Beihai

Basic Overview

Beihai is a clean coastal port city in southern Guangxi, famous for silver-white beaches, volcanic islands, blue sea and fresh marine ecology. Different from Guangxi’s mountain-river landscape, Beihai features pure coastal resort style, colonial old town architecture, fishing village culture and seafood gourmet resources. It is the best seaside leisure and island vacation destination in southern China.

Natural Landscapes

Beihai’s core scenery consists of white-sand beaches, volcanic island landforms, clear sea water and coastal wetland mangroves.

• Silver Beach: One of China’s top white-sand beaches, fine silver sand, shallow clear seawater, suitable for bathing and sunset viewing.
• Weizhou Island: Famous volcanic island with volcanic rock coast, coral sea, beach reefs and pure island ecology.
• Mangrove Wetland Scenic Belt: Large coastal mangrove forest with wide tidal flat and bird-watching scenery.
• Qiaogang Coastal Resort Bay: Quiet leisure bay with gentle waves and coastal pastoral scenery.

Historical and Cultural Sites

Beihai retains complete modern port historical relics, colonial architecture and ancient maritime trade heritage.

• Beihai Old Street (Sihai Street): Hundred-meter antique arcade building cluster with Southeast Asian colonial style.
• Weizhou Island Catholic Church: Century-old Gothic church built by overseas missionaries, classic island historical landmark.
• Ancient Port Relics: Old ferry and trade sites recording southern maritime silk road history.

Local culture experiences

Beihai’s experience focuses on seaside leisure, island vacation, fishing village life and seafood market exploration.

• Silver Beach Seaside Leisure: Beach walking, sea breeze relaxation, sunset photography.
• Weizhou Island In-depth Island Tour: Visit volcanic craters, coral coasts, lighthouses and island fishing villages.
• Fisherman’s Experience: Watch local fishing boats return and experience authentic coastal fishing village lifestyle.
• Old Street Slow Stroll: Feel century-old port city culture and colonial architectural charm.

Local cuisine

Beihai cuisine is dominated by fresh tropical seafood, light original flavor, with coastal specialty snacks.

• Fresh Seafood Platter: Lobster, crab, shellfish and fresh sea fish caught locally.
• Beihai Seafood Noodles: Rich soup base matched with fresh seafood toppings.
• Coconut Rice & Tropical Desserts: Local coconut-flavor pastries and tropical fruit snacks.
• Grilled Seafood Series: Classic coastal night-market grilled seafood with local seasoning.

Recommended itinerary 

• Day 1: Silver Beach leisure + old town street sightseeing & seafood dinner
• Day 2–3: Weizhou Island two-day in-depth vacation, volcanic scenery, beach stargazing and island sunrise

Travel tips

Best travel time: October–April. Summer sunshine is strong, must prepare sunscreen and sun hats. Book Weizhou Island ferry tickets in advance on holidays. Seafood is fresh and highly recommended for food lovers.