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Zhanjiang
City in Guangdong, China

Zhanjiang

Zhanjiang is a coastal city in southern China, located on the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong province.

Plan a trip to Zhanjiang→From Haikou (Meilan)

It is a prefecture-level city which administers the entire Leizhou Peninsula and lies directly opposite to Haikou, the capital of the Hainan province, across the Qiongzhou Strait. It is the southernmost port on the coast of mainland China, serving as a centre of commerce and navigation for much of southwestern China. The city's built-up urban centre consists of four districts: Chikan, Xiashan, Potou, and Mazhang.

Get in

Getting to Zhanjiang

Zhanjiang is at the base of the Leizhou Peninsula that points toward the island province of Hainan. Travellers often pass through Zhanjiang en route to Hainan. There are trains and buses to and from nearby mainland cities and boats to Haikou, capital of Hainan. The boat is an hour's bus ride away from Zhanjiang. There are 3 major train stations and an airport that serve Zhanjiang.

  1. 01
    Zhanjiang Railway Station

    The old Zhanjiang Station is commonly referred to (on maps, bus schedules) as Zhanjiang South Station (湛江南站), to distinguish it both from the new stations below.

  2. 02
    Zhanjiang West Railway Station

    Zhanjiang West Station has two kinds of service.

  3. 03
    Zhanjiang North Railway Station

    Located on the old airport's runway, the new railway station serves high-speed (G series) train from Guangzhou Baiyun Station via Yangjiang and Maoming.

  4. 04
    Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport

    A new airport in Wuchuan that is far away from downtown Zhanjiang to accommodate growing air traffic.

See

Worth seeing

  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
Do

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.

Eat

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).

How locals move

Getting around Zhanjiang the local way

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From Wikivoyage: Zhanjiang, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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