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Jizhao Bay Provincial Tourist and Holiday Resort

Updated: 2014-12-16

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The Jizhao Bay Provincial Tourist and Holiday Resort is located in Wuchuan city, 50 kilometers west of Zhanjiang city, Guangdong province. It is 13 kilometers away from downtown Wuchuan and has a total area of 12.4 square kilometers. The resort boasts the well-known large rocky coast. With zigzagging coast and beach, it can be comparable to the Pattaya Beach in Tailand. With an ideal gradient, broad and clean sand, and clear water, the wide beaches here can be comparable to those in Beidaihe, a famous resort in Chengde, Hebei Province. The open bay, the thick forest, the white sands, the blue sky, the mild climate and the plentiful aquatic products make your vacation on the resort more than enjoyable. Tourist attractions include beaches, sand bars, rocks of outlandish shapes, rivers, lakes, forests and fishing villages. Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis) trees are in rows here and there, and shadows of coconut trees dance about. With its unique subtropical seaside flavor, it is the beautiful seaside tourist and holiday resort known as the "Little Sanya".

The Jizhao Bay has blue clear water, attracting lots of tourists each year. If you come at the end of the off season of fishing, you can see all the fishing boats anchored in the Jizhao Bay and Bohe Fishing Port. As for the carefree and leisurely fishermen, some are sorting out their fishing gear, some are fishing for small fishes to kill time, and others are resting on the beaches. When the sun is setting, the golden afterglow makes the fishing port even more charming. Many photographers come here to take a shot of the overwhelming beauty of this moment.

The Jizhao Bay Provincial Tourist and Holiday Resort is located between Zhanjiang and Maoming, connected to the National Highway 325. The Resort covers an area of 12.4 square kilometers and has a 11.2-kilometers-long coastline. It is well known for its beautiful scenery. There are many armlets and rocks here, and each armlet has its own unique beauty. Along the long coast, there are beaches, sand bars, capes, rocks of grotesque shapes, rivers, lakes, armlets, forests and fishing villages. Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis) trees stand in rows, and coconut trees dance with the breeze. You can also go to the seaside at Diaode Village to see the huge rock there, which will surely impress you. The resort is a beloved destination for photographers for its unique geographical location and the gracefully changing light.

The Jizhao Bay Resort is undergoing further development, in a bid to become an AAAA tropical coastal tourist area. There are 19 hotels, guest houses and holiday resorts where fresh seafood is served. 105 villas have been built, offering over 1,100 beds and 8 conferences rooms. Tourists can have fun by taking part in the following activities; walking or riding horses on the beach, playing beach volleyball, singing or dancing in karaoke bars, playing table tennis, taking a sauna, barbequing, and camping. The resort has received more than 600,000 people annually, with tourists mainly from overseas, Hong Kong, Macau, the Pearl River Delta area, Maoming and Zhanjiang. The construction of the Jizhao Bay Central Grand Hotel is under way, which includes a night club, a tennis court, a swimming pool, a conference center and a shopping center.

Address: Wuchuan city, Zhanjiang

Tel: 0759-5130036

 

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