Source: Shanhaiguan Qin Travels
Xigang Garden, since 1899, was officially open in the early August this year.
Free to all visitors
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00
Admission: visitors need to show their valid ID
Road Map:
Self-driving: Down to Nanshan Overpass via Haibing Road and enter through No. 1 Gate of Qianghuangdao Port.
Buses: Bus No.8 and get off at Bianfangjianchazhan (Frontier Inspection Station) .Walk to No. 1 Gate of Qianghuangdao Port.
Xigang Garden
Reconstructed at the west part of Qinhuangdao port, it covers an area of 1200 mu, including the Great Qinhuangdao Dock, Dock #1, Dock #2, the South Storage House, Laogang(Old Port) Road, Kaoshan Road, Qinsong Road and Taipingwan pile area.
Garden Design
The landscape of Xigang Garden is reconstructed by the old and useless facilities and equipments with industrial and cultural elements and port-based and fashionable atmosphere.
The Railway Flowers
It used to be the main hub place for reversing trains in No.1 Railway Building, and Qinhuangdao Port Railway Transportation Company.
Its highlight: It covers an area of 1158m2 with 18 containers, including a Locomotive Museum, café, Yimi(one-meter) Reading Bar.
It displays three Locomotives, Dongfeng, Jieli and Hitachi (old brands of locomotives in China), as if to take you back into the old days.
There are 14 old railroads in the garden which are planted with a vast field of flowers and plants, such as Golden Chrysanthemum, Gaillardia aristata Pursh and shrubs. It is breath-taking when the flowers are in blossom.
Cruise Dock
It used to be the Great Qinhuangdao Dock, the origin of the Qinhuangdao harbor today.
Its highlight: to explore 120-year history of the Qinhuangdao harbor
Recommending: Cruise Tour and Sightseeing Train
The first high-end recreational Cruise “Xunxian” in Qinhuanggao starts its virgin sail here, and the “Qinlv Shanhai” (The Mountain and Sea Tour in Qinhuangdao) sightseeing trains are scheduled to be in use in September.
Dock Sailboats and Yachts:
Used to be: the dock for working ships at Xigang district
Its highlight: Visitors can enjoy a professional experience of water sports on the top international FAREAST 28R sailboats. There are 58 berths in the new dock. An international sailboat competition in 2017 was held right here.
Culture and Art Exhibition Hall
It was the first large storage house built in 1905 since Qinhuangdao Harbor was put into use. And it was listed among the cultural relic protection units in Hebei province in 2008.
Its highlight: It covers an area of 6000m2 and the first national theme exhibition is ongoing now.
The storage houses, which was used to keep hardware, food supplies, Cuban sugar, and daily commodities, are reconstructed into exhibition halls.
Exhibition, which is themed “The Gate of Century: For the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-up and 120–year History of Qinhuangdao Harbor.” is holding here.
Opening Time: Mon-Fri 9:00-11:00、3:00-5:00.
Free visit: Visitors need to show the valid ID.
What we have seen above is only the beginning of an international tourist port of Qinhuangdao. There is more for you to discover!