Located in Pingtan County, Fujian Province, Pingtan Haitan National Scenic Zone is the closest resort to Taiwan Island, and is a natural scenic zone featured by sandy beaches and marine abrasion landform constituted by granite rocks. The scenic zone covers a total area of 71 square kilometers, including a total land area of 49 square kilometers, and boasts the best sandy beaches and the best marine abrasion landform in China.
The scenic zone owns four bays and 28 top-class sandy beaches, covering a total length of 30 kilometers and a total area of approximate 6,670 square kilometers. It consists of six major attractions, namely Banyangshifan, Haitan Gos, East Sea Fairyland, Nanzaishijing, Mountain Junshan, Mountain General, and the two seashore holiday areas of Tannan Bay and Shanqi'ao. Haitan scenic area is well-known for its wonderful seashore and sand beach and peculiar physiognomy washed and eroded by sea water. Those unique rocks are so close together that they form an amazing rock forest.
The scenic zone offers yachts to the Rock Sail, ferryboats to the Haitan God, Circle Island yachts, offshore powerboats, aerotow gliding aircrafts and other maritime recreational facilities. Since 2003, the annually held International Sand Sculpture Festival, Haitan Narcissus Festival and Fishermen Flavor Snacks Festival have attracted extensive visitors.
Admission fee: RMB ¥ 20 per person |