Lu Xun Park is a narrow open park stretched along the rocky coast of Huiquan Bay, between Xiaoqingdao and the Naval Museum in the west and Underwater World and No. 1 Bathing Beach in the east. It opened as a seaside park in 1929 and was later renamed after the writer Lu Xun. Its appeal is simple: reddish-brown reefs, pines bent by the sea wind, pavilions on the rocks and open views over the sea.
Visitors praise the scenery, the sound of waves hitting the rocks and the easy walking along the long wooden boardwalk. Inside the stone archway entrance there is a statue of Lu Xun, and further along a poetry gallery with his quotes on the wall. Children look for shells and crabs among the rocks, and the reefs are a popular spot for wedding photos. Some find the park small and the link to Lu Xun thin beyond the statue and inscriptions.
The entrance is about two minutes' walk east of the Naval Museum. The best way to see it is as part of a half-day seafront walk: start at Xiaoqingdao, continue east through the park to No. 1 Bathing Beach, then on to Badaguan and No. 2 Bathing Beach. Allow about an hour for the park itself. Mornings are quiet; at dusk a light mist over the sea makes for good photos. Wear shoes with grip if you plan to climb the reefs.
In the tourist season the paths get crowded, so come early. Watch the tide if you sit on outlying rocks: visitors report having to wade back after the water rose. An older report mentions street chess players working as a team to cheat tourists out of money; do not join such games.
