Sights in Běihǎi
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Silver Beach
Southern Thailand it sure ain't, but 1.6km-long Silver Beach, about 10km southeast of Běihǎi city centre in Silver Beach Park, has silvery-yellow sand, so-so waters and palm trees, not to mention eclectic architecture. China's mainland beaches are all oddly depressing places, so don't get too energized by the prospect of coming here. If you want, you can jump on a buggy (around Y10) on a 6km route past some tacky sights or drive a motorised beach buggy along the sand.
You can also get your photo taken while swinging in a suspended chair, with a sign above your head that classifies Silver Beach as 'The Number One Beach on Earth'. Take it or leave it. If you want to go fo…
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Aquarium
If the popular Zhongshan Park is too rocking with senior citizens disco dancing, then head northeast to the more derelict part of town and the northern waterfront where you will find little Haibin Park (Hǎibīn Gōngyuán). Inside the park is an expensive aquarium . Two buildings house seven spacious exhibition halls filled with tanks of strange and colourful fish. Most of the exhibits feature local marine life from the Gulf of Tonkin (Běibùwán).
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British Consulate Building
Just to the southeast of Zhongshan Park as Wenming Lu intersects with Beijing Lu, stands the former British Consulate Building , within the grounds of the No 1 Middle School (一中; Yīzhōng). Dating from 1885, the imposing building is a lovely two-storey cream-coloured edifice with verandahs and shutters, flanked by palm trees. A further traditional building can be seen just to the rear, next to the newly built white-tile church.
Bus 2 from the train station stops right outside. Nearby Zhongshan Park is a pleasantly green park with several amusement rides for children.
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Beihai Christ Church
The small Beihai Christ Church with its Chinese bibles for sale on the ground floor and small, modern upstairs chapel. Between No 1 and No 3 Zhuhai Xilu was the former site of the Sanhuang Temple (三皇庙; Sānhuáng Miào), alas no more.
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Former Post Office
Zhongshan Lu is also worth a wander. Dating from 1896, the attractive former post office now serves as a simple museum devoted to relics of the Qing dynasty postal system; no English captions.
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