# Miaowan Island (庙湾岛)

Zhuhai, Guangdong Province · South China, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/miaowan-island
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Time needed:** 1 day
- **Getting there:** Take a shuttle boat, or a fishing boat that heads out daily to collect seafood; about ¥120 one way.
- **Good for:** Hiking & Outdoors, Photography, Nature

## About Miaowan Island

Known by travellers as 'the Maldives of China,' this small island has the clearest, bluest waters in Zhuhai. Miaowan Island excels in both water and beaches: a coral sand beach wraps around half the bay, its sand as white as snow and as fine as dust. It is also the island in the Wanshan Archipelago farthest from the mainland, and it is dubbed 'the best fishing spot in Southeast Asia.' The drawback is that although this earthly paradise is becoming better known, its tourist facilities remain limited, and accommodation and transport are not very convenient.

## Tips from the guidebook

- 1. Water warning: Do not drink the island's 'mountain spring water,' which contains excessive heavy metals. Fresh water is scarce on Miaowan, so please respect the fishermen's supply; wasting fresh water often causes resentment among the local fishing community.
- 2. Accommodation: Miaowan Island has only one inn. It is expensive and not recommended. Consider camping or staying in a fisherman's home.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2368. 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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