What are the most beautiful coastal cities in China? Are they suitable for visiting in summer?

Cities on China’s coastline generally have beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Especially in summer, the cool seaside and fresh air are a good choice for vacation or travel.

The 10 most beautiful coastal cities in China, each of which is suitable for visiting in summer. How many have you visited?

1. Sanya

Sanya is located at the southernmost tip of Hainan Island. It is like summer all year round and flowers are in bloom. It is known as "Oriental Hawaii" and is the most suitable for leisure and vacation.

Sanya is famous for its beautiful sea scenery. The three bays of Yalong Bay, Dadonghai and Sanya Bay are the main coastal resorts in Sanya. Among them, Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park, Yanoda Rainforest Cultural Tourism Area and Nanwan Monkey Island are scenic spots with concentrated rainforest resources in Sanya. There are also some scientific and cultural exhibition halls and parks, such as Yalong Bay Shell Museum, Yalong Bay Butterfly Valley, Yalong Bay Underwater World, etc.

Sanya also has two beautiful outlying islands. Wuzhizhou Island with complete infrastructure is a diving resort, while West Island attracts tourists with more favorable prices.

In addition, those who like ethnic minority customs can go to the Li and Miao Village to have a look at the life style of the local aborigines; those who are interested in cultural heritage sites can go to Nanshan Temple, Big and Small Cave Sky, Tianya Haijiao, Luhuitou Peak Park, and Betel Nut Valley, Yazhou Ancient City, etc.

2. Qingdao

Qingdao is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has three major mountain systems within the territory. The sea and mountains form an interesting and unique place.

Qingdao’s tourism is mainly divided into two categories: cultural and natural. The old city is mainly cultural tourism, and the coastal area is mainly coastal scenery tourism.

Here is the Badaguan, known as the "International Architecture Expo"; there is Qingdao's landmark building and famous scenic spot - Zhanqiao; there is China's only consecrated church - Zhejiang Road Catholic Church; there is Qingdao's most famous The iconic central square? May Fourth Square; there are the highest peak on China's coastline? Laoshan Mountain, etc.

In cities near the sea, it is inevitable to go to the beach to play. July to August every year is the golden season for swimming and riding waves. There are bathing beaches with different characteristics here, among which the first bathing beach is recognized as the best, and the second bathing beach has more rocks and is a holy place for taking wedding photos. In addition, Shilaoren Beach, Golden Beach, and Silver Beach have relatively few tourists, but the sand quality is better.

3. Qinhuangdao

Qinhuangdao, Hebei, is known as the "back garden of Beijing and Tianjin". The mountainous landforms here are unique and diverse, and waterfalls and springs can be seen everywhere. The famous scenic spots Shanhaiguan, Beidaihe is located here.

There are other ideal places to watch the magnificent sunrise in Qinhuangdao? Nandaihe, Aranya, known as the seaside resort paradise in North China, the largest wildlife park in Asia? Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park, and the coast Desert? Known as the Gold Coast and so on.

4. Zhuhai

Zhuhai, as a garden-style coastal city, not only has a long coastline and high-quality beaches, but also has many sea view parks scattered throughout the city.

Zhuhai has a vast sea area with more than 100 islands, and is known as the "City of One Hundred Islands". There are Wanshan Island, which is famous for its pumice wonders, Hengqin Island, which is closest to Macau, Miaowan Island, which is known as the Maldives of China, and Wailingding Island, which was mentioned in Wen Tianxiang's poems.

If you like the sea view, you can visit the famous Lovers' Road; if you are interested in amusement parks, you must not miss Chimelong Ocean Kingdom; the New Yuanming Garden, which is a 1:1 scale replica of the eighteen scenes of the Yuanmingyuan, is also worth visiting. Take a stroll.

5. Rizhao

Rizhao, located in the southeast of Shandong Province, has 64 kilometers of high-quality beaches and is known as the "only unpolluted golden coast along China's coast".

Rizhao has the newly developed Olympic Water Sports Park, the famous Lunan Coastal National Forest Park, Wanpingkou Coastal Tourist Area, as well as Wulian Mountain and the Yellow Sea, which are known to be "spectacular as beautiful as Yandang". Jiuxian Mountain in Xiaojiuzhaigou, Zhudongtian in the No. 1 Bamboo Village in Jiangbei, and Fulai Mountain Scenic Area in Ju County.

