The sea you missed, I watched for you

Weihai Travel Guide
1⃣️ Recommended Attractions
🍀 Coastal Scenery
- Crescent Bay: The bay is crescent-shaped with fine sandy beaches, an excellent spot to watch the sunrise. You can enjoy the sunrise near Dongshan Hotel in the early morning.
- International Seaside Bathing Beach: One of the northern beaches with good water and sand quality, offering a variety of entertainment activities. You can watch the sunset here in the evening and capture mirror-like sandy beach photos in the quiet early morning.
- Naxianghai: Known as the "Little Sanya of Weihai," it features a 16-kilometer coastline with snow-like fine sand, romantic elements like the Lonely Café and Windmill Coastline, perfect for watching sunrises and sunsets, wading, and playing in the sand.
🍀 Cultural and Historical Sites
- Liugong Island: The memorial site of the First Sino-Japanese War, where you can visit the First Sino-Japanese War Museum to learn about history. The ticket includes round-trip ferry fare.
- Huancuilou Park: Surrounded by mountains, climbing Huancuilou offers a panoramic view of Liugong Island and the cityscape of Weihai.
🍀 Unique Scenic Spots
- Maotou Mountain: Named for its cat-like shape, the No. 2 viewing platform features a popular S-shaped road perfect for photos. Renting an electric bike to ride along the coast and enjoy the scenery is recommended.
- Bluvis Shipwreck: Navigate to "Yangjiawan Wharf" to photograph the abandoned giant ship framed by the sunset, creating a cinematic atmosphere.
- Torch 8th Street: Known as "Little Kamakura of Weihai," colorful houses set against the sea create a Japanese manga vibe. Arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid crowds.
2⃣️ Food Recommendations
🤤 Seafood Dishes: Sea cucumber rice is a Weihai specialty, with crispy and tender sea cucumber and rich sauce; also worth trying are sweet spicy clams, mackerel dumplings, seafood lion’s head meatballs, and sea urchin dumplings.
🤤 Local Snacks: Weihai steamed jelly, Jiaodong big steamed buns, Weihai fried dough twists, brown sugar fire cakes, seaweed jelly, etc., can be tasted at snack streets like Hanlefong.
🍢 Barbecue: Grilled bird clams and grilled sea cucumber are popular seafood barbecues, available at night markets or barbecue restaurants.
3⃣️ Accommodation Suggestions
🏠 Near Hanlefong: Rich in food options, convenient transportation, close to Weihai Station, suitable for food lovers and family travelers.
- Near Crescent Bay: Many sea view rooms where you can watch the sunrise and sunset over the sea from your bed, with a beautiful environment.
🏨 Near Jiulong Bay: Close to the sea, good hotel environment, complete facilities, suitable for family trips and self-driving tours.