Beihai Weizhou Island

Located in the southeast of Beihai City, Weizhou Island is the biggest as well as the youngest volcanic island in China. It is ranked by the China National Geography Magazine as One of the Top Ten Most Beautiful Islands in China, and regarded as “the Penglai Fairy Land of the South China Sea”.

The southern part of Weizhou Island presents many examples of volcanic topography, including walls and terraces formed by rocks molten and compressed in volcanic eruption, grotesque and colorful sights of marine-eroded caverns, hills, pillars and terraces, together creating an ocean fairyland.

The northern part of the island is lower, with sand dikes, beaches and rocks. Flatter, more open seabeds are corals with fabulously attractive colors. With dense vegetation, the island is like a green jade floating on the sea. There are many beautiful sites on the island, among which the most impressive ones are the Dishui Screen, Guishi Scenic Area, Seashore Park, corals and Catholic Church.