Most tourists come here because of the sea and beach. From late July to the end of August, it is more suitable to swim in the sea. Special festivals such as the Sea Festival are also held.

Among the bathing beaches in Rizhao, Wanpingkou Beach and the bathing beaches in the Haibin National Forest have always been the most popular. If you don’t like crowds, you can choose Golden Beach.

6. Xiamen

Xiamen is a graceful "garden on the sea" and one of the cities with the best environment in the country.

The small and fresh temperament makes this city so unique. There are many must-visit attractions here, including the famous Gulangyu Island, which is known as "Garden on the Sea" and "World Architecture Expo"; Xiamen University, one of the most beautiful university campuses in China; there is the Xiamen Science and Technology Museum, which is very suitable for family fun; there is Zengcuo'an, the most artistic village in the country; there is the Hulishan Fort, which has both European and Chinese Ming and Qing Dynasty architectural styles; The most popular Buddhist holy place in southern Fujian? Nanputuo Temple and so on.

If you like shopping, shopping and food, you can visit Xiamen Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street, Dingaozi Cat Street or Bashi!

7. North Sea

Sunshine, beach, and sea water are the deepest impressions of the North Sea.

Here is the Beihai Silver Beach, known as the best beach in the world. The Silver Beach area exceeds the combined beaches of Dalian, Yantai, Qingdao, Xiamen and Beidaihe Beach; it has been rated as the most beautiful in China by China National Geographic. Weizhou Island, a small island; Beihai Old Street, which is a combination of Chinese and Western arcade-style buildings; Guantou Ridge, which has both forests and sea rocks; Qiaogang Beach, a holy place for watching sunsets and seaside barbecues.

April to November every year is the best time to travel to the North Sea. During this period, the sun is abundant and the sea water is warm.

8. Dalian

Dalian is the city with the least typical Northeast characteristics and is also a famous summer resort in China.

There are rich modern Chinese cultural and historical tourism resources and many scenic natural tourism resources, mainly three types: sea-friendly, historical and cultural, and exotic.

If you want to overlook the distant sea, you can go to Binhai Road, Laotieshan, and the National Geological Park; if you want to play in the water, you can go to Golden Beach, Xinghai Park, and Gold Coast; if you want to taste the exotic customs, visit the Russian Style Street The century-old Russian-style ancient buildings on the street and the luxurious Japanese-style villas on Nanshan Street are good choices.

In addition, the small town of Lushun in Dalian has witnessed most of China's modern history. There are many historical attractions in the city, including the Beiyang Navy Training Base Lushun Military Port, the Japanese-Russian Prison, etc.

9. Haikou

Haikou has many places of interest and tourist attractions are relatively concentrated.

Among them are the most distinctive and down-to-earth streetscape, the Qilou Old Street in Haikou; the Wugong Temple, known as the "First Building in Hainan"; and the film and television base that shows the changes in Chinese cities over the past century. ?Mission Hills Huayi Feng Xiaogang Film Commune; there is the cemetery of Hai Rui, an upright official of the Ming Dynasty; there is the largest open tropical seaside ecological forest-style landscape garden in Haikou? Wanlv Garden; there is a beautiful holiday beach; near the city there are famous overseas Qiongtai Academy, the breathtaking Ma'anshan Crater, and the Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest, which appears as a "maritime forest" at high tide.

In addition, there are a number of famous scenic spots such as the Hainan Tropical Wildlife Garden and the Crater National Geopark.

10. Ningbo

Ningbo is the birthplace of the "Hemudu Culture" with a history of 7,000 years.

There is a long coastline and dotted islands. There is the earliest existing private library? Tianyi Pavilion; there is a bar street with old European Gothic buildings? Ningbo Old Bund; there is a pedestrian street dominated by old buildings and time-honored brands? Nantang Old Street; there are sea traces left over from the geological period. Lake? Dongqian Lake; Yushan Islands with rich island entertainment and leisure projects.

When you come to Ningbo in summer, you can also go to Songlan Mountain near the sea for a sea vacation or go to Siming Mountain to escape the summer heat.