Travel Notes | Qingdao-Dongji Island-Xiamen-Tulou

Qingdao

Start your trip to Qingdao with a little crab.

At that time, I didn’t have the habit of taking photos to record things. When I looked through the photos, I was surprised to find that the first photo I took in Qingdao was of a small crab, not a city landmark.

Look at the red houses in Qingdao on Signal Mountain. The streets in the old city are quite suitable for shopping, because of these beautiful buildings.

In the middle of the picture, deep into the sea is the Qingdao Pier.

View the sea from Laoshan Mountain.

When I walked here, I smelled the fragrance of osmanthus, so I sat there for a while, and a Taoist priest happened to come to collect osmanthus. It was quite interesting. After all, Laoshan Taoist priests are quite famous.

It should be a ginkgo leaf, with lush leaves that look like a small fan.

Qingdao is over...There are too few photos, and it feels a little embarrassing when I recall it.

I also like the Governor's Mansion in Qingdao. It is a villa from the Republic of China. It is very luxurious and should be very comfortable to live in. It can give a glimpse into the lives of rich and powerful people. Many luxury villas feel uncomfortable to live in.

Qingdao’s old town and Five Avenues are very beautiful.

Qingdao also has two well-known drinks, Qingdao drinking and Laoshan White Flower Snake Grass Water, which ranks first among the worst drinks. It is recommended to try it. For Tsingtao Beer, you can visit Tsingtao Brewery. There is a package with wine, and you can drink at the end of the tour.

Ningbo

It should have been taken at Tianyige. The famous ancient library.

Then there are no photos of Ningbo...

The parks in Ningbo are very beautiful, including Yuehu Park and Labor Park.

Zhoushan

There are very old houses on the roadside.

Zhoushan·Dongji Island

It takes about 2 hours by boat from Zhoushan to Dongji Island. Although I prepared seasickness medicine and seasick patches, they were of little use. I was shaking so much that I almost vomited, so I ran to the deck to blow the wind. The ship was going very fast and the wind made me have a headache, but I didn’t dare to go back to the cabin for fear of vomiting.

The sea in Zhoushan is extremely yellow. How yellow is it? I gave it a vivid name: Shit Soup...

After the boat sailed for a while, the sea water became clear. The sea water in Dongji Island is not bad. Compared with Zhoushan, it is at least pleasant...

Dongji Island.

Dongji Island is just a rough name. This is an archipelago. The whole island seems to be called Dongji Town. The main island is Miaozihu Island, and the one closest to the east is Dongfushan Island. Usually we go to Dongfushan Island to watch the sunrise.

Live hairtail.

I also had fried hairtail, and the meat was more tender than the frozen kind.

Qingbang Island, another small island in the archipelago.

There is an abandoned village on the island. The houses only have shelves, no doors and no windows. I was quite scared when I walked through it alone. Fortunately, there are not no tourists at all. You can still see other tourists from a distance, otherwise I might not dare to leave.

Qingbang IslandThe inhabited area.

When this island was promoted as a tourist attraction, it was called Potala Palace on the Sea, but it seems that all mountain cities look like this.

B&B on Miaozi Lake Island. The sea view room is quite pleasant, especially when you just wake up.

There are very few boats going to Dongfushan Island. I missed it because I didn’t do a guide. I’ll wait until next time to watch the sunrise.

I hadn't bought a ticket when I returned. I originally thought I could buy it at the pier, but I dragged my luggage to the pier and the tickets were sold out, which was very embarrassing. Fortunately, I got a berth later, otherwise I would have been stranded on the island for a day.

The sleeper berth was at the bottom of the ship, had no windows, and was very narrow. I originally thought it would make me get seasick more easily, but to my surprise, it was very comfortable throughout the journey.

The boat I was on. It was my first time to ride on such a large passenger ship. I had only been on small sightseeing boats before.

Later I went to Putuo Mountain and some places in Ningbo, but I didn’t take any photos.

Xiamen

Take pictures of Xiamen University from the Twin Towers in Xiamen.

Xiamen University required an appointment, but I couldn’t make it, which was a bit regretful.

Qingdao, Zhoushan, Xiamen, this time I traveled along the sea from north to south, and it was more comfortable when I arrived in Xiamen. In October, you can wear short-sleeved shirts in Xiamen, ride a bicycle on the roadside, and enjoy the sea breeze, which is very comfortable. And it was only when I arrived in Xiamen that I saw the bluer sea.

See the Xiamen Twin Towers on Gulangyu Island.

Gulangyu Island is very beautiful.

Internet celebrity street corner in Gulangyu Island.

Xiamen Science and Technology Museum has many animals and plants. It's quite unexpected, and I quite like it.

maze.

I don’t know what it is, but it’s pretty fun.

After coming out of the Science and Technology Museum, we got on the cable car before sunset. City and sea.

Finished in Xiamen.

Mainly because there are no photos. Xiamen is my favorite city. Zengcuo'an is very lively, and the store clerks in Xiamen are enthusiastic and happy. It is the first time I have seen so many store clerks who are genuinely happy in a tourist attraction. Generally, it is good if the clerks in tourist attractions are not bitter and resentful; Xiamen's mangoes are cheap and delicious. It’s delicious. There are stalls everywhere. They are peeling and cutting on site, and they are skillful in their movements. The snacks in Xiamen are also very delicious, including oyster omelette, roasted grass jelly, especially roasted grass jelly. This is the first time I drank mainly roasted jelly. Ingredients, drinks paired with milk tea or honey water, most stores mainly serve milk tea with burnt grass jelly as a match. I like Xiamen very much and will go there again in the future.

Fujian·Zhangzhou·Yunshuiyao

Go see the earth buildings.

The scenery in the scenic spot is very good, especially the big banyan tree, which is very... big.

The interior of a square earth building.

Fujian·Longyan·Yongding Gaobei Earth Building

Continue to see the earth buildings on the same day.

Chengqi Building. One of the most famous earth buildings. Very big.

The gap between two earth buildings.

The interior of Chengqi Building.

I originally thought there would be a problem with the lighting inside the tulou, but after actually entering, I found that the interior of the tulou was very comfortable. There is no problem with lighting, and the space is very large, not cramped at all. It is a very comfortable space for activities.

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