Xichong, Shenzhen

Xichong is a scenic spot in Longgang District, Shenzhen

Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

, China. It is located in the south part of the Dapeng Peninsula

Dapeng Peninsula

Dapeng Peninsula or Dapengbandao is a peninsula in the east of Longgang district, that lies in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Dapengbandao consists of the subdistricts Kuichong, Dapeng and Nan'ao. The peninsula is surrounded in the southwest by Mirs Bay and in the northeast by Daya Bay....

, facing the South China Sea

South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...

 with Mirs Bay

Mirs Bay

Mirs Bay is a bay in the northeast of Crooked Island and Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong. Ping Chau stands in the midst of the bay...

 on the west and Daya Bay

Daya Bay

Daya Bay , formally known as Bias Bay, is a body of water located east of Hong Kong in Guangdong Province in southern People's Republic of China. Daya Bay is home to four nuclear reactors, two each belonging to the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant and the Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant, as well as the...

 on the East.

Xichong attracts the tourists mainly by its long beach. It is on the east coastline of Shenzhen. North to it is the Qiniang Mountain, the second highest mountain of the city. So as a result, it is not easy to reach the bay. And this is the most desolate and least populated part of Shenzhen.

Some backpackers

Backpacking (wilderness)

Backpacking combines the activities of hiking and camping for an overnight stay in backcountry wilderness...

enjoy the coastline between Xichong and Dongchong, another beach on the peninsula.