Zhanjiang

Worth seeing in and around Zhanjiang

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Zhanjiang Bay Bridge

   The Zhanjiang Bay Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the harbour in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. The bridge's main span of 480 metres ranks it among the largest cable-stayed bridges in the world.

   6.7 km · bridge in People's Republic of China · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lingnan Normal University

   Lingnan Normal University ) is an institution of higher learning in the Chikan District of Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China.

   800 m · university in China · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Cathedral of Saint Victor
2. 02
   Former Site of French Legation in Guangzhouwan
3. 03
   Former Site of Guangzhouwan French Police Station
4. 04
   Guangdong Ocean University Museum of Aquatic Organisms
5. 05
   Guangzhouwan Museum of History and Folk Culture

   Chikan District (赤坎区和平路51号) (take bus no.

6. 06
   Zhanjiang Museum

From Wikivoyage: Zhanjiang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Movie theaters, Xiashan District. There are a few movie theaters. Admission is usually around ¥25. Haibin Hotel and Hotsprings, Xiashan District. Admission includes a dinner buffet and an evening to enjoy the various hotsprings and pools. Body Sculpture Fitness Club (behind Chikan Nursery). A gym. Dragon Boat Festival (端午节 duānwǔjié). The fifth day of the fifth month according to the lunar calendar.

From Wikivoyage: Zhanjiang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Local specialties include seafood, sugarcane, charcoal-grilled oysters (炭烧蚝) and chicken (湛江鸡). The Lianjiang area is known for its red oranges (红江橙).

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Getting to Zhanjiang

Airports

Zhanjiang Wuchuan (ZHA), 34 km · Haikou Meilan (HAK), 149 km · Nanning Wuxu (NNG), 269 km

Stations

Zhanjiang Railway Station, 9.3 km

• Haikou (Meilan) → Zhanjiang

  134 km · quickest by road, 8h 19m · ¥75–105
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• Nanning (Jiangnan) → Zhanjiang

  277 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · ¥125–165
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• Zhuhai (Jinwan) → Zhanjiang

  322 km · quickest by road, 5h 25m · ¥150–195
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