Miaowan Island-a little-known island in Zhuhai City

On April 12, 2018, which was the 16th day that Yuanyuan and I met, I arrived at the inaccessible Miaowan Island, which is 64 kilometers away from the mainland.

You may think that 64 kilometers is not that far, only three and a half marathons. Then let me show you the map and you will have an intuitive feeling.

The location of the red circle and yellow characters in the middle of the picture is Miaowan Island. In front of it is the endless sea. It is closer to Hong Kong than there.

We took a speedboat from Yinkeng Pier in Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City that day, and it took 96 minutes to arrive. Everyone needs to know that it is a speedboat.

A small pier in Yinkeng, Zhuhai City:

11:25 Boarding the boat

Passing the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, which was not yet open to traffic at the time

Wind turbine in the sea

miaowan island

Arrive at destination at 13:08

The reason why I can go to Miaowan Island is thanks to Xiao Ming, one of my current enemies. This Xiao Ming is currently the boss of a Guangzhou outdoor company. He previously made a lot of anti-China and vilifying remarks when the trade war between China and the United States was at its peak. I warned him repeatedly not to do this again, but he refused to listen, so I wrote a lot of criticism against him. article. He later apologized to me and promised fellow outdoor enthusiasts in Guangzhou that he would never make such inappropriate remarks again. But a relationship that has already cracked can't be repaired back to what it was before. I currently have no contact with him.

Before that, he trusted me extremely, and of course, I was worthy of his trust, because I don’t have any advantages, the only advantage is that I am righteous and upright. He also knows that I like to go out hiking and traveling. Two days before departure, he suddenly asked me on WeChat if I wanted to go to Miaowan Island? My brain was confused at that time, Miaowan Island? What the hell kind of place? This name sounds very much like an island in a country in Southeast Asia. Am I going to go abroad? I quickly checked the geographical location online. Oh, it turns out it also belongs to China, to the city of Zhuhai where I lived, and it’s still far away. It should be expensive to visit such a remote island, right? I asked him how much it would cost? He said I didn’t need to spend any money, I just had to pay for a meal sold to us at cost price.

Since nearly 4 years have passed, I even forgot whether I had to pay the fare from Guangzhou to Zhuhai. But I just checked WeChat Pay, and I have no consumption records of paying fares in those days. Probably he didn’t even have to pay for the fare himself. What I remember clearly is that I spent a total of more than 100 yuan in those two days.

The reason why we were able to go there for free was because a resident on the island was expanding more business and promoting their island, so he invited the bosses of outdoor companies along the coast of Guangdong to come here to experience it. I hope that outdoor companies will do it in the future. You can do more tourism projects on Miaowan Island. At that time, Xiao Ming wanted to cooperate with me and hoped that I would become his partner or the leader of his company, so he asked me to participate in this trip on his behalf. He told me again that I was the boss and told me not to talk too much to the team leaders or bosses.

It has been 10 years since I came to Zhuhai. To be honest, I have no feelings for this city where I have lived for more than 10 years. People often miss the city they have lived in after leaving it for many years, but I never thought about it. This probably has something to do with my childhood experience.

I have been on large cruise ships, ferries, bamboo rafts, canoes, and kayaks before, but this was my first time on a small speedboat like this. I thought it would be a very exciting experience, but it actually felt uncomfortable, especially the further away from the mainland, the stronger the sea breeze would be. It would be uncomfortable to blow on your face, and you would have to keep squinting your eyes. Fortunately, I am short-sighted and wearing glasses can block part of the wind from all directions. For those who don't wear glasses, the fast wind will blow directly into their eyes. After a while, the eyes will be stimulated and burst into tears, and they will become dry after a while. Therefore, I suggest that friends who go out to sea on speedboats in the future should wear windproof goggles or sunglasses.

We can’t believe it. The sea water here is as clear as pure water. Under the sunlight, you can see the fine sand stirred up by the fish, shrimps and shells swimming in the sea. I even dare to say that, the fish tanks you see in the aquarium are The situation is not as clear as it is here either.

