Mawei Island

Mawei Island

Mawei island is located in the southwest of Hailing Island, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province. It is connected with the mountains of Zhapo town. The coastline is tortuous and has many bays. The longest circle is 1 km, surrounded by the sea on three sides. In fact, the total area of Mawei island is 1.3 square kilometers, and the beach is about 1.25 km long. Mawei island is covered with trees, the sea bottom is gentle, and the water surface is calm. The wide water safety zone is favored by tourists. It is worth mentioning that "sunset on horsetail", which is the westernmost corner of the island, is the best place to watch the sunset. When the clouds are all over the sky that night, many tourists stop here to wait.

Overview of scenic spots

Mawei Island

The North emperor temple in the north, dedicated to the "God of water" North emperor, fishermen always devoutly come here before going to sea to offer incense in order to taste. Beidi temple was rebuilt by Shunfeng tourism company in 1995.

When Dajiao Bay was still a barren beach, countless people's footprints had been left on the soft beach of Mawei island. The ancient lighthouse on the continent is the night sea light of the long-distance fishing boat; the idol in the lingriling temple on the small continent is the protection god of the fishermen.

Once upon a time, you had to take a boat to cross the sea at the wharf of Zhapo town to get to Mawei island. Now the land can go straight to Mawei island. This is a virgin bay that has not been developed yet. The beach is gentle and clean, the sand is soft and fine, and there are many Shama running freely on the sand.

The water quality here is clear, the water is as quiet as a mirror, and the bottom is flat. It is a rare quiet wave area in China. Mawei island is close to Mawei mountain, along the mountain road to the mountain, the mountain plants are luxuriant, many tropical plants and unknown wild flowers make people feel strong tropical island atmosphere. Standing on the top of the mountain, looking at the distant white waves like ten thousand horses galloping towards us, when we get to the Bay, we suddenly feel like a tired pony nestling in front of our mother, looking gentle and peaceful. The scene was very relaxing and beautiful. On the mountain, we accidentally found an ancient gun site, which reminds us that it was once an outpost in the South China Sea. The sound of the sea breeze blowing on the treetops and the waves coming from the sea seem to retell the distant story In the evening, watching the setting sun on Mawei island is fascinating.

Surrounding scenery

Walking up the mountain road next to Mawei mountain, there are many tropical plants and unknown wild flowers on the mountain, which make people feel the strong tropical island flavor. In the evening, the sunset on Mawei island is the most beautiful. It's really fascinating. There is an ancient fort site on the mountain, which reminds people of the South China Sea outpost.

Related Legends

Mawei island is located in the southwest of Hailing Island. It is connected with the mountains of Zhapo town. The coastline is tortuous, surrounded by the sea on three sides. It is actually a peninsula. According to legend, when the monkey king was in trouble with the heavenly palace, in a rage, he scattered the heavenly horses and let them indulge themselves. One of them lingered here and finally turned into a long companion hailing in the mountains. The long horsetail turned into a horsetail island. The old people pointed to the two islands of Dazhou and Zhouzai, which were separated by tens of meters, and called them "saddle".

Traffic information

For the time being, we can't get to Mawei Island directly by land, so we have to cross the sea by boat from Zhapo Town Wharf.

Address: southwest end of Hailing Island, Jiangcheng District, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province

Longitude: 111.81551

Latitude: 21.558305