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Plan your Northeast China tour? Panjin (盘锦) in Liaoning Province is a big...
Plan your Northeast China tour? Panjin (盘锦) in Liaoning Province is a big draw featuring its magnificent red sea beaches. Panjin is relatively a new city inaugurated on on June 5, 1984. Panjin comprises 2 districts - Xinglongtai District and Shuangtaizi District ; 2 counties - Dawa County and Panshan County.
Dubbed as Capital of Wetland, Panjin is situated on the northern coast of Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Gulf in, about 155 km southwest of Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province. The Liao River (Liaohe River, one of China's seven longest rivers empties itself at Panjin. Panjin is a booming city developed from oil industry.
Panjin is famed for its harmonious combination of sea and river, birds, red beaches and red crowned cranes, and modern and primitive civilization coexistence.
Check out the top 10 attractions in Panjin and plan your own trip to this amazing place - the biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world.
The world famous Red Sea Beaches Scenic Area is located at the estuary of Liaohe River (Liao River) within the Liaohe River delta, about 40 km southwest of Panjin's city center. This red sea beaches scenic area is a well developed sight crowned as AAAA National Level scenic spot. Here you will see the world famous red sea beaches and the largest reed marsh in the world. It is a perfect green eco-tourism area comprising sightseeing, leisure and resort.
The scenic core includes Red Sea Beach Wharf, Watching Cranes on Reed Marsh, Wetland Park and Red Sea Beach Resort.
1) The Red Sea Beach Wharf is a 1000 meters long boardwalk protruding to the sea. Strolling along the boardwalk and immersing yourself into the red sea beaches.
2) Watching Cranes on Marsh is a good place to experience and touch the nature. You have the chance to go closely to see the rare red crowned cranes and more rare birds. The wetland park is nicknamed "Crescent Park" because in the park there is an ancient water course resembling a crescent. You will boat around the maize of the reed marsh and experience the tranquility of the primeval nature.
3) Red Sea Beach Resort is a group of traditional style buildings with one main building and 7 single villas. The resort is a cluster of catering, accommodation, meeting and more.
Dingxiang Eco-Tourism Resort is located Xinshengjie, Xinglongtai District, about 25 km to the west of Panjin city center. It is a AAAA National Scenic Spot. Its core scenic area is 4.8 square km, a comprehensive eco-tourist resort featuring sightseeing, leisure, meeting and resort. The resort is mainly composed of the following three zones:
Shuangtaizi Nature Reserve is located at the estuary of Shuangtaizi and other several rivers, about 38km southwest of Panjin 's city center. Shuangtaizi Nature Reserve is aimed at protecting the rare and extinct waterflows living at the marsh area off the coast.
The reserve has an area of 0.12 million hectares with 118km coastline. It is mainly composed of the fertile wetland suitable for numerous creatures. Over 191 species of birds migrant here, including red crowned cranes, white crowned cranes, white and black storks.
The reed sea wetland is located at the estuary of Liaohe River within Dongguo Township of Panshan County, Panjin. The wetland scenic area is being built into an international wetland resort.
This massive reed sea marsh scenic area is mainly divided into two zones - Reed Sea Zone and Red Sea Beach. There are now wooden paths, parking lots, wharfs, fishing platforms built to entertain people.
"Geligang" in Chinese literally means " clam tidal flats" which produce a large quantity of clams, bullacta exarata, conch and other seashell creatures,hence the name of Geligang.
Geligang Tourist Zone is located on the Bohai Gulf southwest of Erjiegou Township, Dawa County,45km south of Panjin's city center. The tourist zone is composed of over 20 mud flats naturally connected.
Come to experience the amazing scene of tidal flats - Waves rising, the sea and wave ebbing, the flats; playing with the clams.
Yuanyangou Tourism Resort is a AAA National Tourist Attraction and located at the estuary of Shuangtaizi River of Sandaogou, Dongguo Township, Panshan County, Panjin. The scenic area has an area of over 50 square km.
The scenic area is scattered with boundless reed beaches, marshes, lakes and red sea beaches, a mecca for red crowned cranes, black mouth gullies, harbor seals and other rare protested animals.
The scenic area is mainly composed of two attractions - Red Sea Coastline and Hongjindu Red Sea Beach. You can see the red sea beaches along the 1000 meters boardwalk path at Red Sea Coastline. At Hongjindu,you have the opportunity to see the best preserved natural sea beaches in the world.
Panjin Lakeside Park is located on the west of Shuangtaizi District, Panjin. The park occupies an area of 167 hectares with its construction 1.69 hectares and water surface 67 hectares.
The park makes use of the traditional gardening - rockeries, pavilions, lawns, trees, and streams. It is a good place to relax and enjoy the scenic view. The park features 4 functional areas - Entertainment, Senior Activity, Zoo and Management.
The gardening base is located in Desheng Village of Dahuangxiang, Panshan District, Panjin. The base features the two words - Green and Leisure.
"Green" here means the green vegetation and the fresh vegetables. "Leisure" means that you can come here to relax yourself by fruit or vegetable picking and angling in the base.
Xinanyuan Resort is located at Houyao Village, Shuangtaizi District, only 6 km north of Panjin's city center. The resort boasts the largest man made lotus flower lake. In addition, you can do various activities like fishing, boating, eating in a tranquil area.
Every year Xinayuan Holiday Resort will hold the Lotus Flower Festival, a unique lotus flower festival in the northern China.
Liaohe Stele Forest is located on the west end of Lakeside Park in Shuangtaizi District, Panjin. The stele forest park takes an area of 50,000 square meters, the largest stele forest of this kind in China. It collects over 2000 steles ranging from porcelain signs in Mesolithic period to modern era.
Liaohe Stele Forest is the only successive stele forest in China. It is reputed as "China's First Stele Forest". The stele forest is composed of three zones - Stele Exhibition, Sightseeing and Service.
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