What tourist attractions are there in Dongji Island? Dongji Island self-driving tour guide 2017

What kind of place is Dongji Island? You may know it after reading it. It is a kind of thing where you can no longer describe Dongji Island with adjectives. Facing Dongji Island, you feel like you are short of words. Go check it out.

In 2012, I just started to be obsessed with travel. I bought various travel-related books and watched various travel-related dramas. It was also that year that I heard the name "Dongji Island" for the first time. As the starting point of CCTV's popular documentary "30° North Latitude, China Trip" at that time, I was deeply impressed by Fushan Island in the east of the East Pole Island.

In 2014, Han Han's movie "The End of Time" was released and became a smash hit. The vast sea behind the reeds, the winding road on which motorcycles drive, and the stone houses crawled by ivy are all together with the song of Dongji Island, making people yearn for it.

In the summer of 2015, on a weekend when a typhoon blew, a group of photography-loving friends and I came here as the crowds of people were visiting the island. The two-day trip, which started early and went late at night, spent 24 hours traveling and traveling, in exchange for a few memories of Dongji Island, and the parting words "See you soon."

I know I will come again, and it won’t be long.

In the early summer of 2017, when I saw this island again after two years, the feeling of familiarity and strangeness was like reliving "We Will Never See You Again".

The scenery in front of me and the memory in my mind gradually overlap, but they are still different after all. The number of daily flights has doubled, and the location of the pier on Dongfushan Island has also changed. In short, everything is the same as this incomprehensible and unclear movie.

For two years, I still held my camera and took pictures of many places and people, both travel-related and non-travel-related.

The burden on my shoulders is heavier, but my heart for seeing the scenery has not changed, and I still cherish every hard-won trip.

So during the days on the road, I still tirelessly pursued the trajectory of the light, recording everything that happened in front of me for several days.

I encountered the beautiful twilight, witnessed the splendid Milky Way rising into the sky, and was even more lucky to see the spectacle of blue tears.

Every repetition will be a new beginning;

Every journey is worth starting over.

BeginAgain, the theme of this trip. Setting off, an unexpected friend

In "We Will Meet Again", Jiang He and Su Mi met at a place called Ziyuan Hotel. After setting off, they suddenly wanted to try searching. Use the X-FUN intelligent interactive entertainment system unique to Vision X1 to activate the navigation, and then search for Purple Garden. Sure enough, there is such a place, and it is near Sheshan, Shanghai. So I decided to drive over and have a look, and let this be the beginning of this trip.

I walked through various high-end villa areas in Sheshan until I stopped at the entrance of Ziyuan. I couldn’t believe that the shabby hotel in the movie turned out to be such a high-end existence in reality. Sure enough, it was in the fairy tale. The stories are all lies.

I overlooked Sheshan Mountain and Ziyuan from the drone’s perspective, took two photos, and then headed towards the next destination non-stop.

We took a detour to Hangzhou to pick up the last two friends of the trip, and all five people on this trip were present.

Although the whole vehicle is not big, it is enough for short trips without much luggage.

All members gathered for a group photo, and the four-day trip to Dongji Island officially started. Arriving at sunset at Shenjiamen Fishing Port

Listening to music and chatting, blowing on the air conditioner and watching the navigation, the entertainment system in the car is more like a self-driving partner than a tool. In fact, I am very familiar with this self-driving journey. I have been going to Putuo Mountain every year for more than ten years, and the itinerary is similar to this trip.

As the bridges across the sea came one after another, and we jumped over the islands, the smell of the sea hit our faces, and we officially entered the boundary of Zhoushan.

After nearly six hours of stopping and walking a day, we finally arrived at Shenjiamen Fishing Port.

The ferry to Dongji Island sets sail from the Banshengdong Pier here. According to the plan, we will rest here for a day and board the ship tomorrow.

