Pingtan Island Travel Guide How to get to Pingtan Island in Fujian

How to get to Pingtan Island

1. High-speed rail: If you are coming from other cities, it is recommended to take the high-speed rail to Fuzhou or Fuqing first, and then rent a car locally to have fun. More convenient.

2.

Rent a car: After arriving in the local area, you can choose to rent a car. Currently, various car-hailing apps are developed. However, it should be noted that it is difficult to make an appointment for a 7-seater car in a small place, so if you have such a need, you must remember to make an appointment in advance.

There are buses from Changle Airport to Pingtan:

From Changle Airport to Pingtan

The first bus is at 8:00 am and the last bus is 22:30 The fare is 50 yuan for a 2-hour journey

From Pingtan Bus Station to Changle Airport

There are 6 departures every day starting from 5:20 am. The last bus is at 5 pm

Tips:

1. Fuzhou Station has many train options but is about 125 kilometers away from Pingtan Island; Fuqing Station is a small station with fewer trains, but it is about 61 kilometers closer;

2. Except for Tangyu Island and other places on Pingtan Island, which need to be reached by boat, most places to visit on the main island can be reached by car. Recommended attractions on Pingtan Island

Unlike the screen guide for popular check-in places, Pingtan Island is relatively low-key in Fujian, but it has many unexpected surprises.

1. The fluorescent sea on the beach

People who like the sea may not know that there is a quiet fluorescent party hidden under the night. There are dots of blue light on the beach, like meteors accidentally falling on the sea. This is blue tears. It often happens on Pingtan Island on midsummer nights, but it also depends on your character.

Address: Pingtan Island/Tangyu Island

Tickets: None

Tips:

In fact, this is a kind of survival under the sea The microorganisms emit blue light, but as the waves wash ashore, its light gradually weakens. It mostly appears on midsummer nights, and you can see it on the beaches of Pingtan Island and Tangyu Island. Each maintenance time may be longer or shorter than ten minutes.

2. The colorful stone house in Beigang Village

Haizi once said that he wanted to build a house facing the sea and blooming flowers in spring. Then these few words have become the dream and utopia of the world. If you want to realize it, you can probably come to Pingtan Island. The stone houses here are scattered on the beach in an orderly manner along the mountains and the sea. The stone houses on the island are still well preserved. Red bricks, bluestone strips, saddle-shaped wind and fire walls and gabled roofs give it a typical southern Fujian architectural feel. Nowadays, many houses have been converted into cafes and B&Bs. You can spend the afternoon just leaning by the window, drinking coffee and listening to the singing of the sea.

Address: Beigang Village, Pingtan Island

Tickets: None

Opening hours: all day

3. Longfengtou Beach

Longfengtou Beach is the longest and largest beach in Pingtan, stretching for 9.5 kilometers. The flat and vast beach is natural at low tide, which is quite spectacular! You can ride small off-road vehicles, horseback rides, and play in the beach There are not many people on the surfboard, so it is very suitable for the whole family to relax. And the sanitary conditions of the bathhouse are relatively good~

Address: Pingtan County

Tickets: None

Opening hours: all day

4. Yangtze River Ao Windmill Field

Changjiang Ao Wind Farm, located in the north of Pingtan Island, is actually a wind power station. It is about 15 kilometers away from Pingtan County, and a taxi ride costs about 30-40 yuan. Along the way, you will pass the most beautiful ring road on Pingtan Island. On one side, you can see the waves of the blue sea, and on the other side, there are colorful stone houses, arranged in an orderly manner at the foot of Junshan Mountain. Before you know it, a large field of windmills appears in front of you. Here you can see the endless blue sky and the vast ocean.

The picture composed of blue sky, white clouds, blue sea and windmills is like being in a fairy tale wonderland~

Address: Shangpan Village, Pingtan County

Tickets: None

Opening hours: All day long

Tips:

Local driver masters don’t like to use taxi-hailing apps and don’t like to charge by the meter. Most of them negotiate a fixed price. The Yangtze River Ao Wind Farm is relatively remote, so it is best to negotiate a round-trip transfer with the driver

5. Tannan Bay

The coastline of Tannan Bay is not very long, but its sand is very soft. , which is different from the crowded Longfengtou Beach. Tannan Bay seems more local and energetic, and is a favorite of many backpackers and travel friends. On summer nights, this place is more like a nightclub. Here you can have a bonfire, barbecue, soak in the sea breeze, and drink wine. The shops by the beach often play music, making people's thoughts drift into the distance. During the fishing season, you can also see fishermen pulling their nets on the beach.

