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Type:	Chop
Hazards:	Ships/Boats
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Clean water. The windier the choppier it gets.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	None

Large and long, clean sand beach. The Thousand Steps Beach is the most famous and are regarded as the best beach near Shanghai. Plenty of space to launch and land the kite.

Best Months:	No Info
Wind Type:	No Info
Best Direction:	No Info
Main Direction:	No Info

The wind is generally light in the Shanghai area. Bring your big gear.

Transport:	Boat
Access:	Medium Walk

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The island is around 250km to the south of Shanghai across the Hangzhou Bay. There is a night boat leaving Shanghai in the evening and arrive in Putuoshan in the morning. The boat leaves Putuoshan in the evening and arrive in Shanghai the next day in the morning. There is a also a fast boat from Shanghai.

Rules:

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During the summer the beach is the starting point for short boat tours with fast boats. Be careful. The beach is forbidden for swimmers. Some officials may complain that you can not enter the water. Be nice and show that you are not swimming but surfing on the water. Do not complain or shout as you and (us) may be banned from the beach: this is China. The near by Hundred Steps Beach is reserved for swimmers only.

Putuoshan is considered to be one of China's four sacred Mountains and it is littered with temples and shrines. So no nightlife at all.