Coastal Beach Tourism Landscape

This landscape type is composed of marine coastlines and shores and has high tourism value.

A coast generally is the zone of contact and interaction between the land and the sea. A beach is composed of accumulated loose and deposited materials formed by wave action. Coasts can be divided into estuarine coasts, rocky bay coasts, sand and gravel coasts, muddy coasts, mangrove coasts and coral coasts. Based on the materials, beaches can be classified into sandy beaches, gravel beaches and sand and gravel beaches. Coastal and beach scenery is the most attractive ocean tourism resource, which is commonly called the three S’s (‘sea’, ‘sand’ and ‘sun’). The best beaches for bathing have gentle gradients, fine sand, small tidal ranges, calm waves, warm weather and mild sunshine.