# Yudai Beach (玉带滩)

Qionghai, Hainan Province · South China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free admission to the scenic area; round-trip boat ticket ¥70
- **Opening hours:** 9：00—16：00
- **Time needed:** 1 hour
- **Address:** Wanquan River estuary, Boao Town, Qionghai City, Hainan Province
- **Getting there:** Take a boat from the pier at the permanent site of the Boao Forum for Asia (a few minutes downstream to the landing on the shoal)
- **Good for:** Photography, Nature

## About Yudai Beach

The landform closely resembles Australia’s Gold Coast and Mexico’s Cancún. The long, narrow Yudai Beach separates the river from the sea: on one side lies the vast, misty South China Sea, and on the other the calm, mirror-like Wanquan River. Bringing together river, sea, hillsides and islands in one place, the scenery here is remarkably unusual.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2523. 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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