Beihai Travel Guide
Situated in the north of Guangxi, Beihai is 206 km away from Nanning in the northwest, 198 km from Zhanjiang in the east and 147 km from Haikou in the southeast. The downtown is embraced by the sea in its south, north and west sides. It has two coastal islands, namely, Weizhou Island (24.74 square kilometers) and Xieyang Island (1.8 square kilometers). Weizhou Island is about 20.2 sea miles from the city center.
Beihai used to be the starting harbor of Maritime Silk Road in ancient China. Through the history, it has been the distribution center for the Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hunan and Hubei in their foreign trade. Thus, it enjoys an important geographic position. Southern Pearl, referring to the pearl of Beihai, is famed around the world for its fantastic appearance, dazzling sparkle, lasting luster. Pearl then becomes the most distinctive tourist product of Beihai.
Located in the subtropics, the weather is moderate and moist with fresh air, and no wonder Beihai is considered to be one of the cities that are suitable for habitation in China. The natural environment is preserved well. It has quite a lot of marvelous beaches, which are of clear water and soft sand. The shore zone with Silver Beach as its representative is the combination of sea water, sunshine and beach, being an ideal place for leisure. more about Beihai »
- Chinese Name: 北海
- Chinese Pinyin: běi hǎi
- English Name: Beihai
- Location: Southwest China
- Latitude: 21° 49' N
- Longitude: 109° 12' E
- Area: 3,337 sq. km. (1,288 sq. mi.)
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
- Area Code: 0779
- Population: 1.5 million
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Beihai Silver Beach
Overview Silver Beach is one of the best beaches in China, with a total area of 22 square kilometers (8.5 square miles). For thousands of years, fine quartz has been accumulating on Silver Beach, so called because it reflects the sun's rays with a dazzling light. Praised highly in China, it is famous for its... more about Beihai Silver Beach
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Shopping in Beihai
Located on the edge of Beibu Gulf, one of the top four fisheries in China, Beihai City is abundant in all kinds of sea food; there are living more than 600 fishes and 10 shrimps and prawns, which, no wonder, have promoted the development and booming of sea food markets in Beihai. A great number of large wholesale markets dealing with local sea food...more info about Beihai Shopping »
Hi Tony,
It gets warm in Spring in Beihai, the average temperature in March, April and May is 18.9, 23, 26.9 degrees, not windy. The temperature in Weizhou Island is about 2-3 degrees higher than the one in Beihai. April and May are good months to travel in both areas, have fun!
Beihai is one of the smaller and quieter cities in China, so the air is better, especially as it is by the sea. The pace of life is slow, so stress is less there, though of course it is developing an becoming busier like the rest of China. It does not get too cold in winter, though summer is quite hot. If you enjoy sunny warmth, beaches, fishing and fresh sea food, this is a good place for a quiet retirement, one of the healthiest “warm” places in China with a reasonable level of shops and facilities.
If you would like it hotter still there is Hainan and Sanya, but your retirement will not be so quiet and you may find it too hot.
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