जहांजिआंग
Also known as Tsankiang, Chankiang, Tsamkong, Kwangchouwan
Zhanjiang is a port city in southern China, located on the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong province. The prefecture-level city administers the entire Leizhou Peninsula, which lies directly opposite to Haikou, the capital of the Hainan province, across the Qiongzhou Strait. It is the southernmost port on the coast of mainland China, serving as a centre of commerce and navigation for much of southwestern China. The city's built-up urban centre consists of four districts: Chikan, Xiashan, Potou, and Mazhang.
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Zhanjiang is a port city in southern China's Guangdong province, located on the Leizhou Peninsula and positioned as the southernmost port on China's mainland coast. The city serves as an important hub for trade and navigation for southwestern China and administers the entire Leizhou Peninsula, which sits across the Qiongzhou Strait from Hainan province.
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Place details
- Locality
- 赤坎区
- Region
- 广东省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 1,400,709
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
Zhanjiang was a small fishing port when it was under French occupation in the early 20th century. French colonizers forced the Qing Dynasty to agree to a 99-year lease in 1899 (in a manner similar to what British colonizers did with Hong Kong's New Territories) and renamed the city as Fort Bayard — some old colonial buildings still survive. That said, mismanagement and fierce competition with other neighbouring cities failed to create another Hong Kong for the French, and they returned Zhanjiang to China in 1946 due to unprofitability.
In 1964, Zhanjiang began its development into a naval base owing to its strategic location, and this also enabled Zhanjiang's heavy industrial development. Now it is a rapidly developing modern city and the gateway to Hainan by car and railway.
Get in
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. There are trains and buses to and from nearby mainland cities and boats to Haikou, capital of Hainan. The boat is an hour's bus ride away from Zhanjiang.
There are 3 major train stations and an airport that serve Zhanjiang. Buses also run daily to most nearby cities. The downtown bus terminal next to the downtown train station (end of Jiefang West Rd) has one bus daily to Kaiping at 14:00. A bus runs daily to Zhanjiang from Hong Kong (8 hours) via Shenzhen and tickets are ¥280 at the travel agency's office in Chikan District.
Get around
Zhanjiang is almost like two cities combined. The northern half, composed of Chikan district (赤坎区 Chìkǎn qū) and Mazhang District (麻章区 Mázhāng qū) and the southern Xiashan District (霞山区 Xiáshān qū) are separated by a less developed corridor.
The main bus routes (2, 11, 12, 22) travel from the northern districts to Xiashan and back. Smaller buses and other routes can allow you to explore more areas of the individual districts.
The Zhanjiang bus company has a list of its routes (公司所有线路) on its web site (in Chinese only).
Taxis in Zhanjiang are fairly cheap, starting at ¥5. Afterwards the fare increases by ¥2 per kilometer. Please note that there is an additional ¥1 fuel surcharge that will be added onto your final fare.
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