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City in Guangdong, China
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维多尔天主教堂, 霞山天主教堂, Xiashan Catholic Church
Built by French missionaries in 1903, this is the largest Catholic Church on the Leizhou Peninsula. It remains an operating cathedral.
广州湾法国公使署旧址
Built in 1903, this was the main administrative office of the French colonial government. The site is now a museum.
广州湾法国警察署旧址
Built in 1900, just one year after the formal establishment of the Guangzhouwan colony. After the French moved out, the building was occupied by Chinese police and continued to be used as a police station up until 2013.
广东海洋大学水生生物博物馆
Contains specimens of over 3000 different aquatic species collected from around the world.
广州湾历史民俗馆
A small museum focused on the French colonial period (1898-1945). Only 50 visitors are permitted to visit each day.
湛江市博物馆
Zhanjiang's main museum.
寸金桥公园 cùnjīn qiáo gōngyuán, 寸金公园 cùnjīn gōngyuán, Cunjin Park
海滨公园 hǎibīn gōngyuán
A famous waterfront park.
雷琼世界地质公园湛江园区, previously known as Huguangyan Scenic Area 湖光岩风景区
A UNESCO global geopark spanning Hainan Island and Guangdong’s Leizhou Peninsula. The centerpiece of the park’s Zhanjiang District is a large maar lake known as Huguangyan Lake. The park’s other main district is the Haikou District in Haikou, which contains the Haikou Volcanic Cluster.
三岭山国家森林公园
There are a few movie theaters.
Admission includes a dinner buffet and an evening to enjoy the various hotsprings and pools.
A gym.
端午节 duānwǔjié
A large international boat race.
If you would like dumplings or to sample a different variety of Chinese cuisine, this restaurant serves excellent food at inexpensive prices.
An upscale restaurant. The menu includes fairly authentic western food and an excellent Japanese sushi selection. Included in the price of your meal is a free trip to the salad bar.
This restaurant is very foreigner-friendly and offers tons of dishes to choose from.
新南丰食府
锦和酒家
御城山庄
湛江海鲜生蚝馆
大家乐猪肚鸡
蠔家粵菜生蚝馆
喜翼楼
小城大厨
荔枝酒馆
海伦司小酒馆
二麻酒馆
The only five-star hotel in Zhanjiang. Hosts a buffet dinner with both Western and Asian dishes. All you can eat food and beer for ¥100 per person.
维也纳酒店
名洲精品酒店
柏曼酒店
宽朋酒店
希岸•轻雅酒店
柏曼酒店
环球国际酒店
A large supermarket with a number of things to buy. Also found in the same building KFC and Macau Street Food City.
Has a few imported items not found at other locations and also regularly has fresh milk.
A clothing and fabric market with goods that are produced in China for export. You can sometimes find name-brand clothing items for cheap prices here.
Zhanjiang is at the base of the Leizhou Peninsula that points toward the island province of Hainan. Travellers often pass through Zhanjiang en route to Hainan.
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