Zhanjiang city is located in the southernmost part of the Chinese mainland and southwest of Guangdong province, covering the northern part of Leizhou Peninsula. Facing Southeast Asia, it is at the juncture of Guangdong province, Guangxi province and Hainan province, with the hinterland of South and Southwest China to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

Night scenery of Zhanjiang city [Photo/zhanjiang.gov.cn]

Zhanjiang has a total land area of 13,300 square kilometers. It consists of three county-level cities (Leizhou, Lianjiang and Wuchuan), two counties (Xuwen county and Suixi county) and four districts (Xiashan district, Chikan district, Potou district and Mazhang district). As it possesses one State-approved economic and technological development zone and six province-approved economic development zones, an all-around opening-up pattern has gradually taken shape.

Zhanjiang enjoys a tropical and subtropical monsoon climate. The average annual temperature ranges between 22.7 to 23.3 degrees Celsius, with annual sunshine duration reaching 1,941 hours and annual precipitation running up to 1,619 mm.

Zhanjiang's land area mainly consists of peninsulas and islands, with an altitude of less than 100 meters. Plains represent 66 percent of the city's total area, while hills account for 30.6 percent and mountainous areas make up 3.4 percent. The highest terrain lies in the northern and northwestern part of Lianjiang city.

With a blue sea, beautiful beaches and coconut trees, Zhanjiang has rich tourism resources. The city has 20 national-level A-class scenic spots, including six 4A-level spots, 11 3A-level spots and two 2A-level spots, including the Blue Moon Bay hot spring vacation resort, the Huguang Scenic Area of Zhanjiang District of Leiqiong Global Geopark, the historical city of Leizhou, the provincial Donghai Island Longhaitian Tourist Resort, the provincial Wuchuan Jizhaowan Tourist Resort, Nansandao Tourist Resort, Techeng Fishing Island Tourist Resort, Zhanjiang Bay Scenic Spot and other tourist attractions.

The urban tourist attractions are mainly bay and beach scenic spots that lie in the city's "one bay and two coasts" area. The coastal Binhaidadao Road from north to south is home to an ancient street in Chikan district, the Sea-View Gallery (from Chikan to Xiashan), Fishing Port Park, Beach Park, Techeng Island, Zhanjiang Port, and bay views and French-style architectures opposite Potou district. Stretching westward to Huguang Scenic Area of Zhanjiang District of Leiqiong Global Geopark is the natural ecological landscape of the "triangle Huguangyan ecotourism zone". Extending towards the south are Donghai Island, Naozhou Island and other natural scenic spots. Many commercial malls and shopping centers are located in Nanqiaohe and southern Renmindadao Road, along the major streets to Xiashan district.

Zhanjiang sits in a transitional zone between the tropics and subtropics, and enjoys abundant optothermal resources and plentiful rainfall. It is called the green Great Wall in coastal areas and territorial seas and is the longest and most intact of the country's coast protection forests. Zhanjiang is a green leisure city, a major national production base for sugar cane, fruits and vegetables, as well as the biggest production area for eucalyptus seedlings and sisal hemp. The city is also famous for its pineapples, bananas, mangos and red oranges.

In 2023, Zhanjiang's GDP reached 379.36 billion yuan ($53.03 billion), an increase of 3 percent from the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 70.69 billion yuan, an increase of 3.8 percent; the added value of the secondary industry was 145.46 billion yuan, an increase of 0.5 percent; and the tertiary industry, 163.206 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5 percent. 

Official website: https://www.zhanjiang.gov.cn/