Why visit Beihai
Townapedia lists 21 museums and landmarks, 31 parks and trails, 34 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Beihai Underwater World, Former Site of Beihai Customs Building and Beihai Silver Beach.
Weather in Beihai
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About Beihai
Beihai (Chinese: 北海; pinyin: Běihǎi; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of international trade for Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. Between 2006 and 2020, Beihai was predicted to be the world's fastest growing city. Beihai has a large shipyard, but most of the money generated in the city is derived from trade.
From the Wikipedia article Beihai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Beihai on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do10
Museums and landmarks21
Beihai Underwater World
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
27 Chanting RD Haicheng Qu,Beihai Shi,Guangxi,Xhuangzuzizhiqu,China
Former site of the German Consulate in Beihai
Monument and historic site
9 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds31
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19 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes34
22 more on the map.
History
After the 1876 Sino-British Treaty of Yantai, eight Western nations (the UK, US, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium) set up consulates, hospitals, churches, schools, and maritime customs. Today, 15 of these western buildings remain in Beihai. It officially became an international tourist spot (旅游对外开放城市) in 1982.
From the History section of Beihai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay18
Churches and places of worship7
Shennong Temple of the Queen of Heaven
Place of worship · 6.6 km
Haicheng,Beihai,Guangxi,China
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries47
Healthcare10
Map of Beihai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 km away.
- Dangjiang 19 km north, about 19 min by car
- Hepu 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Shagang 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Xichang 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Xingdaohu 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Shiwan 31 km north, about 31 min by car
- Wujia 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Shikang 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Zhakou 45 km northeast, about 45 min by car
- Qinzhou 73 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 北海商业区 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- Sugar cane sold as a treat in Beihai China, Kilroy238, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haicheng, Beihai, Guangxi, China - panoramio - huxuejiang (1), huxuejiang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beihai Banner, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- Beihai Railway Station (20240220101706), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beihai Railway Station (2), Oh nogo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beihai Railway Station (1), Oh nogo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yinhai, Beihai, Guangxi, China - panoramio, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beihai Overseas Chinese Primary School (20240220092457), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beihai Overseas Chinese Primary School (20240220092501), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 北海银滩胜景 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- Former site of the Beihai British Consulate, Sevgonlernassau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old site of Beihai customs building, Sevgonlernassau, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BeiHaiYanTan, Emitchan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Deutsches Konsulat Beihai, Nov 2021, Lcsun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 北海外沙滩 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 外沙滩餐饮区 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海的街景 - panoramio (1), 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海的街区 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 海边钓鱼 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海市 百年老街 - panoramio, Nyx Ning, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Choice75 (5392328068), Kevin Doyle from Beijing, China, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 北海海洋馆 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 广西北海北部湾广场 - panoramio, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 北海的街道景区 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 外沙滩的美景 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海的天真蓝 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海外沙滩区 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海的街景 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海外沙滩美丽的海鲜馆 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 海洋馆门前的标记 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 北海的街道 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- Sterculia monosperma 420177951, Sun Jiao, CC BY 4.0
- 广西北海海底世界 - panoramio, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 北海市街市 - panoramio, 史氏, CC BY 3.0
- 广西北海大江埠 - panoramio, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dan Volk's culture in Dajiang Port, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 疍族文化, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 越南村 - panoramio, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 越南人家 - panoramio, landagent, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Silver Beach Entrance, Vozhuo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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