钦州市

Why this place

Qinzhou is a port city on the Beibu Gulf, and it has two unusual things: a population of Chinese white dolphins in its coastal waters, and the Nixing pottery of its Qinjiang county — a dark clay teapot tradition going back more than a thousand years.

What to see

• The Sanniang Bay dolphins, best seen in spring and autumn on a boat trip
• The Nixing pottery workshops and kilns
• The old town and the Liufeng Mountain, with its temple and pavilions

What to eat

• Beibu Gulf seafood and the local oysters
• Qinzhou is known for its 'dama' fruit and its lychees

Best time

October–December and March–April