湛江
ZhanjiangTravel Budget Guide
Tier 3·IATA: ZHA
When to visit
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
- extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
- highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
- extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
- highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
- highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
- extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥8starting fare
Attractions
Hotels
Budget
$16.11 (CN¥109)
/night
Standard
$25.57 (CN¥173)
/night
Comfort
$41.09 (CN¥278)
/night
Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.
Food
Budget meal
$2.60 (CN¥18)
/meal
Mid-range
$8.51 (CN¥58)
/meal
High-end
$37.36 (CN¥253)
/meal
Culture & Heritage
Time-Honored Brands (2)
MOFCOM-certified · cultural background, not a business endorsementYinhai Morning TeaBatch 1
The morning-tea brand of Zhanjiang's Yinhai Hotel, listed among the first batch of "Zhanjiang Time-Honoured Brands" and a classic spot for local dim sum.
HaishanghaiBatch 1
A brand of Leizhou City Food Co., listed in the first batch of "Zhanjiang Time-Honoured Brands," known for Leizhou Peninsula seafood and cured goods.
Famous Snacks (5)
Zhanjiang White-Cut ChickenFamous Snacks
Zhanjiang's white-cut sanhuang chicken, with golden skin and tender flesh dipped in sand-ginger soy sauce, the signature homely dish of the Leizhou Peninsula.
Zhanjiang OystersFamous Snacks
Plump oysters farmed in the seas off the Leizhou Peninsula, grilled, garlic-steamed or steamed plain, the star of Zhanjiang's late-night tables.
Wuchuan MooncakeFamous Snacks
The Cantonese-style large mooncake of Wuchuan, "China's hometown of mooncakes," with thin skin and generous filling; its making is provincial ICH.
Mugwort Rice Cakes (Tian'ai He)Famous Snacks
Steamed green rice cakes made from mugwort floss and glutinous-rice flour wrapped around sweet or savoury fillings, a festival must in Zhanjiang.
Duck-Shaped Zongzi (Yana Zong)Famous Snacks
A Leizhou Peninsula zongzi whose reed leaves are hand-woven into the shape of a mother duck, a distinctive Zhanjiang treat for the Dragon Boat Festival.
Intangible Cultural Heritage (5)
Stone Carving (Leizhou Stone Dog)National ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗
The basalt stone-dog carving of the Leizhou Peninsula, a folk protective totem hailed as the "terracotta army of the south"; second-batch national ICH from 2008.
Dragon Dance (Zhanjiang Human Dragon Dance)National ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
Donghai Island's "human dragon dance" forms the dragon of people alone, with no prop, sweeping and powerful; first-batch national ICH from 2006.
Lion Dance (Guangdong Southern Lion, Suixi)National ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
Suixi in Zhanjiang is a key inheriting home of the Guangdong southern lion, blending martial arts, dance and music; first-batch national ICH from 2006.
Nuo Dance (Zhanjiang Nuo Dance)National ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗
An ancient thunder-worship nuo dance of the Leizhou Peninsula, called a "living fossil of dance history"; second-batch national ICH from 2008.
Wuchuan Mooncake-Making TechniqueProvincial ICH
The handcraft of Wuchuan's large Cantonese-style mooncakes, thin-skinned and generously filled; provincial ICH of Guangdong from 2013.
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