Gold Sands Beach

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Gold Sands Beach is located in the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula of sea shore in Phoenix island Huangdao District of Qingdao. It is near Yellow Sea in the south. Its shape is like a crescent. Gold Sands Beach is more than 3,500 m (11, 500 ft) long and 300 m (980 ft) wide. Because that the water is clear, the beach is flat, sand is like powder and the colour and lustre is as gold, it is named "Gold Sands Beach", which is the largest and most beautiful beach, known as "the first beach in Asia". In 2008, it is rated as the AAAA level scenic spot.

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