Beihai Reports 271 Million Tourist Visits in 14th Five-Year Plan Period
Beihai's 13th Party Congress noted that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period the city upgraded scenic areas and strengthened its culture-tourism industry. After years of renovation, Silver Beach moved from single-purpose beach sightseeing toward a national-level tourist resort, with projects such as Nanzhu City and the Major National Equipment Science Experience Hall opening; visits rose from 13.22 million in 2023 to 15 million in 2024 and above 17 million in 2025. Projects including the Maritime Silk Road First Port and the Beibu Gulf International Cruise Home Port began operating, Marriott and Sheraton hotels arrived, and Beihai Old Town and the Maritime Silk Road First Port were named n…
Impact and considerations
Beihai's disclosed visitor and revenue figures, together with new hotel and cruise-home-port supply, provide quantitative reference points for assessing the capacity and competitive landscape of the Beibu Gulf coastal resort market. The use of music festivals and sports events to link businesses shows destinations con…
Key points
- Silver Beach visits rose from 13.22 million in 2023 to 15 million in 2024 and above 17 million in 2025.
- The Maritime Silk Road First Port and the Beibu Gulf International Cruise Home Port began operating, and Marriott and Sheraton hotels were established.
- Beihai Old Town and the Maritime Silk Road First Port were named national-level night-time culture and tourism consumption clusters.
- Music events in 2025 drew 220,000 participants and catalysed over RMB 600 million in spending.
- In the first half of 2026 the Guangxi county football league came to Beihai, linking more than 1,500 businesses and driving over RMB 15 million in spending.
- During the 14th Five-Year Plan period Beihai received 271 million visits and generated RMB 342.295 billion in tourism revenue.
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- 中国旅游新闻网
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- First source publication
- 10 Sept 2026, 08:00
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- 11 Sept 2026, 00:08
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- 10 Sept 2026, 08:00
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- China Tourism News：北海文旅产业活力迸发-中国旅游新闻网Document (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 10 Sept 2026, 08:00