Cooling summer beaches

Dongchong Beach

Visitors sunbathe at Dongchong Beach. [Photo/Southcn.com]

Dongchong beach is situated in the easternmost part of Shenzhen and is listed among the most beautiful coastlines in China by National Geographic magazine.

Covering an area of 24 square kilometers with a coastline of 11 kilometers, the beach is overlooked by Qiniang Mountain (Seven Ladies Mountain) to the north and connects with Xichong beach to the west. Untouched by human activity, the beach sparkles a bright sapphire blue.

If swimming and jogging along the silver beach are not enough, visitors can rent motorboats and visit seaside attractions including an emerging mangrove forest embracing a shallow and salty lake behind the beach.

Admission fee: 13 yuan ($1.88) per person for entrance; five yuan ($0.72) per person to use the shower room

Transportation:

By car: Luosha Road (through Wutongshan Tunnel, 10-yuan toll; or a toll-free winding road around Wutong Mountain)–Yanba Expressway–Kuichong Exit (10-yuan toll)–Pingxi Road–Nan'ao Township–Nanxi Road

By bus: No bus runs to Dongchong. The closest public transportation is the bus to Xichong. From there, it is around 30 minutes to Dongchong. From downtown Shenzhen, take bus360 to Nan'ao Hotel to connect with minibus989 to Xichong. But better to take a taxi from Nan'ao to Dongchong.