Zhoushan, a prefecture-level city consisting of 1390 islands, I went to its northernmost island county.

China has more than 10,000 kilometers of coastline, and there are countless large and small coastal cities. Zhoushan is a special city with 1390 islands. Shengsi County is the northernmost island county in Zhoushan Archipelago, and the romantic island scenery attracts tourists all year round.

Gouqi Island | Ocean Ranch

The most famous islands in Shengsi are Gouqi Island and Shengshan Island. The nearest shore distance between the two islands is only 700 meters, which is connected by a sea-crossing bridge. Gouqi Island is named after Lycium barbarum on the island. Now the leading industry on the island is planting mussels, which is known as the "hometown of mussels". Farmers hang mussels on seedling ropes and plant them in the sea. Rows of foam rafts are tied with mussel seedling ropes, and thousands of seedling ropes can be laid per mu of sea area. Gouqi Island has 10,000 mu of mussels, with a vast territory, which islanders call the sea pasture.

Mussels, also called Haihong or Qingkou, are produced in the coastal areas of China. When I was a child, I went to Qingdao to play and rushed to the small sea on the rocks by the sea. I could dig up many purple mussels.

Mytilus crassipes cultured in Gouqi Island is much bigger and fatter than Mytilus purpurea. This season is the time when mussels are ripe and the meat is plump.

Europeans also eat a lot of mussels. In France, they are cooked with onions, parsley, white wine and butter, accompanied by French fries, called French fries. I have been to the Moules Festival in Belgium, and all restaurants pour mussels eaten by guests at the door. Whoever has the tallest house has the best business. It shows that Europeans love mussels.

Seafood is dried everywhere on the island, and mussels are dried on bamboo curtains after being treated separately, forming an "arch". There are also many fish sharks, which cut dried fish in half and put them on fishing nets to dry. Another feature of this island is that there are fishing boats along the road. Gouqi Island lives on the sea. Fishermen and fishing boats are in the same boat, so they cherish it. The fishermen towed the boat to the shore for maintenance and pulled it to the hillside. A boat is connected to a boat on both sides of Panshan Highway.

The past life of the century-old fishing ground on Shengshan Island

Cross the triangle river bridge and come to the fishing port town of Shengshan. During the flood season, thousands of ships gather and masts are like forests.

Zhoushan is one of the four largest fishing grounds in the world. Shengshan Fishing Ground has a history of one hundred years and is the center of Zhoushan Fishing Ground. In the sixties and seventies of last century, there was a grand occasion of "10,000 fishing boats meeting the sacred mountain and 100,000 fishermen meeting". With the decrease of fishery resources, Shengshan lost the noise of the past and began industrial transformation, attracting tourists with natural scenery and original fishermen's life.

Fishermen's simple wishes, besides "peace", are "hair" written all over the boat.

A day on Holy Mountain Island begins with watching the sunrise. The old name of the holy mountain means "all the islands are exhausted". This is the easternmost island in China, and the other side of the sea is Japanese. Here you can welcome the first ray of sunshine in the east of the motherland, and the cliff on the east cliff is the best viewing point.

The cliff on the East Cliff is located at the easternmost tip of Shengshan Island, where there are magnificent marine erosion landforms and it is famous for its craggy rocks.

The village of Houtouwan, which was rated as an abandoned scenic spot by the British Daily Mail, is the realistic version of The Wizard of Oz.

When describing this place, Reuters wrote: Time stands still and naturally begins to take back what belongs to her (time stops here and naturally takes back what belongs to her).

This is an abandoned village, every household is covered with Parthenocissus tricuspidata, and plants grow wantonly, with layers of green.

The most beautiful Su Min on Shengshan Island is located in a small villa hanging on the hillside by the sea, with a panoramic view of the charming sea view.

The most amazing thing is the swimming pool. The clear water seems to be connected with the sea, which can take a beautiful picture of Greek customs.

The biggest surprise in the room is the large French window overlooking the sea ranch. The room is also all white, the partition is made into a circular arc, and the lines are simple and round, which is the Aegean architectural style that returns to nature. The front and rear buildings not only maintain the same characteristics of "blending with nature", but also have their own unique highlights. The first floor of the second phase room can directly walk into the swimming pool.

The owner of B&B is a couple, the male owner is a designer and the female owner is from the island. The two young people have their own understanding of B&B, brought back the design and service concept of big cities, and formed a refreshing work.

The island used to be a paradise for fishermen, and guests can't expect to stay in the city for health and service.

