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darrensmale Says: Formed 400,000 years ago from volcanic rock and situated close to the South China Sea, Naozhou Island, apart from being the birth place of my wife, is the largest volcanic island in China. Totalling 56 square kilometres and due to it's combination of seaweed and coral, the...
Introducing Zhanjiang's Sights
darrensmale Says: The city and surrounding area offers visitors many places of interest. Leizhou Peninsular, with it's red land is a tourist paradise with a pleasant climate and a varity of cultural relics. Here you will find 2000 years of cultural history; the Ancestral Temple of the Lei...
What To Do If You Find Yourself In Zhanjiang
darrensmale Says: Well firstly unless you are there on business, sea food being the main external trade (well I've met two people going there on business!!), or you are there meeting the Asian lady of your dreams or catching the ferry to Hainan Island. There isn't really much of a reason to...
jpierrep Says: Only a few Maar lakes in the world, Zhanjiang has one of them .
jpierrep Says: Take a 40 minute taxi ride to Donghai Beach, the second longest beach in the world, at over 28 miles long. This beach is virtually deserted, great swimming, the water is like soup, clear and clean, very wide and long.
1 Review and 168 Opinions It is everything you expect from a Crown Plaza with a 4 star rating, great rooms, good food, and...
Royal Hotel: Zhanjiang Hotel has great value
jpierrep Says: Great service, clean rooms, low prices No swimming pool, but they have a very good restaurant, awesome service, extremly clean, close to everything you need.
Zhong Hou Hotel: Cheap, Cheerful - Does What It Says On The Wrapper
darrensmale Says: What can you say about Chinese 3/4 star hotels? Hit or miss perhaps. This one is definately more hit than miss. Cheep and cheerful. Friendly staff and perhaps unique for Zhanjiang - there is an English speaking person on reception. If you can put up with crowded lifts and...
I will confirm on next visit in July 07: Boat With A View
darrensmale Says: The first thing that strikes you about this place is that you could quite easily mistake the place for a listing rotting shell of a boat. Don't walk away though because at night it shimers and shines in all it's glory and becomes quite possibly one of the strangest...
Macau Restaurant: An Open Kitchen Restaurant
gaolei Says: An open kitchen restaurant has 10 to 15 small kitchens located against the side and back wall. Each one prepares a specialty like fish or dimsum and displays it. You get a waitress and she follow you as you pick out food from the displays I love Bok Choi. Everything is good...
Golden Sensation Night Club: A Las Vegas Review in a Small Southern China City
gaolei Says: The Golden Sensation night club is a huge club with a large night club area that features a musical review similar to Las Vegas, sans nudity. It actually consists of 2 buildings with al kinds of venues, from dreaded Karaoki to a casino, disco and floor show. None
New Face Pub: A Good Pub on Bar Street
gaolei Says: This is basically a bar where young people meet. They have a DJ and constant Hip-Hop music. Beer is 10 RMB for a draught. It is a good place to meet locals and have a cheap beer. None
darrensmale Says: Surprisingly, Zhanjiang Airport is the only airport in Western Guangdong Province. Situated approximately 2.5 miles from downtown Zhanjiang City it is easily reached via local taxi. Recently the conecting road has been improves which has reduced the travel time.
darrensmale Says: No matter where you are in Zhanjiang you will not be too far from the sea. Possibly the most renowned areas is that which stretches from Changqiao Wharf to Sea City (floating restaurant) commonly known as the Sea-Viewing Corridor. This area takes in Time Square, and Seashore...
Huguangyan National Scenic Area
darrensmale Says: Apart from being a scenic area, Huguangyan is also a national geological park famous for its natural volcanic relic. It has the most typical and largest maar (volcanic) lake in the world. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption somewhere between 140,000 and 160,000 years ago...
darrensmale Says: Donghai Island is ranked as the 5th largest island in China. In recent years a popular holiday resort has been built on the island's east side. The island also boosts a forest, South China Sea and a 28 kilometre long beach. Dip your toes in the warm waters of the South...
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This is basically a bar where young people meet. They have a DJ and constant Hip-Hop music. Beer is 10 RMB for a draught. It is a good place to meet locals and...
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Q: I keep trying to book online reservations to Zhanjiang from LAX in November 2003, (via Guangzhou or Hong Kong), but finding a big...
A: I think there's a train connection but you might not like that option because the train is slow...I think I once checked that Zhanjiang is about 300 miles from Guangzhou...
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Zhanjiang - Not Beijing True But A Lot Cheaper
The Rough Guide To China 2003 states " The only reason to make the long haul to Zhanjiang, .... , is to catch onward transport to Hainan Island. Otherwise the town, .... , is without interest." I...
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Zhanjiang - the Far South of China
Zhanjiang is on the small peninsular jutting out into the South China Sea. It is a port city and the location of a large naval base.
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