A relaxed seaside city on the Macau border, with a long bayfront promenade, a giant marine park and plenty of seafood.
A relaxed seaside city on the Macau border, with a long bayfront promenade, a giant marine park and plenty of seafood.
A seafront promenade of about 28 km that runs north along the bay from Gongbei, free to walk, with bikes for rent along the way. Come in the late afternoon and stay for the evening.
An 8.7 m granite figure by the sculptor Pan He, finished in 1982, standing on a boulder in Xianglu Bay. A free boardwalk off Lovers' Road brings you close to it.
Two shell-shaped halls, the 'Sun' and the 'Moon', on Yeli Island in Xianglu Bay, opened at the end of 2016. See it from the shore, or book a performance to go inside.
A sea crossing of about 55 km linking Zhuhai and Macau with Hong Kong. Shuttle buses run between the Hong Kong and Zhuhai ports day and night, and the bridge itself takes about 30 minutes.
Gongbei Port, a short walk from Zhuhai Station, is the main crossing on foot. Hengqin Port, on the island to the south, is closer to Cotai and clears both sides in one queue.
A large marine theme park on Hengqin, opened in 2014, whose whale shark tank is listed by Guinness as the largest aquarium in the world. Ticket prices are higher on weekends and holidays, so check before you buy.
Large local oysters, best from about November to April, grilled over charcoal or steamed with garlic.
Mantis shrimp fried in the shell and tossed with salt, pepper and crisp garlic, a staple of the seafood restaurants.
Whole local prawns boiled briefly in their shells and served plain, the simplest way to taste the catch.
Rice porridge cooked with fresh shrimp, fish or shellfish, often served in a clay pot.
Zhuhai sits on the west side of the Pearl River estuary, directly across the border from Macau. It is a green, low-key seaside city rather than a city of monuments. The reasons to come are the long bayfront promenade of Lovers’ Road, the Fisher Girl statue, the marine park at Chimelong on Hengqin, fresh seafood, and the easiest crossings into Macau.
It suits families, travelers adding Macau to a Guangdong trip, and anyone who wants a slower day by the water after the big cities. Guangzhou is about an hour away by high-speed train, and Shenzhen and Hong Kong are across the estuary.
Arrive by train from Guangzhou South at Zhuhai Station, a short walk from Gongbei Port. Spend the first afternoon on Lovers’ Road: walk or rent a bike north along the bay to the Fisher Girl and the shell-shaped Grand Theatre on Yeli Island, then eat seafood in the evening. Give the second day to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom on Hengqin, or to Macau.
For Macau, cross on foot at Gongbei or take the train to Hengqin and use the 24-hour port there. Macau has its own entry rules, and coming back is a new entry to the mainland, so read our visa-free entry guide before you plan the loop. If you arrive from Hong Kong, the bridge shuttle bus from the Hong Kong port near the airport is a direct route. Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay before you come; our payments guide explains how.
Checked on 29 October 2026. Opening times and ticket rules change; confirm on the official site before you go.
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