Shanwei in China’s Guangdong becomes a popular seaside leisure tourism destination
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2026 shows reefs at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 8, 2026 shows a view of Jinding bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Tourists enjoy their leisure time in a cafe at a scenic spot transformed from an abandoned tidal power station at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 9, 2026. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A drone photo taken on Sept. 8, 2026 shows a seaside complex integrating leisure, dining, shopping, and tourism at Changsha bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2026 shows a scenic spot transformed from an abandoned tidal power station at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2026 shows a view of a seaside street featuring coffee shops at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A drone photo taken on Sept. 8, 2026 shows an auditorium at Jinding bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 8, 2026 shows people enjoying maritime recreational activities at Jinding bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2026 shows a view of a seaside street featuring coffee shops at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Tourists take photos at a scenic spot transformed from an abandoned tidal power station at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 9, 2026. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2026 shows tourists surfing at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A tourist poses for a photo at a scenic spot transformed from an abandoned tidal power station at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 9, 2026. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2026 shows a scenic spot transformed from an abandoned tidal power station at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 9, 2026 shows a view of a seaside street featuring coffee shops at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Tourists enjoy their leisure time in a cafe at a scenic spot transformed from an abandoned tidal power station at Honghai bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 9, 2026. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Tourists enjoy their leisure time at Jinding bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2026. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 8, 2026 shows a kid playing on the beach at Jinding bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
A drone photo taken on Sept. 8, 2026 shows people enjoying their leisure time at Jinding bay in Shanwei, south China’s Guangdong Province. Shanwei, with its 467-kilometer coastline, has become a popular seaside leisure tourism destination in recent years. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
