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Zhongshan
Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China

Zhongshan

Zhongshan, alternately romanized via Cantonese as Jungsaan, is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China.

Plan a trip to Zhongshan→From Shenzhen

As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 inhabitants. The city-core subdistricts used to be called Shiqi or Shekki.

Get in

Getting to Zhongshan

From Hong Kong International Airport (HKG IATA), direct ferries are available to Zhongshan. To take the ferry to Zhongshan, go directly to the ticket counter without passing through Hong Kong immigration or customs; see Hong Kong International Airport#By ferry for details. Hong Kong allows travelers from many nations to enter visa-free, and Chinese visas are easy to obtain at many locations.

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    Zhongshan Port and Hong Kong

    Hong Kong International Airport, the Macau ferry terminal, and Shenzhen's Fuyong Ferry Terminal (near Shenzhen Airport).

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    Zhongshan Station
  3. 03
    Zhongshan North Station

    Zhongshan Station is in Zhongshan Torch Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone and Zhongshan North Station is between the north part of Shiqi and the port area.

See

Worth seeing

The main sights in Zhongshan's downtown area are not far apart and could be covered in a single day on foot.

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    Sunwen Xi Pedestrian Street
  2. 02
    China Radio Museum
  3. 03
    Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
  4. 04
    Xiangshan Commercial Culture Museum
  5. 05
    Zhongshan Cartoon Museum
  6. 06
    Zhongshan Museum
Eat

Where to eat

Yangtze River Food Court (chang jiang mei shi xuan), Yijing Rd (southern end of Changjiang Rd past the Water World). Come here for Zhongshan style hotpot (da been lo). You are given a dried bowl of ground nuts, cilantro, dried yellow beans and red beans. After adding in a scoop of the broth, it becomes dipping sauce for the food cooked at the table.

How locals move

Getting around Zhongshan the local way

  • Get inFrom Hong Kong International Airport (), direct ferries are available to Zhongshan.
  • Get inTo take the ferry to Zhongshan, go directly to the ticket counter without passing through Hong Kong immigration or customs; see Hong Kong International Airport#By ferry for details.
  • Get inFrom Shenzhen Airport (), there are buses and ferries connecting to Zhongshan (see below).
  • Get inHigh-speed ferries sail between and Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, the Macau ferry terminal, and Shenzhen's Fuyong Ferry Terminal (near Shenzhen Airport).
  • Get inMacau ferry terminal–Zhongshan: twice a day.
  • Get inShenzhen Fuyong Ferry Terminal–Zhongshan: seven times a day.
  • Get inThe ferry terminal has no amenities beyond a restroom; the nearest place to get a bite to eat is a 10–minute walk south.
  • Get aroundA great form of travel available is the electric rickshaw if you are heading out for dinner or just want to enjoy the night air on a short distance ride.

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

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