129' - 2155' north latitude; south part of Guangxi province and northeast bank of Beibu Gulf
Urban Population: 400,000.
Area: 3,337 sq km
Climate: sub-tropical maritime monsoon climate with sunlight of 2009 hours and typhoon as the main meteorological disaster
Average Temperature: 22.9C with the highest of 37.1C and the lowest of 2C
History
After the 1876 Sino-British Treaty of Yantai, eight Western nations (UK, US, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium) set up embassies, hospitals, churches, schools, and maritime customs. Today, 15 of these western buildings remain in Beihai. It officially became an international tourist spot in 1982.
Food and Drink
Restaurants and bars are
numerous in Beihai. Food
of Yue, Cuan, Xiang, Lu,
Zhe provinces etc. and
Muslim, western-style
food are all available.
In Beihai, you can enjoy
western-style food of
pure flavor and also can
taste traditional snack
of peculiar flavor.
Fresh seafood of Beihai
is plump and living,
especially in the fresh
seafood stalls close to
the beach and sea.
Customers can choose
varieties of fishes,
shrimps, shellfishes and
crabs bred in the ponds.
Eating at the seaside is
a real pleasure
especially when you are
holding wineglass in the
breeze, listening to the
waves, enjoying seafood,
watching sea surface and
bathing in the sea
breeze.
Accommodations Beihai has 284 hotels including training centers. Of all the hotels, there is not only five-star hotel like Shangrila hotel, but also three-star hotels like Furama, Liyuan, Honghua etc. Two-star hotels are in great numbers. Some of these are gorgeous, some with graceful yard and some are by the seaside. All hotels provide graceful enviroment, complete facilities and offer good service.
Shopping
The commercial center of the city is in the middle part of Beibu Gulf Road. There are not only Hualian mansion, Qidong mansion, Xingli shopping square, Guotong shopping center etc. but also South Pearl Palace, Hengtong Jewelry, East Asia Jewelry, Wenbang Jewelry shops etc..
Beihai aquatic products market is a large-scale wholesale commercial market which mainly sells native products like marine pearl, seafood etc.. Besides, there are njmerous orinate stores on Zhongshang Road, Liberation Road. Rambling around the old street, choosing articles along the stores, you will have a special mood.
Beihai Tourism:
The many local touring and booking agencies can lead you to endless choices of exploring histories sites, beaches, parks and city attraction. Excursions can be arranged to visit famous Star Islands Lake ( the site of the filming OUTLAWS OF THE MARSH ), the National Ocean Resources Preserve Protected Area Mangrove Forest, the Ruins of Bailong Pearl Town, Hepu Han Dynasty Tombs Protected Zone, Dashi Pavilion, Dongpo Pavilion and Wenchang Tower. A sea experience will take you to historical Weizhou Island (the largest volcanic island in China), Hainan Island or the new sea link from Beihai to Haiphone and Halong, Vietnam's world renowned "Guilin On the Sea". Vietnam sea link is presently restricted to Chinese nationals, HongKong residents only.
From the white sands and exciting watersports at Silver Beach to the night clubs and evening entertainment of Beihai city, we have it all. Enjoy cultural performances by famous singers, models disco dancing and more. Thrill to the high above Silver Beach. Seadoo, windsurf and play in the warm sea waters of Beibu Gulf. Just plain relax and sunbathe on the finest beach in China. This is your vacation--enjoy! After dark "Chao", the largest pearl musical fountain in China comes alive each evening in brilliant colours at Sea Beach Park.
Beihai Silver Beach is designated as one of the five best retreats in China. Star-Islets Lake is a major outdoor locale in the widely-known TV services Water Margins, where picturesque green hills are charmingly reflected in the clear water.
Weizhou Island, is the largest volcanic island in China, surrounded by a coral reef which is the nearest to the continental shelf in China, and is being considered for economic development.
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Beihai Tourism:
The many local
touring and
booking agencies
can lead you to
endless choices
of exploring
histories sites,
beaches, parks
and city
attraction.
Excursions can
be arranged to
visit famous
Star Islands
Lake ( the site
of the filming
OUTLAWS OF THE
MARSH ), the
National Ocean
Resources
Preserve
Protected Area
Mangrove Forest,
the Ruins of
Bailong Pearl
Town, Hepu Han
Dynasty Tombs
Protected Zone,
Dashi Pavilion,
Dongpo Pavilion
and Wenchang
Tower. A sea
experience will
take you to
historical
Weizhou Island
(the largest
volcanic island
in China),
Hainan Island or
the new sea link
from Beihai to
Haiphone and
Halong,
Vietnam's world
renowned "Guilin
On the Sea".
Vietnam sea link
is presently
restricted to
Chinese
nationals,
HongKong
residents only.
From the white
sands and
exciting
watersports at
Silver Beach to
the night clubs
and evening
entertainment of
Beihai city, we
have it all.
Enjoy cultural
performances by
famous singers,
models disco
dancing and
more. Thrill to
the high above
Silver Beach.
Seadoo, windsurf
and play in the
warm sea waters
of Beibu Gulf.
Just plain relax
and sunbathe on
the finest beach
in China. This
is your
vacation--enjoy!
After dark
"Chao", the
largest pearl
musical fountain
in China comes
alive each
evening in
brilliant
colours at Sea
Beach Park.
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Beihai
Silver Beach is
designated as one of the
five best retreats in
China. Star-Islets Lake
is a major outdoor
locale in the
widely-known TV services
Water Margins, where
picturesque green hills
are charmingly reflected
in the clear water.
Weizhou Island, is the
largest volcanic island
in China, surrounded by
a coral reef which is
the nearest to the
continental shelf in
China, and is being
considered for economic
development. |
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