What the district calls Shenzhen's biggest beach: 3.3 km of sand in a bay enclosed by headlands, with a lagoon and a windbreak of casuarinas behind it, split into four numbered beaches with separate gates. It is the western end of the Dongchong-Xichong coastal walk, and since April 2023 the village has been certified an International Dark Sky Community - fireflies along the river path after sunset, stars when the sky is clear. On the eastern cliff sits the Shenzhen Observatory, run by the city weather bureau: free, booked in advance, closed Mondays.
AdmissionTicketedBeach charged at the gates, 28-35 yuan (platform figures)Source: sz.bendibao.comAsk before you go: WeChat: 深圳天文
HoursArea open all day; beach gate hours not officially publishedVerifiedSource ↗
ClosedBeach shut in typhoon warnings; observatory MondaysVerifiedSource ↗
ReservationRequired · Timed entry
IDObservatory booking asks for an ID number; passport use unconfirmedVerifiedSource ↗
LandmarkXichong No. 1 bathing beach (西涌一号浴场)
AddressXichong Community, Nan'ao Subdistrict, Dapeng New Area (深圳市大鹏新区南澳街道西涌社区)
EntranceFour beach gates numbered 1-4; the observatory road starts by Beach No. 4 (西涌4号门)
Last verified 2026-09-23
How to book
Beach: no booking, buy at the gate. Observatory: booking required, timed slots - WeChat 深圳天文, the Guangdong government-services site or the weather bureau site, released Mondays 10:00; two no-shows bar you for the year (weather bureau rules)Verified · source published 2025-01Source ↗
Paying on site
Beach tickets at the gates of Beaches 1-4; observatory free, booked online
Contact
WeChat 深圳天文 · Shenzhen Observatory's account (observatory visit bookings), not the beach's own