There are only 10 fishermen in Xisha Island, and now they have moved into a new building, which is only open to mainland residents.

Xisha Islands, as a secret place hidden in the South China Sea, currently only accepts applications from Chinese mainland residents (according to their ID numbers) according to the relevant laws and regulations of China. Everyone who has been to Xisha knows that there is a saying circulating in Xisha that "Xisha returned without looking at the sea, and since then Ma Dai has been a passerby". From this sentence, we can feel the charm and beauty of Xisha.

Among the many islands and reefs in Xisha, one is very unusual, and that is Yuyin Island. Yuyin Island is located in the north of Yongle Islands, Xisha Islands, South China Sea, China, northeast of Yagong Island 1 nautical mile, and 4.5 nautical miles southwest of Fukushima. This is a sandbar with a reef plate, 2 meters above sea level, with an area of only 0.0 1 square kilometer, which is about 1.5 times the area of a standard football field.

Regarding the origin of the name of Yuyin Island, the fishermen on the island explained that it was named after a large amount of silver was found here in the Qing Dynasty. There is also a saying that there was a shipwreck here in the late Qing Dynasty, named after leaving silver. 1983, the government of China officially declared "Echo" as the standard name of the island. Administratively, it was later placed under the jurisdiction of Sansha City, Hainan Province.

Echo Island is a sandbar. There used to be grass and no wood, and seabirds lived there from time to time. Because the altitude is only 2 meters, most of them are submerged at high tide. The topography of sandbar is changeable, and it is also very distinctive on the reef plate of Yuyin Island. For example, there is a deep pit, the pit mouth area is as big as a basketball court, the water depth is more than 20 meters, and the water color is blue and black. The water temperature near the pit mouth is extremely cold, indicating that the seawater in the pit is infiltrated by deep cold water in the open sea. At low tide, the reef plate at the outer edge of the pit can be exposed. This kind of deep pit is formed by the rapid development of coral reefs on the outer edge of the reef plate, but the internal coral reefs have no time to develop.

Before the development of Yuyin Island, due to the harsh environment, there were only 19 fishermen on the island, all of whom were men. They make a living by fishing and diving for shells. These fishermen come to the island every year during the fishing season, stay for a few months, and then return to their homes on the shore in the off-season.

In order to improve the living conditions of fishermen in Yuyin Island, the Sansha Municipal Government plans to build two new fishermen's resettlement buildings in Yuyin Island. The project started construction on 20 15, with a total construction area of 645 square meters. After two years of construction, five 10 fishermen's resettlement buildings have been built, which can meet the living needs of fishermen in the whole island.

In the design of residential buildings, the production and living needs of fishermen and the particularity of island reef environment are fully considered. The bottom of the new house is1.2m overhead, with a bungalow structure. 20 17, the residential building was officially completed and delivered. Fishermen who used to live in wooden houses moved into new residential buildings with their families far away from the mainland.

Together with the residential building, there is a three-story comprehensive building, which has the functions of "five in one" such as street offices, residents' activity centers, shelters, militia posts and wartime command posts, and is also called "five in one" comprehensive building. Water and electricity are supplied 24 hours a day on the island, and fishermen's houses are equipped with televisions, refrigerators and washing machines. , covered by network signals.

Now the Yuyin Island Community Neighborhood Committee in Sansha City has been established on this small reef, and the fishermen who have been rooted here for a long time have officially become community residents. They are all from Tanmen Town, qionghai city. Like their ancestors, they stick to the gate of southern Xinjiang.

The fishermen who moved into the spacious and bright new building also brought soil from the ground, paved artificial land and planted vegetables such as green vegetables and radishes, which basically met the daily needs of the island residents.

After the development of Echo Island, the living conditions are much better now. The island has 24-hour water supply and power supply, and residents' homes are equipped with televisions, refrigerators and washing machines. , covered by network signals. The power supply on the island mainly uses solar power generation equipment, and household appliances can be used normally. In addition, several cruise ships go to Xisha every month, and the seafood caught by fishermen is very popular with tourists. The income of fishermen on the island is almost 20 thousand yuan per month.

Beautiful Xisha, the south gate of the motherland. The sea blue here is like satin, clear, transparent and precious, and extremely pure. Boarding the island of lingering sound, facing the sea and facing the wind, all worldly troubles will disappear. I won't look at the sea when I come back. This is China, and China is always the most beautiful.