Dongxing No. 1 Boundary Monument, Wanwei Golden Beach—Guangxi Travel Notes 4

From Mingshi Tianyuan to Pingxiang Youyiguan, you can take the straight-line G358 national highway and connect to the S319 provincial highway, or you can take the S60 Hena Expressway and go around Chongqing and turn left onto the G7211 Expressway. Both roads take 2 and a half hours.

Choose a highway. The national highways in Guangxi are narrow and have many cars and low speed limits. However, the highways have fewer cars and less scenery, although the distance is 60 kilometers longer.

First, take a section of G359 National Highway to the highway entrance.

moon mountain

Take the expressway from Daxin.

Passing by the World Cultural Heritage - Ningming Huashan Rock Paintings, it is now forbidden to view the paintings on land to protect the rock paintings. It takes 2 hours to take a round trip by boat, and you can view the paintings for 20 seconds on the boat, so I didn't go there.

The walls of the Ningming Expressway service area are covered with reproductions of rock paintings.

Arrive at Pingxiang, the first stop at the southern gate of Xinjiang.

After undergoing security inspection, the security inspector asked about the destination and replied: "Youyiguan Tour", which made me angry half an hour later.

The extension section goes directly to the Youyi Pass.

Going straight to the customs declaration gate, a long queue of trucks was waiting. The truck drivers were shirtless and eating fast food under the woods. Everything was normal.

Turn right to the gate of Youyiguan Scenic Area. It was deserted except for two epidemic prevention personnel who waved to leave quickly.

Due to epidemic prevention and control, the scenic spot is closed.

Turn around immediately and go back the way you came.

French-style houses on the roadside.

When we came to the security checkpoint again, the same security officer came forward and couldn't help but ask. He was clearly told to travel to Youyi Pass but did not announce the retreat. What he received in exchange was a faint smile. well! There is really no sense of responsibility at all!

I was worried for a while, whether the green code would change color.

The original planned itinerary was from Youyiguan to Dongxing Guomen, staying in Dongxing City. After this small episode, I felt that the Guomen Scenic Area was uneasy, so I changed the navigation and went to the No. 1 Boundary Monument first.

From Nanyou Expressway to Chongzuo, turn left and go eastbound on Hena Expressway.

Passing through the Shiwanda Mountains in Guangxi.

Qinzhou Mibiao hub transfers to G75 Lanhai Expressway.

On a one-way four-lane highway, large trucks frequently enter the second lane, which is a bit uncomfortable.

After a short distance, turn to G7511 Qindong Expressway.

There are two lanes again, there are fewer cars, the scenery is beautiful, and the sky is getting bluer and bluer as we approach the seaside.

Get off the expressway and take the coastal highway, and enter the scenic spot after 6 kilometers.

Beilun River Estuary, Zhushan Village, Dongxing Town, Dongxing City.

Zhushan Landmark Plaza Connected by Mountains and Seas

This is the starting point of China’s 22,000-kilometer mainland border and the end point of China’s 18,000-kilometer coastline.

The adjacent No. 1 boundary monument of the Qing Dynasty.

It was erected in April of the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (i.e. April 1890). The inscription was written by Li Shoutong, the then General Office of Border Affairs of the Qing government and the fourth-ranking Dai Qinzhou magistrate of Zhili Prefecture.

The large banyan tree unique to Guangdong and Guangxi.

Zhushan is 10 kilometers away from Dongxing Port on the left and 10 kilometers away from Dongxing Jingdao on the right. See if the sun is still high, go to the right to Jingdao Scenic Tourist Area, which is Wanwei Golden Beach.

After the gate, you still need to drive 12 kilometers to reach the seaside.

No tickets are required, and vehicles are not blocked from entering, just drive straight to the beach.

The sky is blue, the water is blue...

There were no management staff or rescuers in sight, and the children were splashing around naked in the sea water.

There is a lot of garbage on the beach and it is a bit dirty.

That piece of red is indispensable in scenic spots across the country.

A ship in the ocean.

I drove more than 500 kilometers in one day, and the weather was so hot that I couldn’t wait for the sunset.

Staying at the nearby Manhattan Hotel, you can see the sea from the corner of the room.

Opposite the hotel is a food stall. You can also walk a few hundred meters to Wanwei Farmers Market to purchase and process seafood for yourself. It is very convenient to eat seafood.