As the night gets darker, the clouds of the day begin to disperse, and the sky turns blue from light to dark. The church on the top of the mountain in the distance looks particularly gorgeous and quiet at this time.

The biggest feature of Shenjiamen Seafood Food Stall is the continuous yellow and orange triangular houses. In addition to dining, this is also a unique scenic spot in Zhoushan tourism. After many years of traveling in Zhoushan, I have even witnessed, intentionally or unintentionally, the changes in the long queues of food stalls here from self-built tents to unified planning.

Although we knew that dining here was not cheap, we decided to sit down and have a small meal, and what we enjoyed more was the atmosphere.

It is still in the fishing moratorium, so there are not many types of seafood in the stalls, and you can still see inspections by the fishery department. Gorgeous, the night and morning in Zhujiajian

The ferry ticket is for 11 a.m. the next day. We still have half a day to spare tomorrow. After dinner, we continue to sail to Zhujiajian not far away to check in. . You can also go to the beach of Daqingshan to try your luck the next morning.

This is the convenience of a self-driving trip. The plan can be changed at will. With a car, everything is easy to handle.

I chose a hotel with a better view from the Nanshan Seaview Holiday Apartment Group, which is close to Daqingshan. The entire building complex stands next to South Beach. Different floors are contracted and managed by different hotels. In the off-season, the prices for sea view rooms on high floors are also very affordable.

It was still early for a night owl, so I took Wei Peng out for a walk, mainly to see if there was a good location to take photos of the sunrise near Daqing Mountain.

As soon as I walked out of the gate, the sky was filled with stars. I went back without hesitation to grab my camera and tripod.

Walking along the winding mountain road in Daqingshan Scenic Area in the dark, the end of the road is the entrance to Daqingshan Scenic Area. The scenic spot is closed at night, and there are almost no other vehicles passing through the entire mountain road.

Find a dark corner to shoot. Because the Milky Way was relatively high at the time and location of the shooting, we simply climbed onto the roof of the car. At this time, the Milky Way suddenly became within reach, full of heroism. The temperature is relatively low at night, so I can’t help but hide in the car. It’s good to look at the stars in the sky through the panoramic canopy.

The sunrise in Zhoushan in early summer is around four or five o'clock in the morning. I took pictures of the starry sky the day before, so of course I didn't want to miss the sunrise. My friends all say that when I go out on a trip to shoot, I feel like I’m on fire and I’m never tired. In fact, only I know that travel is hard-won, I just don’t want to miss it.

The clouds at dawn are very thick, and the golden sunshine can only barely open a few thin cracks from the blue clouds, leaving a touch of splendor between the sea and the sky.

As the position of the sun rises, the color of the seawater begins to change with the light, and finally settles into a light cyan color.

Many people always say that the sea is yellow when they go to Zhoushan. In fact, it is mainly related to the season and weather. In midsummer, if the sun is right, you can also see the light blue sea here.

Driving back to the hotel, I had no intention of sleeping.

Sit on the balcony and take a look. The entire Nansha Resort is at your feet.

It would be very pleasant to stay in such a sea-view villa for a while in summer.

Zhoushan Zhujiajian Nansha Seaview Holiday Apartment (Putihai Branch)

The orange car travels through the green shade, embellishment just right.

Zhoushan Zhujiajian Nansha Seaview Holiday Apartment (Pudihai Branch)

It is about two kilometers from Shenjiamen Banshengdong Pier to Miaozihu Island, the administrative center of Dongji Island. It's an hour's flight, and no vehicles are allowed to land on the island.

The large parking lot near the pier has ample parking spaces, but even so, it still cannot satisfy the large influx of tourists during the peak season.

The parking fee is 3 yuan per hour, capped at 8 hours per day. The parking fee from when we parked to when we picked up the car was about 60 yuan. Lucky, the blue tears of Dongfu Mountain

The ferries on Dongji Island are divided into upper, middle and lower positions, with three grades of 100 yuan, 130 yuan and 170 yuan. If you want to see the sea view, you can actually go to the deck of the middle cabin and the terrace of the upper cabin, so there is not much difference between the middle cabin and the lower cabin. If you are financially well-off, you can buy a cabin directly. Due to the limited number of people, you can sometimes enter the terrace on the second floor with a ticket.

