Yangjiang Travel Guide

Chinese Name: 阳江 (yáng jiāng)
Population: 2,998,800
Area: Land Area: 7,955.9 square kilometers (3,071.8 square miles), Sea Area: 12,300 (4,749 square miles)
Location: in the southwest of Guangdong Province, southern China
Administrative Division: 2 districts (Jiangcheng, Yangdong); 1 county (Yangxi); 1 county-level city (Yangchun), economic development pilot area (Hailing Island), high tech industrial development zone (Yangjiang)
Area Code: 0662
Zip Code: 529500
GDP (2018): CNY 135 billion (USD 20 billion)
 

Yangjiang is a coastal city in southwestern Guangdong Province and close to the Pearl River Delta. It is adjacent to Jiangmen to the west, the South China Sea to the south, Yunfu to the north. The city is 247 and 160 kilometers (153 and 99 miles) from Guangzhou and Zhuhai. By water, it is 143 and 129 sea miles (265 and 239 kilometers) from Hong Kong and Macau. Yangjiang is China's largest knife and Scissors production and export base whose products are exported to more than 100 countries and regions, such as Europe, the United States and Japan. Shibazi, Shengda, Sanren and Chule are the most famous knife brands. Besides, China (Yangjiang) International Hardware Knives & Scissors Fair is held in October every year which has attracted more than 30,000 exhibitors from over the world. Yangjiang is also a large fishery city whose marine products rank second in Guangdong Province. The beautiful sea view, white beach and various karst landscapes make Yangjiang an ideal place for travel and vacation

 Dajiao Bay, Hailing Island:
Hailing Island, situated to the southwest of Yangjiang, has been regarded as one of Ten Most Beautiful Islands in China. The island boasts many famous attractions such as Dajiao Bay, Mawei Island and Shili Silver Beach.  The most popular one is Dajiao Bay, which enjoys  agreeable weather and broad beach.

 Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum:
Located on the west of Shili Silver Beach on Hailing Island, it is the first undersea-archaeology museum about exploration, protection, display, and research of the China's ancient ship "Nanhai 1". 

 Lingxiao Rock:
With its majestic rocks and imposing manner, it is reputed to be the most magnificent in all of South China. As a national geological park and base for science education, the scenic spot is a famous attraction characterized by superb karst landform. It is located to the northwest of Yangchun City, about 66 kilometers (41 miles) from proper district.

The scenic spot has numerous caves scattered in a magnificent three-storey cave that is over 120 meters (394 feet) high. The bottom floor is grand and spacious with a limpid stream winding its way inside for about 320 meters (1,050 feet), and even provides boating in the cave. The middle and the upper floors are a fairyland of various stalactites, stalagmites and stone pillars. They take the shape of fairies, lions, and inverted lotuses, encouraging you to linger and appreciate their form. Some of them are rare in China. There are nineteen spectacular stalactites, which are as grand as buildings, and forty grand stone pillars resembling a large lotus. Inside the cave, you will feel that you have entered a sublime palace.

The karst landform in the Lingxiao Rock is a typical representative of its kind in South China. The karst sight here is well-preserved and has a wide variety of geologic formations. In the cave, the stalactites will grow continuously if there are drops of water. Regardless, they grow at a rather slow speed, about 1 to 20 centimeters (0.39 to 7.87 inches) per century. We can only image how long the cave has existed!

In addition, the scenic area has improved the infrastructure facilities of the area. Many scenic spots have also been built, including a sunflower garden, a national geological park, a museum and other ancillary structures. By incorporating a large number of rocks, minerals, stalactites, and specimens of plants and animals, the museum represents the evolution of rocks and land forms of the area.  Situated in subtropical zone, Yangjiang holds temperate weather and abundant rainfall. The extreme heat may emerge in August. Summer is long and hot, lasting from mid-April to late October. Typhoon and rainstorm usually happen in summer and autumn.

 When to Go: Without chilly winter, Yangjiang is an all year round tourist destination.   History: According to archeological discovery, human settlers first came to this area ten thousand years ago. Like other regions in Guangdong, it was conquered by the Qin (221BC-206BC) Court belong to the shires established there. As its location became increasingly important, Yangjiang had been elevated from a county to a shire by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).

 Physical Features: Main terrain of the city descends from the north to the south. It has two mountains standing in the northeast and northwest. Within the territory, the city's zenith is the Ehuangzhang of the Wangfu Mountains. Furthermore, Yangjiang has thirty islands in total bearing a coastline of 342 kilometers (213 miles).

 Special Local Products: sea product, black bean sauce, lacquer