When is the best time to visit Jiulongshan Coastal Tourist Area?

Best time for Jiulongshan Coastal Tourist Area: Summer

Jiulongshan Coastal Tourist Area is located on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay, 90 kilometers away from Shanghai and Hangzhou, with the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway passing through it. The scenic area integrates mountains, seas, islands and beaches, and is a provincial tourist resort. There are forest parks, bathing beaches, Golden Ocean City Beach Resort, Waipushan Island, etc. in the area. Among them, Jiulong Mountain Forest Park is a national forest park. From a close look, the mountains are lush with pine trees and birds are flying freely; from a distance, you can see the clear blue sky, dotted fishing sails, and the vast outline of the sea and sky.

Xisha Bay is the only continental shelf bathing beach in Zhejiang. The sand is clean and hard, and it was historically known as Iron Sand. In midsummer every year, tourists from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jia, and Jiangsu flock here, and most of them are received in one day. With more than 20,000 swimmers, the People's Daily called it the "Beidaihe of the South". On its side are the Nanwan Fort, the Tianfei Palace Fort, the Wentao Pavilion commemorating Master Hongyi, and the Haihong Pavilion built to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the "Dream of Red Mansions" going to sea.

Jiulong Mountain Scenic Area is located in Pinghu City, at the exit of Hangzhou Bay, on the east side of Zhapu Oriental Port, with the sea to the south and plains to the north. Beautiful natural scenery, as well as rich cultural landscapes, with mountains, seas, islands and beaches, alternating natural scenery and cultural landscapes, and the coexistence of modern engineering and historical relics. In the old days, there were eight scenic spots in Zhapu, ten scenic spots in Yashan, and Chenshan According to the Eight Scenic Spots, it is now listed as a national forest park by the Ministry of Forestry.

Zhapu Town, where Jiulong Mountain is located, is said to be the birthplace of Empress Dowager Cixi, and some remains remain today.