Huguangyan Scenic Area, located about 19 kilometers southwest of Zhanjiang city, is a renowned volcanic crater scenic spot. Formed approximately 200,000 years ago, Huguangyan is one of the three existing volcanic lakes in China and one of the few maar lakes in the world, aside from Manderscheid in Germany. The area features a variety of geological characteristics, including coastal landforms and tectonic geological landforms, with exceptional natural scenery.
As a typical representative of China’s maar lakes, the sediment at the bottom of Huguangyan Lake faithfully records the changes in ancient climate and environment over hundreds of thousands of years, containing rich information on the changes in tropical and subtropical climate environments, earning it the title of ‘Natural Environmental Change Annals’ from experts. Surrounded by volcanic walls, the lake water is as clear as a mirror, with steep cliffs around, and volcanic rock layers and rhythms are clearly visible.
The park is home to ancient trees, entwining vines, lush vegetation, and a high-density area of negative oxygen ions, making it a ‘Natural Oxygen Bar’. Strolling along the lake, one feels refreshed and at ease. With a long history, Buddhist monks built ancient temples like Lengyan Temple and Baiyi Temple against the rock during the Sui Dynasty, and the cliff inscription ‘Huguangyan’ written by the Song Dynasty’s Prime Minister Li Gang still exists today.
Regarding Maar Lakes: Maar lakes are extremely rare volcanic lakes formed by the cooling of volcanic eruptions and the accumulation of water from the sinking land. The lake water, originating from groundwater seepage, has a natural self-purification function, so it never dries up regardless of drought or flood.
Opening Hours: 07:30-18:00 all year round.
Preferential Policies: Children under 1.2 meters (not including) enter for free; those between 1.2 meters (including) and 1.5 meters (including) enjoy discounts. Elderly aged 60 (including) to 64 (including) with original ID cards enjoy discounts; those aged 65 (including) and above with original ID cards enter for free. Students with original student ID cards for primary, middle, and high schools (including vocational high schools) enjoy discounts; college students with original student ID cards enjoy discounts. Retired personnel with original retirement certificates enjoy discounts. Cadres with valid original documents enter for free. Disabled persons with original ‘Disability Certificates’ of level two or above can have one accompanying person enter for free. Firefighters, both active and retired, with valid original documents, enter for free. Military personnel with original ‘Officer Certificates’, ‘Soldier Certificates’, ‘Civil Service Cadre Certificates’, ‘Non-Commissioned Officer Certificates’, ‘Civil Service Personnel Certificates’, ‘Student Certificates’, and disabled military personnel with ‘Disabled Soldier Certificates’ and ‘ Preferential Treatment Certificates’ issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, all enter for free.
Zhanjiang City High-Level Talents: Those with ‘Zhanjiang City High-Level Talent Card’ (A, B, C categories) enter for free.
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Tourist trams around the lake: In the scenic area, you can take battery-operated trams or environmental protection trains to tour around the lake. The whole journey is 7 kilometers. For adults, it costs 20 yuan per person for one round. For children between 1.2 meters and 1.5 meters, it costs 10 yuan per person for one round.
Guided tours are provided in the scenic area. The charging situation for tour guides is as follows: 60 yuan (within 1.5 hours), 80 yuan (2 hours). For every additional 15 minutes, an additional 10 yuan will be charged for tour guide service fees, and so on.
Huguangyan Scenic Area
Huguangyan Scenic Area, located about 19 kilometers southwest of Zhanjiang city, is a renowned volca[...]