Since the building opened on Lycium Island and the villa opened on Shengshan Island, it has become the benchmark of the island. Other homestays have also painted their houses white, which is obviously different from the houses of the aborigines.

More and more people compare this place to santorini in China, and more and more people go back to their hometowns to start businesses. White houses outline charming island customs against the blue sea and blue sky.

How to get there: WeChat official account Shengsi bus terminal to buy a joint ticket.

From Shanghai, the nanpu bridge passenger shuttle bus 1.5 hours will arrive at Shenjiawan passenger station, and the high-speed passenger ship 1-2 hours will arrive at Shengshan Island Wharf or Gouqi Island Wharf.

Shengshan Island was born in the wild.

Jump to another Shengsi outlying island, Huanglong Island. Starting from Shanghai, you should first take a boat from Shenjiawan Bus Terminal to the four-corner Li Zhushan Wharf on Shengsi Island, then transfer to Majishan Wharf and then to Huanglong Island.

Majishan is a small island with suspended water, and there is a bridge between it and Sijiao Island.

This industrial port is the largest ore transit hub in Asia-Gangmajishan iron ore transit port, which is a very rare industrial landscape.

There are few tourists on board Huanglong Island, so it is easy to distinguish local people from foreign people by skin color. Obviously, I'm on a boat full of fishermen.

Compared with the Shengshan Fishing Ground in the East China Sea where thousands of boats gather and hundreds of fishermen go, this is a small fishing village born of water. Materials are shipped to the island, so they are not very rich. The islanders live a self-sufficient life. Almost every family makes a living by fishing. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, maintaining the most primitive fishing village.

Although there are seven or eight thousand registered people on the island, few islanders can be seen. Young people have gone to work in big cities, and most of them have stayed. Chatting with fishing sister-in-law, there are no fishermen under forty here. "The boat is too bitter, and we won't let the next generation get on it again."

Outside the fishing industry, the local government began to guide the development of tourism, so the project "Shi Cun Ship Theory" came into being. The government built roads and rebuilt the abandoned factories. The rooms in the homestay were mixed in the islanders' houses and scattered along the mountain roads.

In order to operate more professionally, the B&B brand "Wild Joy" was introduced to the island for management. The name "field of joy" comes from Shan Hai Jing, which originally meant "a forgotten beautiful place". This is a homestay brand from Moganshan. It knows how to mobilize young people in the city and how to train local fish sisters to serve guests.

Tourists began to arrive one after another and began to introduce new vitality to Huanglong Island. Many locals have changed their lives because of this homestay, and the aunts who clean and cook are local islanders.

Huanglong Island is rich in granite, and Chibi Mountain is a granite marine erosion landform. "Shi Cun Ship Theory" is located in Zhi 'ao Village, nicknamed "Shi Cun". The village uses local materials and builds houses with granite. Built on the mountain, households are connected, and along the winding steps, you can accidentally walk to the roof of another household.

Standing on the lighthouse on the hillside, the whole village looks a bit like the Potala Palace on the Sea.

The terrace on the second floor of B&B is a coffee shop. Drinking a cup of coffee with the sea breeze and following the frequency of the waves all the emotions sink down.

The water in Huanglong Island is exceptionally calm, and the waves roll gently, and the color is like adding a filter of Hai Jie Diary.

Overlooking Yuanbaoshan, the Yuanbaoshi on the mountain is pneumatic stone, which looks like Yuanbaoshi.

Standing on Yuanbao Mountain, Huanglong Island is a green island surrounded by the sea. Capillary streets crisscross halfway up the mountain, and towering lighthouses guide the way home.

There is a coastal highway on the island, with a total length of 8 kilometers, half of which is mountain and half is sea. The Journey to the West connected the villages on the island in series.

There are always many besieged cities in life. I don't remember eating fruit at home. Fruits on the island are rare, but I have to eat them. I walked along the path and passed through houses. After climbing several hills, I finally found a canteen and bought a bunch of small grapes. I am very happy. By the way, I peeked at the fisherman's house. It's time for lunch Every household kills fish in the pool at the door. Seafood noodles are the staple food of fishermen on the island.

Cats and dogs here have a steady stream of seafood to eat. The dogs wagged their tails happily when they saw the fishing boat coming ashore.

Then go to the most prosperous Nangang fishing village on the island. There is the only commercial street "Yimi Street" on the island. Narrow streets can only catch a glimpse of the sky. When you meet someone, you need to put down your side shoulders, otherwise you will accidentally arch them into the shop across the street.

