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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.
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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.
BeihaiSilver 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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