Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Reserve (Yanfeng)
China's first mangrove nature reserve (3,337 hectares, a 'forest on the sea'), boat rides through mangrove channels, Qukou seafood
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00
- Ticket
- CNY 25
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
China's first mangrove nature reserve (3,337 hectares, a 'forest on the sea'), boat rides through mangrove channels, Qukou seafood. Located in Yanfeng Town, Haikou, Dongzhai Harbor is China's first mangrove nature reserve; its 3,337 hectares of mangroves stretch continuously along the harbor into a 'forest on the sea' — at high tide the canopies float on the water, and at low tide the mudflats and fiddler crabs are fully revealed — making it one of the areas with the largest contiguous mangrove expanse and richest variety of mangrove species in China. Boat rides through the channels offer deep ecological immersion, with egrets skimming the treetops and fish and shrimp swimming among the roots; the Qukou fishing village on the shore is famous for its seafood stalls, with salt-water duck and mud crab as its signature reputation-makers — 'viewing the forest + tasting the sea' forms this suburban Haikou eco route.
Getting there: Yanfeng Town, by bus / self-drive
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