After about two hours of sailing, the color of the sea changed from yellow to green, and then from green to blue. The small island in the distance gradually came closer, and finally we docked at the pier of Miaozi Lake Island.

In our plan, we did not stop at Miaozi Lake Island that day, but directly changed to a regular boat here and continued to Dongfushan Island.

The scenery in this section is much better, but the boat is also more bumpy. Most of the passengers who woke up from their sleep ran onto the deck excitedly. As a result, they became dizzy at the beautiful sea view and the rocking hull of the ship. They resisted the rolling of their chests and returned to the cabin.

Dongji Island is still there so far. Many islanders remain self-sufficient in farming and fishing. Although tourism has brought a lot of business opportunities, they still choose the lifestyle they are most accustomed to.

Although it is just a simple side dish, there is a story behind it.

Zhoushan Dongji Island Lifetime Micro Hotel

After sailing away from Miaozi Lake Island for about half an hour, the boat docked. Dongfushan Island is one of the three major tourist islands in Dongji Island, located in the easternmost part.

The polar dwellings on the island are located near the new pier, facing northwest and stretching upward for several hundred meters.

The further down, there are mostly inns, while the further up, there are mostly residential buildings. Many houses have been abandoned for a long time and have become the homes of ivy.

We stayed at Yunwu Villa, which is closest to the pier. The boss was still as enthusiastic as he was two years ago, busy with everything.

I asked him if he still remembered me. He said that it had been two years and there were so many tourists that he couldn’t remember me.

Checking in is very simple. You choose a room, negotiate a price, put the key in the door, lock the door and leave. The payment will be settled when you leave.

The appearance of the inn is still the same, and the layout of the rooms has not changed. The air conditioner is still just a decoration, but the facilities in the house have been updated, and a solar water heater has been added.

After the new pier was completed and put into use, it became the inn closest to the pier on the island. The inn’s canteen will be turned into a temporary ticket window every morning, and tourists traveling to and from Dongfushan Island will come here to buy tickets.

Two years ago, I chose to circle the island clockwise. This time, for the convenience of shooting the sunset, I adjusted it to go counterclockwise.

This time is not yet the peak season. When the summer comes, the number of tourists will skyrocket, and the experience will definitely not be as good as now.

In fact, it is quite suitable to stay here for a few days, but I am too greedy every time I travel. I unconsciously arrange a full schedule, and I don’t know when I can change my mentality of coming and going in a hurry. .

Not far away, directly opposite Furudonghaishi, a somewhat luxurious-looking hut was built facing the sea. The cabin is not yet completed, so I don’t know what its function is, but if it is an inn, the location seems inconvenient.

Climb high and look at the sea, blown by the wind in summer.

Blessed as the East Sea, Shoubinan Mountain is said to be blessed with the East Sea Stone, and it is said to be here.

Furudonghai

It takes about ten kilometers to circle the island, and it takes about four hours to complete it while walking and taking pictures. Fortunately, the weather is not too hot now. Even if you are sweating all the way uphill, you will always come across a high place where the scenery suddenly opens up, and the sea breeze will take away the smelly sweat all over your body in an instant. If you are not in a hurry, bring some food and just stop and go for a day.

I vaguely remember that there was a Polar Inn here at the Windmill Base that was doing well two years ago. I didn’t see it when I passed by this time. It seemed to have been moved.

The electricity supply on the island mainly comes from wind power and solar energy. Taking advantage of the favorable natural conditions here, it can basically meet the daily use of island residents and tourists.

