In this aerial photo, fishing boats have returned to the Zhapo port for shelter in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

GUANGZHOU, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Zhapo national-level fishing harbor in south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday saw an influx of fishing boats taking shelter from Typhoon Ma-on.

Typhoon Ma-on, the ninth typhoon of the year, made landfall with wind speeds of up to 118.8 km per hour around 10:30 a.m. Thursday on the coast of Maoming City, south China's Guangdong Province, the provincial meteorological station said.

Ma-on will move northwestward at a speed of about 25 km per hour, passing through the city of Maoming and entering Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the afternoon with its strength gradually weakened.

A fishing boat is berthed at the Zhapo port for shelter in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Maritime workers return to the Zhapo port for shelter in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Maritime workers return to the Zhapo port for shelter in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

In this aerial photo, fishing boats have returned to the Zhapo port for shelter in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

In this aerial photo, fishing boats have returned to the Zhapo port for shelter in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

In this aerial photo, fishing boats have returned to the Zhapo port for shelter in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

Editors: Chu Jiayin, Li Mangmang, Zhang Haofu, Wang Qiao & Liu Yun■