A Guide to Budget-Friendly Beach Cities for August to September: Roaming Between Sunny Seas

🌴 Found the code to romance in Fangchenggang, this blue sea is so healing. The blue sky and sea cling crazily together, every snap is a soothing wallpaper📸🏖️ Stroll along the fine soft sandy beach 💸 Itinerary • Day 1: In the morning, head to Bailang Beach, known for its unique gray-black color due to titanium minerals. You can try beach motorbikes and parasailing. In the afternoon, visit Leshan Ancient Fishing Village, a Ming and Qing dynasty village surrounded by mangroves, and experience sea foraging. At dusk, go to the Strange Rock Beach to admire the sea-eroded reef scenery and capture stunning sunset photos. At night, visit Beigang Old Town Night Market to taste Beibu Gulf seafood and Southeast Asian snacks. • Day 2: In the morning, visit Fangchenggang City Museum to learn about the border and sea culture of Fangchenggang. Then head to Xiwang Tourist Area, where you can rent a bike to ride along the coastal greenway. In the afternoon, go to Dongxing Port, check in at the national border gate, explore the ASEAN market, and try Vietnamese chicken pho and other delicacies. At night, enjoy the nightlife at Beilun River Night Market in this border town. • Day 3: In the morning, visit the China-Vietnam Border River Scenic Area, check in at the Qing Dynasty No.1 Boundary Marker and Zhushan Ancient Street, and take a boat tour of the border river. In the afternoon, go to Jing Island Scenic Area, walk on the Wanwei Golden Beach, experience the unique Jing ethnic stilt fishing skills, and visit the Jing Ethnic Museum. 🍱 Food Recommendations • Chicken Pho: Authentic and fresh to the core, like the popular chicken pho at Huajie Chicken Pho Shop. • Seafood Pho: A bowl tasting the freshness of Beibu Gulf, with options like Zhenji Seafood Pho and Fengda Seafood Pho. • Qutou Eggs: A unique flavor, a challenge to both mind and palate. • Fried Sand Worms: Crispy and fragrant, known as the "MSG of the ocean." • Wind-Blown Cake: Jing ethnic thin pancakes as delicate as cicada wings, with a unique taste. 🏠 Accommodation Recommendations • Luxury: Fangchenggang Gangchen International Hotel, overlooking the four-season beauty of Xianren Mountain; Fangchenggang Rongxing Grand Hotel, offering high-speed rail station shuttle service, near the mangrove seaside track. • High-end: Xi'an Deluxe Hotel (Fangchenggang High-Speed Rail Station Administrative Center Branch), convenient transportation; Yaste International Hotel (Fangchenggang Taohuawan Plaza Branch), with city views. • Comfortable: Vienna International Hotel (Fangchenggang Administrative Center High-Speed Rail Station Branch), elegant environment; Lavande Hotel (Fangchenggang Administrative Center Branch), beautiful surroundings with sea views.