Wind Power Windmill

In the middle of Huandao Road, near Elephant Trunk Peak, a small Buddhist nunnery was built on the mountain. Buddhist culture has always been prevalent in Zhoushan, with Mount Putuo being the most popular. Even on this small island far to the east, as long as there are people living there, the influence of Buddhism is indispensable. Of course, the number of people who come here to worship Buddha is far less than that of Mount Putuo. Most of the people who come and go are just passers-by. They take a look, leave a shadow and then leave.

Baiyun Temple

After passing Baiyun Temple, not far ahead is Elephant Trunk Peak. The huge stone stretches out like an elephant trunk, extending towards the sea.

Aerial photography is indeed a labor-saving method. You don’t have to walk to many locations by yourself. It’s also good to fly over to explore the way, or take a selfie at the top without asking for help.

A few years ago, I started to talk about reducing the burden of traveling and bringing as little equipment as possible. However, as the years passed, I brought more and more equipment. Fortunately, the planning was reasonable and the equipment I brought was used. The rates are very high. Looking at the harvest after shooting, my hard work along the way was not in vain.

After climbing over Elephant Trunk Peak, you will go all the way down. Walking along the path on the east side of the island, you can almost see the sea.

The grass on the roadside is the time when "raspberries" are harvested. This childhood favorite wild fruit has not been seen for many years. Sometimes when I think about it, I still want to go to a certain treasure to look for it. Not sold.

Pick a lot of them and eat them while walking. In fact, they are not necessarily very delicious, but more of a representation of some childhood memories.

If you don’t know what this is, you should probably know Raspberry.

The Linbiaobao Island cave left on the island is located closest to the east of the island. Many years have passed, and now when I pass by, I can still feel the feeling of those turbulent years.

Linbiaobao Island Cave

Compared to two years ago, there seem to be more lambs on the island. They walked and jumped among the rocks, grass and trees without any fear of people.

When we arrived at the Tai Shue Wan Stone House Group, the sun had already dropped to a very low position. The fog on the sea level was so thick that the sun was about to disappear.

So the few of us walking in front quickly quickened our pace and hurried towards the lighthouse.

When we arrived at the sun viewing platform, the sun had already disappeared. But at this moment, the clouds in the sky were dyed purple by the setting sun, and the entire coast of Dongji Island was filled with a quiet and even ambiguous color.

When I returned to the lighthouse again, I was lucky enough to catch the tail of the glow. In fact, many locations at this time can take pictures of dream-like scenery, but the lingering memory of the past still makes me stay here.

The rising tide submerged most of the rocks. Compared with the memory of that time, the East Pole coast under the slow door showed another kind of tranquility and peace. Maybe the scenery has not changed, but the mentality of looking at the scenery has changed.

My favorite vertical photo from this trip. The sky is turbulent and unpredictable; the sea is calm, quiet and peaceful.

The lighthouse in the glow is placed between the two. It is the past and the future. It is still in contradiction, but it is the direction.

Dinner is already after eight o'clock. I made a reservation for dinner at the inn before going out, so I don't have to worry about coming back late and not having anything to eat.

The variety of seafood in the inn is not as wide as that in Shenjiamen, but it is better than freshness. The craftsmanship of the proprietress is also remarkable. A simple seafood dinner with a few seasonal vegetables is less than half the price of Shenjiamen's food stalls, which is very cost-effective.

Two years ago, I was at the same location. After the entire village suddenly had a power outage, I unexpectedly saw the stars in the sky. Of course I won't miss it this time. After dinner, we rushed to the sun viewing platform without stopping and waited for the Milky Way to pass over the mountain. In fact, the location of the sun observation platform is not suitable for shooting the Milky Way, but going deeper is too time-consuming, so I gave up. What's more, on this rocky coast, I unexpectedly saw the legendary "blue tears".

At first I didn’t pay much attention to the long stretch of blue on the coast. I just thought it was the reflection of the lights in the village and regarded it as the foreground of the starry sky.