Lu Yu fishermen's free-range swimming crabs, weighing 3 1 kg, are much cheaper than those in the city, and the quality is superior, so we chose several big nights to add vegetables.

The next day was fishing in Huanglong Island. On the busy dock, the fishermen made all the preparations for fishing and raised a brand-new national flag on the fishing boat to welcome the day of going to sea.

When men go to sea, women should cook for men to practice. The fish sister-in-law contest the night before was a stage for women.

Village cadres are the judges. Now it's the season of Portunus. The must-have dish is Portunus, and the other is free play.

Every link must attract the amazement of onlookers. The fishermen's wives stirred up the quiet night with their own efforts.

After the selection, everyone flocked to taste it. The "cream crab" in September is plump and delicious no matter how it is cooked.

It was already dark on the way to the Hui people's hostel. I want to sit on the terrace and watch the sea, but it's dark, with only a slight light on the sea level, and many holes are opened in the dark night sky. Except for the rough waves, it's surprisingly quiet here, and everything seems to be frozen.

The next morning, I went fishing with fishermen. Trawl fishing is simple and rude. There was a big net hanging at the bottom of the boat and it took a few laps in the sea. Some miscellaneous fish, shrimps and crabs are online.

Originally, I fantasized that I could go to the bow to feel the fantasy drifting feeling of juvenile school. However, the seemingly calm sea contains infinite energy, and small fishing boats roll up and down in the waves, and they are caught off guard when they vomit. The picture is still very tragic. Climb ashore and walk back along the coastline.

When local islanders see someone coming, they will feel very cordial and will take the initiative to talk.

Unlike islands with mature tourism, Huanglong Island has no commercial atmosphere and the islanders are very simple. Standing on the roadside, someone will always come up and strike up a conversation. I don't understand the local dialect, but they can understand my Mandarin, and the conversation becomes particularly interesting. I need to keep guessing what they are saying, so they are very patient and repeat it over and over again until I understand it.

Along the way, an uncle fisherman showed me the grouper he caught in the morning. A young man took me to Huimin hut by a detour on a motorcycle. A fish sister-in-law gave me a bag of fresh mussels, and I want to give her money. She waved her hand again and again, "delicious, come and play later." They simply think that if more people come, the island will be known by more people and become popular.

Fishing officially started at noon 12, and hundreds of fishing boats on the island set sail with the sound of gongs and drums. In order to ensure a steady stream of aquatic resources and give fish more time to breed, the East China Sea has to implement a five-month fishing moratorium every year. Before fishing, there will be a series of wonderful folk cultural performances and sea sacrifices on the island to pray for peace and harvest. On the fishing day, all the fishing boats raised their sails at the same time, braving the wind and waves, and started a new round of agriculture, animal husbandry and fishing.

Daniel Wu's "Beautiful House" on the island originated from a cooperation with the column group of Zhejiang Satellite TV. The house is built in Dongzuitou village, and the stone house is built on the mountain and surrounded by the sea on three sides.

Because of their remoteness, young people choose to go out to work or emigrate, and only the elderly stay at home. Slowly, fewer and fewer people stayed, and less than ten people lived there. The program group arrived with many stars and rebuilt the most beautiful house in the village at the corner of the cliff facing the sea.

Other houses in the village face the land to prevent the erosion of sea breeze. This is the only house with large French windows facing the sea.

Huanglong Island is small, and it only takes one hour to drive around the island. It was once called the place with the highest population density in rural areas of China, because there was no flat land. The islanders dig mountains to clear the way, and build houses layer by layer according to the mountain situation. The houses are stacked on top of each other and embedded in the cliffs. Today, fishing started. All the adult men went out to sea, leaving only the old people, women and children. The village became empty. A left-behind woman in Lu Yu is mending a hole in a fishing net.

It rained the morning I left, and I received a short message from the passenger station. The evening flight was cancelled. Life on the island must be very casual. It says here that there is no boat without a boat. When it is windy and rainy, the ship can't sail. Come to the island, you can live at the speed of the island. Everyone is in no hurry to do anything. Plans like those in the city don't exist every minute here. Nature is the master. All we can do is let it go.

How to get there: WeChat official account Shengsi bus terminal to buy a joint ticket.

Starting from Shanghai, nanpu bridge Passenger Shuttle 1.5 hours arrives at Shenjiawan Bus Terminal, and the high-speed passenger ship can arrive at Li Zhushan Wharf at the four corners of Shengsi Island in less than an hour, and then take a taxi to Ma Jishan Wharf to buy tickets for the same day to Huanglong Island.

Proofreading: Zhang Yan