Travel Notes of Sandu 'ao: Follow my footsteps and watch the mountains and seas together.

During the National Day Golden Week, you should go out for a walk no matter what, avoid popular attractions, find a small place, and enjoy the beautiful scenery on the sea.

Sandu 'ao, Ningde, Fujian is such a refreshing place. As a world-famous natural harbor, it has unique conditions to cultivate a variety of high-quality seafood.

Guo Moruo, a famous writer, once left a well-known poem: "There is no such thing as a good port and three capitals in the world, and the depth of the bay is as wide as a lake".

To enter Sandu 'ao Tourist Center, you need to take a boat to the opposite island. Stepping on the dock, rows of yachts with five-star red flags are on standby, and the strong smell of the sea gets into the nasal cavity, which is the unique taste of fishing ports.

The boat wobbled, and its feet wobbled. When it got on the boat, it found a seat and set off for the scenic spot. Moving forward stirred up the waves on both sides, like naughty fish, trying to leap through the half-open window, some passengers could not avoid it and were full of seawater.

yachts, fishing boats, speedboats and patrol boats are all shuttling on the sea, which is a busy scene.

It only takes more than ten minutes for the boat to reach the other side. Looking at the dock paved with wooden boards, it also rises and falls with the sea.

after disembarking, the first thing you enter is the restaurant "Baoluo Grand Restaurant" built on the sea, which is transformed from an old cruise ship and serves all kinds of seafood, which is super-fresh and super-fresh. The total business area is about 5 square meters, which can accommodate more than 7 people at the same time, as well as fishing and other entertainment projects. I happened to see someone catch a big fish when I passed by on my return trip.

Go through the restaurant and turn a few times, and you will arrive at this attraction: Doumu Scenic Area in Sandu, Doumao Island, which is an AAA national tourist attraction. The mountain is not high, but there are immortals, and Doumao Island is also a sacred place for Dame Doum, where there are many ancient and magical legends.

On the left outside the gate of the scenic spot, you can see part of Sandu 'ao artificial seafood culture area, which is a city floating on the sea, with fishermen connected and stretching for dozens of kilometers. It is called "Venice of the East", and some houses are painted with bright colors.

enter the gate of the scenic spot and walk up the stone steps on the right. This is a newly developed road. The railings are all new, and some new scenic spots are still under construction. On the sea, all kinds of fishing rafts are arranged in a row, square and block, neat and orderly. Go all the way to the entrance of the old scenic spot.

when you enter a few tens of meters, the first sight is "Xiantoe Stone", which is a natural marine erosion landscape. Five huge stones are arranged in a row, just like five toes, and the big toe and the small toe are magically divided.

There is a legend. It is said that in ancient times, there was a crab essence who made waves on Doum Island, doing evil and causing many fishermen's homes to be ruined. Mother Doum hated her evil spirit and pitied her for the difficulty in practicing, so she held the golden seal and stepped on it with five elements. In order to make it never harm the people, Doum turned five toes into five huge stones to press the crab essence. Up to now, the crab essence is still hiding under the five toe stones. Every rainy day, it can catch its breath and spit. Look at the pool under the stone, which is its saliva. Before it rains, it will bubble.

Further on, there is the Goddess Doum, who is the statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands, and ranks fourth among the "Taoist deities". There is a censer next to her, and some tourists stop to worship. It is said that Goddess Doum is the patron saint of fishing and navigation at sea, protecting the whole Sandu 'ao.

Continue along the stone road until you reach a fork. First, go to the right. You can stand halfway up the mountain and look at Dongchongkou. The sea breeze blows gently and your eyes are wide.

Sansha Bay, which includes Sandu 'ao, is a very peculiar bay, with a deep mouth and abdomen, a water area of 714 square kilometers, and a unique outlet with a width of only 2.6 kilometers. Sansha Bay also has a peculiar feature of no freezing and no silting, which is very suitable for aquaculture. Looking around, there are strange mountains and rocks on the left, and the sea in front is full of breeding cages, which are large in scale and the green hills in the distance set each other off.

go back to the fork in the road, and then go to the left. The Doum Stone Town hidden in the jungle appears. There is a natural strange stone on Doum Stone Town. From a distance, it looks like a large yellow croaker lying on the top of the stone, which is called "the yellow croaker is facing the sky".

Doumu Stone Town is the most spectacular natural stone scene in Doumao Island. The stones here are overlapping and huge, and more of them are fantastic in shape. This is undoubtedly a sea erosion spectacle polished by the hand of time.

Doum Stone Town extends in all directions, winding through the crevices of the stone, and is just opposite to the gold ingot, standing on the top of the hill and looking out. The big stone that looks like a rhinoceros looking at the moon obliquely is just like a big ingot sitting on the top of the mountain. It has attracted tourists to hold gold ingots in succession, hoping to make a fortune.

facing the sea, standing on a rock and looking at it from afar, the sea breeze is blowing strongly, and you have to hold the big stone next to you to stand steady. Looking at the sea and sky, the distant fishing rafts dance with the waves, which is quite an artistic conception of watching the sea.

Many places here need foot strength to go up and down the mountain. They are all steep stone cliffs with almost no steps. Even if there are, they are looming. When you leave, you should firmly grasp the road with your feet, because you may twist your feet if you relax.

moreover, this kind of scenic spot is not suitable for crowds of people, and it is too dangerous to crowd around. Fortunately, in a small place, there are not many people in the Golden Week, and you can enjoy it.

