Liu Gong Island, located at the mouth of Weihai Bay, faces the Yellow Sea and is backed by Weihai Bay, earning its reputation as a ‘Paradise on the Sea’. The island’s main attractions include Liu Gong Island National Forest Park, Liu Gong Island Expo Park, Liu Gong Island Whale Pavilion, Qi Ding Mountain Battery, and more, with the Sino-Japanese War Museum of 1894-1895, making it a memorial site for the Jiawu War and a base for patriotic education. To visit Liu Gong Island, you need to take a passenger boat from Weihai, which takes about 20 minutes. It is recommended to head west after landing to the nearby Sino-Japanese War Museum of 1894-1895, a heritage museum with the Beiyang Navy Command Office and the Naval Academy as its main Qing Dynasty buildings, authentically recreating the historical appearance of the Beiyang Navy and the Jiawu War. After visiting, proceed north from the exit to the Liu Gong Island National Forest Park, a rare maritime park in China. The park is filled with pine trees and cypresses, with blooming mountain flowers and a very high vegetation coverage. There is a small zoo within the park where visitors can see many sika deer in the sika deer pavilion. Then, head to the mountains to visit the Qi Ding Mountain Battery. After the visit, you can take the cable car down and conveniently visit the Liu Gong Island Expo Park, from where you can overlook the entire park. In the Expo Park, you can truly understand the history of Liu Gong Island, and it takes about 2 hours to explore the entire park area. The ‘Virtues of Liu Gong’ area mainly tells the culture of Liu Gong Island through huge murals and wood carvings. In the Jiawu Naval War Memorial Hall, you can also see the process of the Beiyang Navy from its establishment to its demise, vividly recreating the heroic war scenes. Outside the memorial hall is the Deng Shi Xiang stone sculpture that catches your eye when you first land on the island. The buildings outside the exhibition hall are mainly characterized by sloping roofs and a large square chimney, which is very distinctive. In addition, visitors can choose to take a sightseeing bus to travel through the forest and the waves of pines, a 20-minute journey that allows you to take in all the main attractions. Alternatively, you can choose to take a boat tour around the island to appreciate the full view of Liu Gong Island. Among them, courtyards 4 and 5 have more than 60 island folk pastoral rooms, quiet courtyards, and fresh air, where you can count the stars and listen to the frogs, as if returning to childhood. The rich historical and cultural atmosphere, the tranquil island night, bathing in the sea breeze, and enjoying the sea view add a unique flavor to the heart. Liu Gong Island attracts tourists from home and abroad with its unique natural scenery and profound historical and cultural atmosphere. Staying on the island and staying at Liu Gong Island Hotel, you can fully appreciate the beauty of nature, watch the waves, listen to the waves, bathe in the sea breeze, and enjoy the tranquility and comfort of a paradise, experiencing the quiet island night, which will definitely make your journey extraordinary. Opening hours are from 08:30 to 16:30 all year round. The departure time for the tourist boat to Liu Gong Island is: the first boat to the island departs at 8:30, the last boat to the island departs at 14:00; the last boat to leave the island is adjusted to 16:30. Starting from November 25th, the scenic area implements a low-season scheduled boat departure time, and the specific departure time is subject to the actual departure time of the scenic area on the day! [Sightseeing bus stop time]: The ticket inspection stops 20 minutes after the last boat to the island departs for the day.
[Time for Suspension of Sea Round-the-Island Sightseeing]: Ticket checking stops at 14:30 in the afternoon on the same day.
[Closing Time of Island Exhibitions]: The exhibitions close 30 minutes before the last ferry leaving the island on the same day. It is recommended that you consult the specific operating hours of various secondary consumption projects in advance after entering the island and arrange your itinerary reasonably. Thank you for your understanding!
In case of special weather such as strong winds and heavy fog, the scenic area will adjust the ferry schedules at any time according to the passenger flow and the weather conditions on the day. Please pay attention to the weather changes in advance and consult the sailing situation on the day in time before traveling.
Open exhibitions in the scenic area: Navy Office, Exhibition Hall of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, Expo Park, Dingyuan Warship, Exhibition Hall of Historical Choice, Exhibition Hall of Donghong Fort, and Exhibition Hall of Qiding Mountain Fort. Other venues on the island are temporarily closed. Thank you for your understanding.
Preferential policies:
Children: Children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters in height (including 1.2 meters) and kindergarten pupil groups are exempt from round-trip ferry tickets and scenic spot entrance tickets. Children with a height of over 1.2 meters (excluding) and up to 1.5 meters (including) are exempt from scenic spot entrance tickets and the ferry ticket for entering and leaving the island is 15 yuan.
