Liugong Island
National 5A-level scenic area and memorial site of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895); the island preserves the Beiyang Fleet Admiral's Office (1888), the Naval Academy, the Iron Pier, and the East and West gun batteries, and houses the China Jiawu War Museum
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 07:30-17:30
- Ticket
- CNY 122 (includes round-trip ferry)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
National 5A-level scenic area and memorial site of the First Sino-Japanese War; the island preserves the Beiyang Fleet Admiral's Office (1888), the Naval Academy, the Iron Pier, and the East and West gun batteries, and houses the China Jiawu War Museum. In 1888 (14th year of the Guangxu reign) the Beiyang Fleet was formed here, at one time a first-rate fleet in the Far East; in the 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei, Admiral Ding Ruchang died for his country and the fleet was wiped out, a painful lesson of modern Chinese history. Buildings from the British-leased period (1898-1930) also survive, and forests with an island-loop boardwalk let history and leisure coexist.
Getting there: Bus to the Tourist Wharf, then ferry
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