When I looked back at the photos, I realized that the same location and the same lighting were not all blue, so I realized that these might be the so-called blue tears.

There are two theories about blue tears. One is Noctiluca, and the other is a single-celled ostracod that emits light. When stimulated by the outside world, it emits blue light in order to protect itself and deter the enemy. . It usually breaks out in May and June every year, and you can see it if you are lucky.

Starry Sky, Blue Tears, Caiyun and I are upgraded versions of the same location two years ago. It seems that my photography skills and luck have improved in the past two years, haha.

This picture was taken two years ago.

This picture was taken this time. I found that I am quite nostalgic, even the color of the clothes is the same.

At the end of the shooting, the Milky Way finally turned over the mountain and appeared faintly in front of my eyes. Finish the work with satisfaction and have a good night's sleep.

At four o'clock, the morning in Dongfu Mountain has begun to become noisy. Tourists go to the first light observation point one after another to wait and look forward to the coveted sunrise on the sea.

However, reality does not always come true. When the end of the sea and sky shine brightly, the sun still refuses to show its face.

About half an hour later, the sun finally broke away from the thick clouds and fog on the sea surface and began to reveal his true body.

The foxtail grass under the backlight seems to be beautiful on Dongji Island.

No matter the weather, the lighthouse is always waiting there quietly.

In ordinary times, photos taken from the same location are also ordinary.

As most tourists see Dongji Island, it is less gorgeous and more ordinary.

On the sea, fishing boats pass by from time to time. The fishermen who set out around three in the morning were looking forward to returning with a full load.

There are occasionally tourists on the boat. In addition to enjoying the scenery, many tourists come here for sea fishing. Whether you are throwing a pole at the pier or renting a fishing boat to go out to sea, it is a great experience.

Haihong (mussel) and sea bass are the main catches in the season. After three or four hours of work, the harvest of just one sea bass made these ordinary fishermen smile.

Order a bowl of seafood noodles for breakfast and sit on the terrace of the inn, facing the gentle and salty sea breeze.

While eating, I watched the swaying fishing boats, and the time to leave Dongfushan Island was getting closer.

The dusty Yunwu Villa on Dongfushan Island in Zhoushan, the slow pace of Qingbang Island

One of the small passenger ships returning from Dongfushan Island in the early morning will stop at Qingbang Island first. In about twenty minutes, the boat docked at the small island known as the Potala Palace on the sea.

There are not many tourists disembarking from the boat. This is not a must-stop place for all tourists coming to Dongji Island.

Potala Palace on the Sea

Walking along the paths on the hillside among the houses, it is neither as prosperous as Miaozihu Island as an administrative center, nor as prosperous as Dongfushan Island. With a unique geographical location, Qingbang Island's status as one of the three Dongji Islands is slightly embarrassing. It has lost a lot of popularity, but it has retained more of the original atmosphere of the Dongji Island people.

The tour route is different from the loop lines of the other two islands, but a one-way line from south to north. The main tourist spots are concentrated in the north and south sections of the island.

The Shapu Beach in the middle of the island is surrounded by ancient houses on three sides. It looks like the Dashuwan Stone House Group on Dongfushan Island, but it is much smaller.

Hu Sheng from "The End of Time" talked about Dongji Island: "A few years ago, he was not like this. At that time, everyone moved away..."

There are occasionally some scattered residential houses along the way, most of which are only occupied by middle-aged and elderly people who are left behind. They grow vegetables, fish, and are self-sufficient. Even though tourism on Dongji Island is in full swing, they still live the same simple life as before.

It seemed as if all the young people had left, and they were the last few left.

Of course, all this will not end here. Qingbang Island will eventually be like Miaozi Lake Island or Dongfushan Island, but the process will be slower.

At the end of the island is the Lisbon Maru Shipwreck Memorial Base. Today, except for a story of repaying evil with kindness, there is nothing different here.

Despite the dusty history, the scenery here is not much different from other places on Dongji Island.

