Where is Guanglu Island?

Guanglu Island is located in the west of Changshan Islands in the northern Yellow Sea.

Guanglu Island is a national island forest park and one of the scenic spots in Liaoning Province. Administratively, it belongs to Guangludao Town, Changhai County. The town is composed of 23 large and small islands, mounds and reefs, with a land area of ??31.5 square kilometers, a sea area of ??1,000 square kilometers, and a coastline of 74 kilometers. It is the largest island in the Changshan Islands. ***There are about 13,000 residents.

Guanglu Island has a unique geographical environment. It is adjacent to the Dalian Jinshitan National Tourist Resort to the west, and to the north across the sea from important towns in southern Liaoning such as Pikou and Dengshahe. It is among the Changshan Islands and Dalian. The nearest island is known as the "Gateway to Dalian". Guanglu Island has a long history. The transportation is convenient and the communication is developed. There are daily direct flights to Xingshutun Port and Pikou Port.

The main attractions of Guanglu Island

1. Mazu Temple

The Mazu Temple was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. After reconstruction, the Mazu Temple has a construction area of ??204 square meters, with worship inside The statue of Mazu, boys and girls and the three officials of heaven, earth and water. During every Mazu temple fair, people in southern Liaoning rush to the island to worship. Incense is constantly burning in the Mazu temple, and more than 10,000 people visit it every year. Every year on the sixteenth day of the sixth lunar month, faithful men and women come to the island temple one after another to burn incense and pray for good weather, good harvests, full warehouses of fish and shrimp, and a prosperous population.

2. Xiaozhushan Site

The Xiaozhushan Site is located on Xiaozhu Mountain in Tangwa Village, central Guanglu Township, Changhai County, Dalian. The site is connected to hilly plateaus to the south and hilly plateaus to the east. Changsi Mountain, adjacent to Yagou Laohu Mountain in the west, runs north-south, 100 meters long and 50 meters wide from east to west. It is 300-400 meters away from the Wujiacun ruins in a straight line. The top of the mountain is relatively flat. There is a seasonal stream in the north, which turns from east to west. It flows into the Yellow Sea 1.5 kilometers north.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Guanglu Island