Beihai Silver Beach

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 extensive beach with fine and white sand, clean and warm water and gentle waves, as well as being safe and free from sharks in the swimming area.

The tide rises slowly and recedes fast, so the beach remain extremely clean, whose transparency is more than 2 meters, twice of the national standard. Owing to its natural advantages, the beach is regarded as the most ideal resort for beach bathing and sports in the southern region of China as well as one of the top 35 scenic areas in China.

Beihai Silver Beach Park abounds in tourism resources. Boasting blue sea and sunshine, sandy and lengthy beaches, clean and gentle waves, amiable and moist climate, it is a preferred choice for sanatoriums.

In the Beihai Silver Beach Park, you can find houses related to musical instruments, chess, books and pictures in the east part. In the middle part is on-sea ports and beach zone while in the west is a marine biology museum,a children's swimming pool and an open air dance floor. There are flourishing flowers and trees growing on the square and over 30 pavilions of various styles around the square.

In addition, tourists can appreciate the excellent performances of rare foreign birds, folk customs, Russian customs, etc, and take part in the activities of parachute jumps over the sea or to just lie on the beach and enjoy the clear sky and pure white clouds.

Note: It will take you about 15 minutes from downtown of Beihai City to the Beihai Silver Beach by taxi, and bus No. 3 can also bring you to the beach.