Because the beach here in Tannan Bay is relatively pristine, some of the hardware conditions here are relatively poor. The accommodation conditions are relatively average, and most of them belong to ordinary fishermen's hotels, which only meet the basic needs of sleeping. Very clean. If you mind, it is recommended to live in Pingtan County. But the fellow villagers here are very enthusiastic~

Address: Yujiao, Pingtan Bay

Ticket: The locals will charge a beach sanitation fee of about 10-20 yuan

Opening hours: Open all day

6. Shuangfan Stone

Shuangfan Stone is also called Banyang Shifan and Shipaiyang. This is a pair of the largest granite sea stacks in the country because they are shaped like two huge sails. When the tide goes out, the rocks at the bottom are exposed, like a huge disk holding the two sea stacks. It’s especially like a big ship setting sail, riding the wind and waves! Haha, but you must pay attention to the tide. If the tide rises, there will be no such visual effect~

Address: Pingtan Kanao Village

Tickets: 20 yuan for admission, 25 yuan for round-trip boat ticket

Opening hours: open all day

7. Tangyu Island

Tangyu Island is located in Ping An To the south of Tandao, the seaweed produced here has long been famous at home and abroad as a tribute in the old days. At the southernmost tip of the island, there is a miraculous work of heaven and earth - the God of the Sea!!! The crescent-shaped bay, the white beach, and in the distance is a giant gray-white naked stone man, usually everyone calls him "The Naked Man" "Hahahaha,

In fact, he is the local god~ It is said that if you touch it, the population will flourish~

There is also a very magical place. The God of Haitan is hermaphrodite. Woolen cloth. If you take a boat around this huge stone man on the sea, you will find a male god on one side and a goddess on the other side. Look, this is the goddess in the second picture below~

The "Goddess" is a masterpiece left after being eroded by sea wind and sea water for thousands of years. It is four times larger than the Leshan Giant Buddha and is the largest in the world. The natural granite's spherical weathered shape is known as Pingtan's "double wonders of strange stones" together with Shipaiyang. Hahaha

Now I seem to understand a little bit, why the proverb in Pingtan says that there is Pingtan Island in Fuzhou, where there are only stones but no grass, no grass, no grass~

Tickets: Scenic area health maintenance fee: 25 yuan for individual tourists, 10 yuan for groups

By boat: Get on and off the boat at Fenweikou Pier. There are only 3 flights a day to Tangyu Island (9:10, 10:30, 14:00). In addition, there are motorcycles and other small transportation on the island. If you need it, you can take it. Accommodation on Pingtan Island is about 10 yuan/person

There are still many regional choices in Pingtan Island County, with various star conditions There are accommodations available to meet different accommodation requirements. Here we strongly recommend two hotels on Pingtan Island - Pingtan Yucheng Seaview International Hotel and Stone Singing B&B.

Pingtan Yucheng Seaview International Hotel is one of the best hotels in the area. It is only across the road from Longfengtou Beach. If you stay in a seaview room, you can even watch the sunrise directly in the room. The first picture below is a full view of the hotel taken standing on the beach square. The usual price of a standard hotel room is around 890 yuan, which can be booked on Mafengwo.com.

The room area is large enough, and the high floors have a wide view

The Stones Can Sing B&B is located in the Minnan Shitou Group in Beigang Village. If you want to experience more local life, you can choose to stay here and feel the scenery up close. Folk customs hahaha~

The small residence facing the sea, with artistic decoration, is also a good choice for vacation~ About the food on Pingtan Island

Osmanthus crab

Steam the fat swimming crab, remove the crab meat and crab roe, stir-fry it in a pot, then stir in the egg flowers, add chives, white fungus, old wine and other condiments, and take it out of the pot

The aroma will be fragrant. The shape is like a blooming sweet-scented osmanthus, so it is called sweet-scented osmanthus crab. It is delicious in color and taste and is a famous dish in Pingtan.

