# Lingao Cape (临高角)

Central and Western Hainan, Hainan Province · South China, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/lingao-cape
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** Open all day
- **Time needed:** 4–5 hours
- **Address:** Linggao Cape at the northern end
- **Getting there:** A dedicated minibus runs from Lingao County town to Lingao Cape. Buses depart every 20 minutes from the back entrance of the West Gate Market on Wenming West Road (临高文明西路), Lingao.
- **Good for:** Hiking & Outdoors, Photography, Nature

## About Lingao Cape

Lingao Cape is a headland jutting out from Hainan Island into the Qiongzhou Strait, 10 km from Lingao County town. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and at its tip a natural reef 250 metres long plunges straight into the water, resembling an immortal pointing the way. The shore offers a kilometre of beach, and from here, nearly the entire 270-degree view is sea. This is also the place where troops first landed when Hainan was liberated.

## Tips from the guidebook

- Photography: The scenery here is beautiful and especially suited to photography. Dusk is the best time to frame your shots.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2576. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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