Liugong Island, Shandong, China
4.0 (201 reviews) Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent Ranking #2 in Weihai Islands
Very good peaceful location
We love the island. After a short ferry ride from the mainland its a different world with tantalising glimpses into history in various museums and exhibits : The headquarters of the Chinese Northern fleet as it modernised in the late 19th century, the naval and land battle with Japan in 1895 when the island was overwhelmed, and the colonisation by the British from 1898 till 1930. (Intriguingly there is a house where it is claimed that Margaret Thatcher lived, and that she was born in Weihai not Grantham as history asserts. ) There are nice peaceful walks to the western end where the gun batteries were decimated by the Japanese and to the gun emplacements on the summit. Unfortunately there is not a circular path around the islands coast which would be nice.
Address
Sea of Weihai East 4 Kilometers , Huancui District, Weihai 264208 China
Mobile
Website
http://www.liugongdao.com.cn/
Working hours
Monday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 22:25
User Ratings
4.0 based on (201 reviews)
Reviews
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4PlantationJohnny 5:00 PM May 29, 2020
Very good peaceful location
We love the island. After a short ferry ride from the mainland its a different world with tantalising glimpses into history in various museums and exhibits : The headquarters of the Chinese Northern fleet as it modernised in the late 19th century, the naval and land battle with Japan in 1895 when the island was overwhelmed, and the colonisation by the British from 1898 till 1930. (Intriguingly there is a house where it is claimed that Margaret Thatcher lived, and that she was born in Weihai not Grantham as history asserts. ) There are nice peaceful walks to the western end where the gun batteries were decimated by the Japanese and to the gun emplacements on the summit. Unfortunately there is not a circular path around the islands coast which would be nice.
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4Stevelizhangjun 5:00 PM Apr 26, 2012
An old colonial island now a war memioral
Given I arrived on a Sunday afternoon I decided to visit Liugong Island. This involves taking a ferry for 20 mins at a cost of approx RMB138 return. The ferry can be packed with older local visitors how push and shove to get the best seats and vantage point. frustrating but normal so let them go first. The island is very colonial and I paid RMB20 to take the electric tour cart around the main island area. This seems to offer the most efficient way see the colonial buildings, small Panda and Deer enclosure and old 1973 Chinese submarine now a permanent display that you can enter for RMB10 which I did. The island is now home to the army and includes a large War Memorial of the 1903 Japanese China war. A worthy exhibit that tells the story of how China lost the war and surrendered Tiawan to Japan for 50 years or so. The exhibition was free and included historical artifacts. The last ferry is at 5.30pm but take the 5.00pm if you don't want to be crushed by the grey hairred
