Autumn Travel Guide to Honghai Bay, Shanwei (2025 Edition)

🎫 Ticket Prices: 🔹 Honghai Bay Tourist Area ticket: 16 RMB/person, half price 8 RMB for seniors/students/children, free for seniors over 65 and children under 1.2 meters. 🔹 Zhelang Peninsula core area opening hours: 05:00-18:30, Nanhai Guanyin Scenic Area: 8:00-18:30. 📸 Best Shooting Times ▫️ Two-Color Sea Highway: Shoot against the light from 4-6 PM, the golden-edged waves are stunning. ▫️ Zhelang Peninsula: After 4 PM, shoot the "Yin-Yang Sea" silhouette; reef area is great for close-ups of waves crashing. ▫️ Windmill Island: One hour after sunrise or one hour before sunset, white windmills and glass sea in the same frame. 🔥 Must-Visit Spots: 1️⃣ Zhelang Wonder: China's only "left wave, right calm" two-color sea, ticket 16 RMB. 2️⃣ Windmill Island Causeway: Rent an electric scooter for 30 RMB/hour to circle the island; at low tide, a shell path appears on the beach. 3️⃣ Nanhai Guanyin Temple: Cliffside ancient temple + 10-meter-high Guanyin statue, best shots from the square looking up. 4️⃣ Jinding Bay Glass Sea: Few people, clear water, best for drone photography. 🍤 Food Tips ✅ Ermalu must-eats: Thin pancake with sugar scallion (5 RMB), sea urchin fried rice (38 RMB). ✅ Fisherman’s Wharf Seafood Restaurant: Freshly caught salt and pepper mantis shrimp (128 RMB/jin). ▫️ Local recommendation: Shuiguailiao Market 5 RMB vegetable tea + 10 RMB pork rib dumplings. 🚦 Transportation Suggestions: 🚙 2.5 hours drive from Shenzhen, navigate to "Honghai Bay Tourist Area," parking 10 RMB/day. 🚅 Take high-speed rail to Shanwei Station, then taxi 30 minutes (80 RMB). 💡 Practical Tips ✔️ Wear white/bright long dresses, bring a reflector for fill light. ✔️ Wear non-slip shoes in reef areas, leave one hour before high tide. ✔️ Water temperature around 25°C in September-October, suitable for snorkeling/jet skiing (150 RMB/session).