Crystal clear water:

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As soon as we landed, we went to the B&B where we would stay tonight for dinner. The boss had already prepared dishes for us in advance, most of which were fresh, sweet and delicious seafood.

After dinner, we went to the beach opposite. Why is it called opposite? Because Miaowan Island was originally two islands. In the 1970s, local fishermen built a stone bridge between the two islands. The dike turned the two islands into one.

Have you seen the stone embankment connecting the two islands?

Miaowan Island is very small, only 1.437 square kilometers. We first walked around the island and finished it in about 15 minutes.

I don’t know what this dark red crab is called.

sea urchin

starfish

They say it looks like Japan's Mount Fuji, but I think it looks like women's breasts

diving

Of course I had to swim and dive in such clean water, but unfortunately I didn’t bring swimming trunks. They didn't bring any with them either, but they were much braver than me. They took off their clothes and went into the sea with only their underwear.

Looking at it this way, does it feel like Qinghai Lake?

Friends are swimming and diving

Sunset

The sun is setting in the west, and everything around has turned into a warm orange. The dusk wind is blowing the jasper-like sea surface with slight ripples. Stepping on the sand as fine as flour, you are humming cheerful songs along with the music in your headphones. , this feeling is really like a dream. It's a pity that Yuanyuan is not here! At that time, I thought that such beautiful scenery must be experienced with the one I love to be complete.

I haven't slept well for many days in a row. When I came here today, I almost didn't sleep all night. I only slept for about an hour before I went out. By now I was feeling extremely tired. Yes, you read that right. I believe readers who often read my travel blogs will notice that I often mention traveling without sleeping. I have serious sleep quality problems.

Returning to the B&B on the main island, we will not have dinner tonight, but have barbecue. The boss has prepared all the materials for barbecue for us, including charcoal, grill, bamboo skewers, seasonings and ingredients.

Most of the people drank, and so did I. I hope to get a little drunk tonight so I can get a good night's sleep. But my drinking capacity is really good. I still have a clear head after drinking 20 cans of Budweiser. I still miss Yuanyuan all the time. Not only did I miss her, I felt guilty. I feel guilty when I think that Miaowan Island is so beautiful, we ate delicious seafood, watched the intoxicating sunset, and ate barbecue at night, singing and laughing, while Yuanyuan was alone in Guangzhou missing me. I hope to call Yuanyuan, but the signal here is not good, I can't connect to 4G, and I can't receive or send messages on WeChat. I was eager to leave here as soon as possible. I wanted to send pictures to Yuanyuan, and I wanted to talk to Yuanyuan.

That night, A Dong got so drunk that he yelled and left vomit all over the floor in one of his boss's rooms. Another older sister, her face was red from drinking, she kept bragging, and she was as affectionate with everyone as if she were a brother or sister. An elder brother who drove over from Jiangmen said that the music played by Wu’s mother was really unpleasant, but he still liked to listen to the classic songs I played on the Bluetooth speaker.

Tonight, most of the friends went to camp on the opposite beach, and some were on the main island. Xiao Mo is a player with more outdoor experience than me. He told me that the island is very cold at night and asked me to stay with him in a room on the main island to set up a tent. My tent was new, and I didn’t know how to use it at that time. Xiao Mo helped me set it up.

The tent that Xiao Mo and I were blocking

I was woken up several times by mosquitoes and the sound of waves during the night. People got up early in the morning to watch the sunrise and made sounds of walking and talking. I still didn't sleep well. I should get up and watch the sunrise, but I'm too tired.

After getting up, I walked to the B&B. The boss's daughter (I don't know if she was a daughter or a daughter-in-law) was cleaning the room where Adong vomited and cursed him. I can understand her complaining, after all, we are making them lose money this time. I later learned that the hostess who hosted us on this trip had spent thousands of dollars.

I have forgotten what I had for breakfast. Before 10 o'clock, we took the speedboat again and left this little-known dreamlike and beautiful Miaowan Island.

Taken on a bow fishing boat before leaving