Minors: Minors aged 6 to 18 years old (including 18 years old) with a height over 1.5 meters are eligible for preferential treatment.
Military personnel: Retired military cadres, retired military officers and retired non-commissioned officers, and active-duty military personnel are eligible for preferential treatment.
Students: Full-time undergraduate and below students are eligible for preferential treatment.
Veterans: Personnel holding the Preferential Certificate for Veterans of the People’s Republic of China are eligible for preferential treatment.
Holders of Chongjun Card: Personnel with local household registration in Weihai holding the ‘Weihai Chongjun Card’ are eligible for preferential treatment.
Local subsistence allowance recipients: Subsistence allowance recipients holding the ‘Minimum Living Standard Guarantee Certificate’ issued by the local civil affairs department are eligible for preferential treatment.
High-level talents: High-level talents holding the ‘Shandong Huicai Card’ and ‘Weihai Yingcai Card’, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering are eligible for preferential treatment.
‘Three Types of Relatives’: Personnel holding the Preferential Certificate for Relatives of Martyrs, Servicemen Killed in Action and Servicemen Died of Illnesses of the People’s Republic of China are eligible for preferential treatment.
Elderly people: People over 60 years old are eligible for preferential treatment.
Disabled people: Disabled people (severe disabled people including one accompanying person) are eligible for preferential treatment.
Holders of Blood Donation Honor Card: Relevant personnel holding the Shandong Province Blood Donation Honor Card are eligible for preferential treatment.
Fire and rescue personnel: Firefighters are eligible for preferential treatment with relevant certificates.
Supplementary note: Preferential groups need to purchase tickets at the scenic area ticket window: retired military cadres, retired military officers and retired non-commissioned officers, veterans, active-duty military personnel, fire and rescue personnel, disabled people (severe disabled people including one accompanying person), high-level talents holding the ‘Shandong Huicai Card’ and ‘Weihai Yingcai Card’, holders of Shandong Province Blood Donation Honor Card, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, disabled soldiers, disabled police certificates, disabled firefighter certificates, relatives of martyrs, relatives of servicemen killed in action and relatives of servicemen died of illnesses (relatives include the spouses, parents or dependents, children of martyrs, servicemen killed in action and servicemen died of illnesses, as well as siblings for whom they bear the obligation of support), and those with a height of 1.
Children between 2-1.5 meters in height and over 11 years of age, as well as students over 23 years old with a full-time undergraduate degree or lower, are eligible for certain services. Service facilities include parking at Liu Gong Island Parking with a reference price of ¥2 per hour; located at Weihai Binhai North Road No. 101-2, Weihai Liu Gong Island Dock; with 1200 spaces available. WIFI: Account: liugongdao; No password required; Coverage: Full coverage.
Luggage storage: Reference price: Subject to on-site notice; Address: Outside the island: Liu Gong Island Passenger Service Center Tourism Service Hall; Inside the island: Liu Gong Island Tourism Dock Visitor Center; Storage time: Outside the island: Storage and retrieval time is from the first boat departure time of the day to 20 minutes after the last boat departure time. Adjustments are made based on navigation conditions on special weather days. Inside the island: Storage cutoff time is before the last boat departure of the day. Adjustments are made based on navigation conditions on special weather days. Storage instructions: 1. Valuables such as cash checks, jewelry, electronic devices; dangerous goods, alcohol, tobacco, fragile, perishable items are not accepted for storage. 2. Both parties confirm items that meet storage regulations, and the scenic area only manages the quantity and external packaging condition of the stored luggage. 3. Please keep the payment and storage receipts properly, using them as proof to collect stored luggage. 4. Please retain the contact information of the person picking up the luggage; if not the owner, leave the name and phone number of the representative.
Scenic area explanation: The scenic area offers guide services at 300 yuan per time; Location: Waiting Hall.
Transportation within the scenic area: Reference price: Inquire on-site; Address: No. 101-2 Binhai North Road, Weihai, Shandong Province, Liu Gong Island Scenic Area Dock. The scenic area will adjust the schedule according to passenger flow and weather conditions on the day.
Stroller rental: Reference price: 20 yuan per hour, with a deposit of 1000 yuan required; Address: Please consult the service center.
Wheelchair rental: Reference price: Free for the first 2 hours, with a deposit of 500 yuan, and 20 yuan per hour for every hour exceeding 2 hours; Address: Waiting Hall Information Desk.
For reference only, subject to on-site notices at the scenic area.
Restrooms: Liu Gong Island has multiple restrooms located near the ticket hall outside the island and the waiting hall inside the island, with prominent signs.
Nursing room: Address: Liu Gong Island has a nursing room available for free use by tourists.
Catering: Liu Gong Island has multiple restaurants and vending machines.