Remove half of the shell of the local razor clam, soak it in the sauce

for five minutes, take it out, sprinkle a thin layer of sweet potato powder on the razor clam meat, and steam it. Then fry in the pan until golden brown, take it out and pour on the seasoning soup. It will be yellow in color, tender and delicious.

Clams are commonly known as "red clams" and are the finest clams. Its meat is delicious, nourishes yin, and has high nutritional value. The clams growing on the shallow beaches of Pingtan are particularly good. After the fresh red turtle is spit out sand, add a little salt and ginger slices and simmer the soup. The color is like milk, the taste is sweet, and it has the effect of clearing the stomach and relieving greasiness.

Shi Lai Lun

Also known as Xianmi Shi, this delicacy is only available in Pingtan. The locals like to call it "Shi Lai Lun". When the opportunity comes, luck will come. Got better.

The fillings of salted rice are quite rich. There is no limit to the fillings of salted rice. Most of the seaweed, shrimp, squid, crab meat, and pork that ordinary people use are plain. Tan seafood,

Add cabbage, shredded carrots, shredded dried radish, onions and other accessories. Xianmishi has become a part of Pingtan people's life. Among the Xianmi Stores in Pingtan, Lifang Xianmi Store and Thirteen Sisters Xianmi Store are the most popular among Pingtan people and foreign tourists. These two stores have also received many interviews and reports from the media.

Lifang Xianmi Store: North of the intersection of Tancheng South Road and Fusheng East Road (150 meters southwest of Pingtan Bus Station~)

Shisanmei Xianmi Shop: Northeast side of the intersection of Tancheng South Road and Fusheng East Road (150 meters east of Wanjia Garden~)

天久地久

天久地久 is a snack as famous as the luck of the times , Pingtan people call it dumplings. Tian Changjiu mixes cooled cooked sweet potatoes with potato starch and grinds them into powder skin, which is filled with sugar, chopped green onion, ground peanuts, thirteen spices and other fillings. They are shaped into dumplings and deep-fried in an oil pan. They are bright yellow in color, sweet and delicious, and can be Comparable to Guangdong and Hong Kong Yau Kok.

Bazhen Fried Cake

Bazhen Fried Cake, also known as braised egg, potato starch, Bazhen Fried Cake is a traditional Pingtan dish, and tastes sticky like sweet potatoes. It has a Q feeling and the deliciousness of seafood, making it unforgettable once you eat it. It uses Pingtan's native high-quality white potato flour as the main ingredient. Make it into a paste, stir-fry it in an oil pan until it is dehydrated, thick, tasty and colorful, then add shrimp, Bacon cubes, crab meat, crab roe,

Peanut flakes, diced fish, day lily, chopped green onion and other condiments and condiments are stir-fried over warm fire until they become gelatinous. Freshly cooked Bazhen The color of the fried cake is crystal clear like agate. It is smooth and tender when you bite it, and it is fragrant and delicious.

Rufenjie is another local snack with Pingtan characteristics. The name makes people curious, and the taste gives it a unique taste. The raw materials of Rufenjie include: sweet potato powder, shrimp meat, squid feet, dried squid, diced pork, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, etc. The Rufenjie is processed through multiple processes and can be eaten with seafood. Another great treat for the taste.

Laver and oyster cakes

Laver and oyster cakes are made by first grinding rice and soybeans, and then mixing chopped leeks, seaweed, oysters, diced meat, etc. with salt. For the stuffing, use a special spoon to apply a layer of paste first, then put the filling on it, apply another layer of paste on top to wrap the filling, put it in an oil pan and fry until golden brown, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, crispy and delicious. Full of island characteristics. Some people add peanuts to the skin and fry it together, which makes it taste better.

Seaweed buns

Commonly known as seaweed cakes, they are a popular food loved by people in the Pingtan fishing area.

Seaweed buns focus on the filling. They mainly collect valuable sea greens, iron lettuce and camel hair from clean rocks. After washing and finely cutting them, mix in diced meat, shredded garlic and other seasonings, and then take flour. Grind it into a skin after it is wet and soft, wrap it up and steam it in a steamer. Seaweed bags are nutritious, delicious and have the effects of lowering blood lipids, beautifying hair, supplementing iodine and fighting cancer.