Queshi
A hill scenery area on the south shore of the inner bay, with forty-three peaks. Spheroidal weathering has eaten the granite into odd rocks and stone caves; it is the “Queshi hill light” of the Eight Scenes of Shantou.
In one line Come for the rock, not the buildings; going through the caves takes longer than walking the paths.
Look for Chuihong Cave · the view over the inner bay from Piaoran Pavilion · cliff inscriptions and the foreign-style houses halfway up
What to see in it
Spheroidal weathering has eaten the granite into odd rocks and stone caves, and forty-three peaks run together into one block. The Eight Scenes of Shantou call it “Queshi hill light”: what you come for is the rock, not the buildings. Going through the caves takes longer than walking the paths, so budget your time by the caves.
What it is
Queshi is in Haojiang district on the south shore of the inner bay, facing Jinping district across the water, where the Han, Rong and Lian rivers meet on their way to the sea. The area takes in a coastal terrace and forty-three peaks, is rated 4A, and is the “Queshi hill light” of the 2002 Eight Scenes of Shantou.
The interest of the rock is in its spheroidal weathering: the granite peels off layer by layer, leaving rounded boulders that pile into caves and stand up as pillars. In the old days Britain, the United States and Germany kept consulates and ran trading houses at Queshi, and a good number of houses mixing Chinese and Western building survive on the slopes.
What to look at
- Chuihong Cave: twelve hundred metres long, strung together from nineteen linked granite caverns. Going through it is more interesting than walking round.
- Piaoran Pavilion: built in 1985 on the southern peak of the Tashan section; from the pavilion the whole inner bay is below you.
- Cliff inscriptions and the old houses: the characters cut into the rock and the old buildings on the slope, taken together.
Practical notes
You can walk up, or pay for the cable car. With ordinary fitness, do the Tashan stretch and do not try to cover the whole hill. The ferry lands directly at Queshi and connects with the square ferry, which is less trouble than going round by the bridge.
Tickets and hours Tickets: bought at the gate｜Hours: open by day; prices and times as posted on site｜No booking needed.
Further pictures
Nearby on the same trip
- Xiaogongyuan, the old port district — across the water by ferry, same outing.
- Nan’ao Island — also east of Haojiang, but a full day of its own.
- Shantou itinerary — back to the city page.
Where it sits in the routes: it is worked into all five itineraries — one day, two, three, four and five days.
Sources
- The forty-three peaks, the spheroidal weathering, the length of Chuihong Cave and the number of its caverns, and the year Piaoran Pavilion was built: local Shantou guide Shantou youle ditu, citing Haojiang district material.
- The 4A rating and “Queshi hill light”: Shantou Renda Net, “Shantou picks its new Eight Scenes”.
- The old consulates and foreign-style houses: same source.
- The photographs are the original frames of Douyin users; account and date are given in each caption. Copyright remains with the photographer; they are used here for introduction only, and republication, printing or commercial use requires the photographer’s separate consent.
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Last revised: 3 November 2026