Returning to the pier via the same route, we simply walked through Qingbang Island in one morning. Rather than sightseeing, we wanted to see the past Dongji. I wonder how much will be left in a few years. .

At noon, as the ferry to Miaozi Lake Island slowly docked, the trip to Qingbang Island passed in a hurry. Ghost, the ordinary road in Miaozi Lake

Qingbang Island and Miaozi Lake Island are very close to each other and can be reached by bypassing the lighthouse.

So instead of resting in the cabin like most people, I sat on the deck, blew in the sea breeze, and watched quietly.

It was noon when we landed on Miaozi Lake Island. After lunch, we went to the inn to settle down.

The inn was chosen at "Once in a Lifetime", on the top of a hill not far from the pier, about a hundred steps up.

Most of the buildings on the island are small buildings with two to three floors, and the highest ones are only about four or five floors. In this place where there are no high-rise buildings, the one hundred steps plus the inn's two-story terrace make it the highest view hotel on the island.

While everyone was having a lunch break, I sat alone on the terrace and flew the drone to scout the environment of the island.

The boat kept turning in circles in the harbor, leaving an arc-shaped tail on the sea, which was very interesting.

At the southernmost point is a red lighthouse. To get here, you need to first pass by the iconic Cai Bogong statue on the island, and then go down through the dense reeds to reach it.

The red lighthouse is particularly conspicuous under the blue sky and white clouds. Friends say it looks like Kenwai, while others say it looks like Okinawa. I have never been anywhere, so for me, this place is just an exclusive memory of Dongji Island.

The afternoon sun is getting closer to the sea level little by little, and the blue sky and white clouds are gradually dyed with a light yellow color, and then it becomes thicker and thicker.

Until the end, the sunlight turned into golden stars, sinking behind the island, leaving behind clouds all over the sky.

We were lucky on this day. On the last day on the island, Dongji Island fully showed its most beautiful side.

Whether it is the tall statue of Cai Bogong, the plain Qingbang Island in the daytime, or Huangxing Island under the afterglow, everything on Dongji Island is dyed with brilliant colors at this time.

The contrast between warm and cold colors is fiercely staged where the sun disappears, and it is so beautiful that it is unreal.

Even such an inconspicuous street lamp has become as bright as a star.

At the Miaozi Lake Fishing Port after nightfall, the boats that went out for fishing returned to the harbor early and lined up neatly, letting the water waves sway.

For dinner, the innkeeper personally selected the ingredients and asked the aunt to cook them.

While eating, listen to the innkeeper tell a once-in-a-lifetime story. That was the first time he came to the island in 2014, and he fell in love with this cabin, so he spent hundreds of thousands to buy it. After that, he invested hundreds of thousands in renovations, and finally he had what he has today. "Once in a lifetime". Nowadays, it is said that the value of the inn is close to 4 million, but he will not sell it and keep a nest here for himself.

Zhoushan Dongji Island Lifetime Micro Hotel

With such good weather, you will definitely not miss the starry sky. After dinner, Wei Peng continued to accompany me to take pictures of the starry sky near the statue of Cai Bogong. Shooting from dawn to dusk for three consecutive days, there are a few brothers who can do it.

The light painting shock wave...I painted it into a big snail...

The Milky Way, the bright light in the distance is Dongfushan Island.

The fishermen’s eternal lighthouse statue of Cai Bo Gong makes us look so small standing next to him.

After three consecutive days of starry sky and sunrise, the sunrise on the fourth day finally stopped. It wasn't that the brother couldn't get up, but that he had to drive back to Shanghai on the last day, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be safe on the road if he didn't get enough rest. Not everyone is like me. When I go out to take pictures, as long as the weather is good, I will not sleep or eat as long as I take a blood shot.

On the last day of the trip, a slowly rising salted egg yolk bid us farewell. The warm light dyed the sky and the earth red, and everything became warm.