Turn right a short way down the mountain, and you will enter the exciting Doum maze. I think this is the most challenging and interesting place in this trip.

Doum maze is naturally piled up by huge stones rolling down from the mountains on both sides. The cave is about 3 meters long, with an entrance above and three exits below. The light penetrates through the crevices, opening many skylights for the dark maze. The maze cave is divided into nine floors, which are called Xianju Ancient House, the first exit of the maze, the Jinlvque Bridge, the steep-walled hanging ladder, the soaring green banyan, the gurgling cave spring, the secluded cave listening to the tide, the grotto leisure, the maze exit and so on.

I entered along the narrow hole, where my eyes didn't adapt to the darkness for a while. When I crossed the rocky terrain, I accidentally bumped my head.

after entering the hole for a while, there will be a prompt ahead. Old people and children should take the simple road on the right, and the rest should enter the left road. A 7-year-old man refused to accept his age and followed the young man into the left side road. It is difficult to ride a tiger this time, so we can only be careful and move forward slowly.

some tourists complain. What do you say? I told you the old man didn't admit it. You have to go this way, wasting our time. But most still encourage: walk slowly, don't worry, safety is the most important.

Some sections are too steep, and the steps are only as big as the soles of feet, so it is difficult to go straight down. The old man simply pulled the railing and went backwards. Fortunately, he didn't slip, and the people behind him waited patiently.

In some places, there is only a small gap, and you have to change your posture to pass through. If you are fat, you are not advised to take this maze, for fear that you can't get out if you are stuck in a crevice.

All kinds of bending, sideways, sliding, and half-prostration along the way ... I'm afraid to step forward and down step by step. Fortunately, there are handrails beside me, otherwise I don't know how many times I will fall.

My legs were weak and I was sweating. I finally got out of the maze and was suddenly enlightened. It was an exciting adventure.

Walking along the No.2 wooden plank road on the cliff, there are some planks creaking and floating at the foot. I'm really worried about this weather. Do you usually repair them in place?

After several turns and a long fishing raft, I finally saw the snail shell rock, the treasure of Doumao Island, which was eroded by seawater during the transgression. It is a great wonder along the coast of China.

The snail shell rock is 6.5 meters long, the head of the snail is 3 meters high, the overall height is 6 meters, the width is 3 meters, the circumference is 15 meters, and the weight is about 9 tons. One of the snail shell rocks is a hollow rock, with an internal space of 1.2m at the highest point, 3m at the longest point and 1m at the widest point, which can accommodate 7-8 people at the same time. The rock head of the snail shell is large and round, the tail is small and slightly spiral, and the hollow opening of the inner abdomen is at the tail of the snail shell, and the mouth is about 1 meter high. It is the largest, most alike and most peculiar hollow pictographic stone ever discovered.

it leans on a rock with a slope of 6 degrees, as if it would roll into the sea with a gentle push. However, according to research, people have been here for millions of years since the "transgression period of the earth".

The snail shell rock faces Guanjingyang, a large yellow croaker breeding nature reserve in Fujian Province, and faces Yuanyu Island, which is isolated in the sea. After thousands of years of weathering, regardless of typhoon waves, it is as stable as Mount Tai and stands tall.

It is said that during the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese invaders tried to move it to Japan, but they finally gave up because it was too heavy to move.

tourists can't help but be curious, and they want to get into the screw hole and ask for a photo. However, some adults have to take photos in the outer circle because of the steep terrain, but children with flexible bodies can get in and out with ease.

after blowing enough sea breeze and seeing enough strange rocks and sea views, you can go straight to the sightseeing lane at the entrance of the scenic spot. Tourists sit one after another in the car. I still choose to watch while walking. 2 kilometers is a piece of cake for me.

All the way through Doumao Village, Guancuoli and Chencuoli, there are not many residents, which are simple and quiet, and a little far away from people's leisure. The residents here make a living by fishing, and most of them don't know Mandarin. Instead, they see a young man setting up a stall on the roadside, selling some drinks, kelp, etc., and occasionally introduce a few words to tourists, saying that the history of the fish village here is not long.

from the village, you can see a super-large-scale fishing city on the sea. There are also towering banana trees with big leaves on the roadside, and a string of still green bananas are hanging on the trees. A tourist's child said: I really want to become a monkey to climb up!

There were several banana fields along the way. When I saw a bunch of full fruits, I raised my head and held up my mobile phone to pat them. At this moment, a kid passed by, and he said with disdain: Do you still want to shoot this? !

I also saw some tourists returning home with a lot of herbs picked from the mountains and unknown wild fruits in their hands. This place is really good, and there are treasures everywhere.

I left the gate of the scenic spot, boarded the yacht and went back to the tourist center. This time, I didn't enter the cabin, so I stood at the stern with an open eye, watching the sea, bumping with the waves, watching the fishermen close their nets and watching the speedboats fly.

The yacht docked and walked over the pier after low tide, and I was attracted by a group of lovely little souls.

There are countless small holes on the beach below, and many small crabs are crawling. At first, what caught my attention was the big pliers with red in the yellow. After a closer look, they all had only one big pliers, which was very abrupt in front of their bodies. One side of the small pliers got in and out of the hole.

I have a hunch that this is fiddler crab. I searched the Internet and it really is, and there are loaches crawling around.

Back to the visitor center, there is a shop selling some dry seafood at the gate. The large yellow croaker and laver here are all good.

More than three hours of play ended here, and I returned by car with beautiful sea scenery.