Nanwan Monkey Island
China's only island-type macaque nature reserve: more than 2,000 wild macaques live on the Nanwan Peninsula, and visitors can get up close with the monkeys in the interaction zone
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-16:30
- Ticket
- approx. CNY 143 (cableway included)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
China's only island-type macaque nature reserve: more than 2,000 wild macaques live on the Nanwan Peninsula, and visitors can get up close with the troops in the interaction zone; the 2,138 m cross-sea cableway soars overhead for a bird's-eye view of the Tanka people's offshore fishing rafts in Xincun Harbor—over 600 Tanka households have made boats their homes and fishing their trade for generations, earning them the name "Gypsies of the Sea," and the seafood stalls on the rafts cook the freshly caught catch on the spot. The "Monkey Island + Tanka" one-route, two-scenery combo is the calling card of Lingshui tourism.
Getting there: Ferry from Xincun Pier / cableway
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