Opening Hours: Open all day Ticket Price: Free admission

Contact Information: Shore of Beibu Gulf, Jiangshan Township, Gangkou District, Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Best Travel Period: May to October is the best season for travelling to Fangchenggang.

Complaint Hotline: 0770-2825744

Transportation Guide Public Transport: Take the Fangcheng-Dapingpo bus at Fangchenggang Bus Station. The one-way fare is 4 yuan, and the journey takes about half an hour. The peninsula beach is right at the stop. You can take the same bus back to downtown Fangchenggang on your return trip. Self-driving: Cross the Sea-Crossing Bridge and drive along the Fangcheng-Dongxing Highway. Turn left when you reach Jiangshan Township; road signs are available along the way.

Jiangshan Peninsula lies on the shore of the Beibu Gulf at the southernmost tip of China’s continental coastline. Covering an area of 208 square kilometres, it is the largest peninsula in Guangxi. Locals also call it White Dragon Peninsula for its dragon-like shape. It now has a population of 17,000. The planned provincial tourist resort sits on the southeast coast of the peninsula, covering 63 square kilometres with a total coastline of 32 kilometres dotted with numerous tourist attractions.

The resort enjoys mild weather and is an ideal coastal holiday destination. It was designated a provincial-level tourist resort in 1994.

At the foot of Niutou Mountain on the eastern side of Jiangshan Peninsula, just several hundred metres across the sea from Fangchenggang City, Moon Bay takes its name from its crescent shape. Made up of three coves, the beach stretches roughly 2 kilometres. The sea is calm, with fine, golden clean sand and lush shelter forests behind the shore. Developed into a seaside park, Moon Bay is perfect for strolling, sea viewing and water activities.

Six kilometres southwest of Moon Bay on Jiangshan Peninsula lies White Wave Beach, also named for its wide, flat shore. It ranges from 1 to 2.8 kilometres in width and extends 6 kilometres long. The sand is soft and tinged black due to titanium ore. The ten-li-long flat beach stretches endlessly and can accommodate hundreds of thousands of visitors at the same time, making it a prime venue for coastal sports. It is planned to build the largest coastal sports and entertainment centre around the Beibu Gulf here.

Grotesque Rock Beach sits in front of Dengjia Ridge on Jiangshan Peninsula. It is a marine abrasion landform carved by years of wave erosion. The rocks are reddish-brown, so the site is also known as the Red Cliff on the Sea. Tall steep cliffs are covered with vivid rock formations: some resemble ferocious beasts, some look like flowers and trees, some form battle arrays, and others turn into labyrinths. The most lifelike shapes include the Brush Rack Rock, Golden Tortoise Gazing at the Sea, Kangaroo Watching the Waves, Crocodile Diving, Lion Guarding the Frontier and Mushroom Rock, all crafted with striking realism to captivate visitors.

At high tide, tourists can witness the breathtaking spectacle described in ancient verse: jagged rocks pierce the sky, huge waves crash against the cliffs and roll up piles of snow-white spray.

At the southern tip of White Dragon Peninsula stand four artillery emplacements on four hills: Longzhen, White Dragon, Yinkeng and Longxiang, collectively known as the White Dragon Batteries. The main gate bears an inscription: "Built under the supervision of Chen Liangjie, Commander of the Right Qiong Army Battalion, Haikou Garrison, in the auspicious mid-summer of the 20th year of the Guangxu reign". The batteries remain well-preserved to this day. On the hilltops sit open-air semi-circular concrete gun emplacements, about 1 metre deep and 5 metres in radius. Beneath each emplacement lie underground arsenals and ammunition depots 6 metres deep. Every battery was armed with one or two 100-millimetre muzzle-loading guns imported from Britain. Facing Vietnam across the sea, these emplacements held vital strategic defence positions and formed a defensive line with Shitougui Battery in Qishi, hence the local saying "Tortoise and Snake Guard the Water Gateway".

At the tail of White Dragon Peninsula lies a quiet cove with a calm white-sand beach stretching 1 kilometre. The sand grains are pale yellow, evenly sized and exceptionally clean, with crystal-clear seawater. This is the most beautiful and serene bay on the whole Jiangshan Peninsula. Dengjia Ridge rises on the western side of the beach, offering stunning sunset views over the sea.

The bay on the western side of Jiangshan Peninsula covers over 70 square kilometres. Thanks to the suitable salinity of the seawater, this area has long been one of China’s major southern pearl-producing regions, known as the Hometown of Pearls. As early as more than 2,000 years ago, Book of the Later Han Dynasty recorded that the White Dragon Pearl Harbour "yields no grain but abounds in pearls. Bordering Jiaozhi, merchants travelled frequently to trade pearls for food grain".

Pearls produced here are famous worldwide for their round shape, solid texture and brilliant lustre. In 1980, White Dragon pearls were rated world-class treasures at the International Pearl Competition held in the United States. Now the harbour yields 3,000 kilograms of high-quality pearls annually. Fine pearl necklaces, rings, earrings and other jewellery processed from local pearls sell extremely well across the domestic market.

Between Tanpeng Village and Tanxi Village near Moon Bay lies an ancient canal also called Tianwei Passage or Immortal’s Trench. The canal cuts through hilly terrain made entirely of marine rocks at Immortal’s Pass. In ancient times, such a massive project could hardly be finished without supernatural power, so it earned the name Immortal’s Trench. Several metres wide and around 10 kilometres long, the canal runs across Jiangshan Peninsula, linking Fangchenggang Harbour and Pearl Harbour and allowing navigation at high tide.

According to Random Notes from the Northern Dream written by Sun Guangxian of the Five Dynasties Period, the canal was dug by workers recruited by Gao Pian, Military Governor of Annan, between 860 and 874 during the Tang Dynasty. After its completion, ships no longer needed to sail around Jiangshan Peninsula and could travel directly between the two harbours. The voyage was shortened by 15 kilometres. Vessels also avoided huge waves and pirate attacks off White Dragon Tail at the southern end of the peninsula, ensuring safe navigation. Book of Tang Dynasty · Biography of Gao Pian records that the canal kept shipping unimpeded, secured military provisions in Annan, and continued to benefit the region for centuries.

From the 10th century onward, Annan gained independence and repeatedly invaded the Song Dynasty border. Around this time, Tianwei Passage was gradually abandoned. Only the section forming Tanpeng Reservoir survives today. It was listed as a first-class cultural relic of the autonomous region in 1982. This is the only man-made sea canal in China.