Black Sand Bay

　　Black Sand Bay Beach is located in Tonggu Bay on the Chixi Peninsula in Taishan City. With a beach stretching 1.5 kilometers, it is one of the world’s rare black sandy beaches. The fine black sand consists of a dark-colored secondary mineral called glauconite, which formed under specific marine environmental conditions. Over hundreds of millions of years of washing by the Pacific waves, the glauconite was transported shoreward by ocean currents and then pushed onto the coast by waves to form the beach. Through long years of natural shaping, the beach has become extremely gentle and flat, without any sudden drops, extending all the way to nearby small islands (locally known as Xiaopai Zai and Dapai Island). The sand is very fine and uniform, containing various minerals, among which manganese and iron are present in high concentrations. It is an exceptionally rare natural health-enhancing beach.

　　After the reform and opening-up, local villagers began to notice this hidden black gem by their side. In 1995, the first simple seaside restaurant opened, and from then on, this mysterious place tucked away at the edge of the Chixi Peninsula started to attract public attention. Transportation to Tonggu Town on the Chixi Peninsula from surrounding cities improved significantly, with high-grade roads now extending all the way to Black Sand Bay.

　　Today, Black Sand Bay has taken initial shape, featuring over 120 standard double rooms, three restaurants, as well as supporting amenities such as a supermarket, swimwear shops, freshwater showers, locker and beach gear rentals, barbecue areas, dune buggies, horseback riding, beach volleyball, surfing, and more.

　　The beach is lined with coconut trees, large-leaved banyans, casuarinas, and jackfruit trees. Birds play among the woods, cicadas chirp on the branches, you can watch the sunrise in the morning and listen to the sound of waves at night, enjoy fresh seafood during the day, and in the evening, stroll barefoot along the velvety black sands with the gentle sea breeze in your face. As fishing boats’ lights twinkle and the sea glimmers, you can also admire the dazzling lights of Guohua Taipower nearby—this is a dreamlike paradise every city dweller yearns for.

　　Though Black Sand Bay has never engaged in media advertising, its mysterious and enchanting, utopia-like beauty has spread widely by word of mouth, leading to a sharp increase in visitor numbers. In the future, Black Sand Bay will further captivate everyone with its unique charm through developments such as a three-star hotel, luxury villas, a nightclub, a food street, and marine entertainment activities (including sailing, kayaking, aqua walking, fishing, etc.), creating a brand-new national AAAA-level scenic holiday resort.