Century Park · Haikou Bay
Lawn sea views beside the Haikou Bay Performing Arts Center (with the MAD-designed Wormhole Library, a viral photo spot)
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- Open all day
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Lawn sea views beside the Haikou Bay Performing Arts Center (with the MAD-designed Wormhole Library, a viral photo spot). This open seaside park sits below Century Bridge, its big lawn right on Haikou Bay, offering the best vantage point for the curve of Century Bridge and the Haikou Bay skyline; since the Wormhole Library was completed, the area around the Haikou Bay Performing Arts Center has become a nationally famous strip of viral architecture for photo check-ins. In the evening the lawn comes with guitars, kites and sunset glow, and at night the bridge lights reflect on the sea — the 'bridge + bay + lawn' composition has an extremely high success rate for standout shots. It shares the same coastal greenway as Wanlv Park, so you can link them by bike or on foot.
Getting there: Below Century Bridge
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