MaomingishometotheNo.1ShoalofChinaVacationArea(中国第一滩Zhōngguódì-yītān),FangJiIsland(放鸡岛fàngjīdǎo)andTianmashan(天马山tiānmǎshān)Eco-touristArea,GaozhouTempleofMadamXian(冼太庙Xiǎntàimiào)andGenziLitchiCulturalTouristArea.
TheNo.1ShoalofChinaVacationAreais25kilometers(16miles)fromthedowntownMaoming,intheMaogangDistrict.Withmilesoffinebeachoutsidetheshelterbelt,touristscanenjoyparachuteglidingandsailboarding.Itisalsoanationaltrainingcenterforbeachvolleyball,andoftenhostsnationalandinternationalcompetitions.
ChickenIslandisthelargestinMaomingcoveringanareaof1.9km2.Thistouristresortisafascinatingdivingcenterboastingclearandunruffledseawaters,famousforitscoralreefsandrecreationalscubadiving.Skinanddeepdiving,divingofexplorationareavailableaswell.
TempleofMadamXianwasconstructedin1535inmemoryofMadamXian,whowasthefemaleleaderofBaiyueTribe.Thetempleisrichinculturalandhistoricalobjects,suchasancientstatues,sculpturesandstoneinscriptions.
MaomingisafamouslitchiproductionbaseinChina.TheGenziLitchiCulturalTouristAreaissituatedinGenzi,asmalltowninMaoming.
Thedeliciouslocalfoodsarealsoworthrecommending.HuazhouBaiqieChicken(白切鸡báiqièjī),GaozhouSaltedChicken(盐焗鸡yánjújī),Fenpi(粉皮fěnpí),GenziBeefRiceNoodleandXinyiHuaixiangChickenarethemostpopularlocaldishesinthecity.
DowntownMaomingisalsoacomfortablewalkingcity,greatforjustwanderingintoshops.Adowntownparkcomesaliveatnightascouplesandfamiliesstroll.
MaomingiseasilyaccessiblefromGuangzhou(approximatelyfourhoursbyacomfortabletrainorafirstclassbus).TwotrainstationsserveMaoming,onedowntownthatprovidestheconnectiontoGuangzhouandpointstothenorthandoneafewminutessouthoftownthatconnectstothesouthandwest.