Panjin
Panjin is a coastal prefecture-level city in central Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, situated on the northern shore of the Liaodong Bay.
It borders Anshan to the east, Yingkou to the southeast, and Jinzhou to the west and north. It is the smallest city in both Liaoning and the entire Northeast China with an administrative area of 3,825 square kilometres (1,477 sq mi), and Liaoning's least populous city with a population of 1,389,691 people as of the 2020 census, all in the built-up area made of the 2 urban districts and Dawa and Panshan counties now largely being conurbated.
Getting to Panjin
There are Chinese day tours from Shenyang and Panjin (right at the Railway Station's Square) to see the red beach. Panjin has two train stations and is connected to most Chinese cities. Panjin North Railway Station is far from city center, and Panjin Railway Station is more convenient for visitors. Trains from Shenyang to Panjin take from 1h15m (G train) to 2h30m (K train).
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There are three long distance bus stations in Panjin.
Worth seeing
Red Beach Scenic Area (红海滩风景区 Hónghǎi Tānfēng Jǐngqū). This is a National Nature Reserve area covering 20 square kilometres. Rare birds can be found here. The site gets its name from the unusual colour of the beach seaweed which is bright red. A local delicasy is crabs. Most tours of the Red Beach will include a change to sample one of these crustations yourself.
Where to eat
Panjin's rice and river crab are famous. At bus and train stations one can see people taking bags of Panjin rice back home.
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