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What are the scenic spots on Weizhou Island in Beihai?

The scenic spots of Weizhou Island in Beihai are: Crocodile Mountain, Catholic Church, Museum, Rainbow Beach, Shiluokou, Dishui Danping, Ocean Park and Weizhou Island Lighthouse.

Crocodile mountain 1

Crocodile Mountain Scenic Area Crocodile Mountain Scenic Area is located in Crocodile Ridge on the west side of Nanwan. June 5, 2009+February 38, 2009 was approved as a national 4A-level tourist area. Crocodile Mountain Scenic Area includes Crocodile Mountain Lighthouse, Tang Wengtai, Crater Site, Dragon Palace Wonders, Tibetan Turtle Cave, Thief Cave, Wild Animals Roaring the Sea, Eclipse Arch Bridge, Moon Bay, Coral Sedimentary Rock Scenery, Sea Drink, Moon Square and other scenic spots, as well as geological wonders such as volcanic crater, ancient tree fossils, water curtain cave, sea pillars and sea piers.

2. Catholic Church

Located in Tangsheng Village, Weizhou Island, Tang Sheng Catholic Church is a national key cultural relic protection unit and one of the "Four Catholic Churches in the Late Qing Dynasty". The church was built by foreign missionaries in Paris, France in 1853. It took 10 years to complete, and the main building is well preserved. The whole building is mainly composed of coral sedimentary rocks on the seabed, and it is built by careful mechanical design. This is a typical French Gothic church in the Renaissance. The towering Romanesque spire has the momentum of "hitting the sky directly", causing an illusion of "the mystery of the sky". The church is13.5m high, 56m long and17m wide. Made of rocks, coral particles and bamboo tiles, the building area is 1500m2, and the church can accommodate1500 people.

3. Museums

The museum covers an area of 65,438+0,500 square meters and contains specimens of various volcanic rocks, corals and marine life. All specimens have detailed descriptions and annotations, and are accompanied by corresponding pictures of geological park scenic spots. The image museum has a promotional film of Weizhou Island, and the dynamic museum has a 4D popular science film to show Weizhou Island's marine and geological knowledge.

4. Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach Scenic Area is located on the east coast of Weizhou Island. Almost all the 1.5km long coasts in the scenic area are developed from sea cliffs with a height of 20-50 meters, and the cliffs stand tall. The sea erosion platform is scattered in front of the sea erosion cliff, flat and wide. At low tide, you can see a sea erosion platform with a width of tens to hundreds of meters. At the junction of sea cliffs and sea platforms, sea caves with different shapes can be seen everywhere.

5. Shiluokou

Shiluokou is located in the west of Weizhou Island, and the nearby village looks like a stone snail, which belongs to the coastal landform. Storms and geological events are extremely rich in sediments. The volcanic rocks and marine erosion rocks along the coast are rich and grotesque. A piece of "Wang Mi Stone" in the northwest of the beach looks like a beautiful young woman with a baby on her back standing on the coast waiting for her husband to return.

6, drip Dan screen

Weizhou Island is located in Dishui Village in the west of Weizhou Island. The formation of Di Shui Dan Ping is a miracle of China volcano landscape. Cliffs formed by rocks are marine erosion landforms. The exposed rock layers are red, yellow, purple, green and blue, and the texture is extremely clear. Brawly is wrapped around the cliff top, with red flowers and green leaves hanging upside down, showing gorgeous colors. Take "Danping" for example. Water droplets have been surging on the cliff for many years, and they are constantly dripping down from the cliff, hence the name "dripping water".

7. Ocean Park

Guangxi Weizhou Island Coral Reef National Marine Park, located in the southern waters of Beihai City, is one of the 10 national marine parks approved for construction, with a total area of 25 12.92 hectares, including key protected areas 1278.08 hectares and moderately utilized areas 1234.84 hectares. The coral reefs in Weizhou Island are mainly distributed in the north, east and southwest of Weizhou Island. It is the only coral reef group along the coast of Guangxi and an important part of the offshore marine ecosystem in Guangxi. Coral belongs to 26 genera, families and 43 species. Coral reef ecosystem is a characteristic ecosystem in the South China Sea, with high biodiversity and high productivity.

8. Weizhou Island lighthouse

Weizhou Island Lighthouse is located at the top of Weizhou Island and was built at 1956. Weizhou Island Lighthouse was originally an iron frame structure, and was converted into a stone tower in 1969. In 2002, Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration allocated 6,543.8+0,000 yuan to rebuild Weizhou Island Lighthouse, which is 22 meters high and has a spiral staircase inside for easy access. The steps are paved with red granite, with white tiles inside and white imitation bricks outside. Lighthouse adopts high-grade aluminum alloy rigid glass watertight window, which is corrosion-resistant and waterproof; Ventilation holes are skillfully opened at the bottom of the tower and the bottom plate of the cantilever room to ventilate the lighthouse for a long time; A copper lamp made in Shanghai is installed at the top of the tower, with a light range of 18 nautical mile; The upper part of the lighthouse is designed with a viewing platform to enjoy the scenery of the whole island.