Half ocean stone sail

More than 500 meters to the west of kan'ao village in the northwest of Pingtan Island, Fujian Province, there is a big disc-shaped reef with two stele shaped pillars. The whole reef is like a big ship, two huge rocks, like the double sails bulging on both sides, seem to be riding the wind and waves. This is the most famous natural landscape in Pingtan - shipaiyang. It is also called "half ocean stone sail" and "double sail stone".

This is a pair of the largest granite sea erosion columns in China, which are composed of homogeneous coarse-grained white granite. The columns are mainly controlled by two groups of vertical joints and a group of arc-shaped horizontal joints. In the long geological history, strong spherical columnar sea erosion and weathering have occurred along the joints, and the weathering crust has been stripped layer by layer. Now the two columns are the fresh core parts of weathering stripping. On the other side of the Shipai ocean, there are more than 60 unimaginable stone scenes of spherical sea erosion, such as frog looking up to the sky, Maitreya Buddha, double tortoise arch bridge and so on. The deep analysis and fossilization show the movement of magma layer by layer, which makes it have high ornamental and scientific value. According to the records of Fuzhou Fu Zhi and Pingtan County Zhi, Zhao Gang, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty, once "stayed here" to escape the pursuit of Yuan soldiers.

Shipaiyang scenic spot

synonym

Half ocean stone sail generally refers to shipaiyang scenic spot

From a distance, there is a big disc-shaped reef, supporting two stele shaped sea erosion pillars. The whole reef is like a big ship, two huge rocks, like double sails bulging on both sides, seem to be riding the wind and waves. This is the most famous natural landscape in Pingtan - shipaiyang. It is also called "double sail stone".

Introduction

This is a pair of the largest granite sea erosion columns in China. The columns are mainly controlled by two groups of vertical joints and a group of arc-shaped horizontal joints. In the long geological history, strong spherical columnar sea erosion and weathering occurred along the joints, and the weathering crust peeled off layer by layer. Now the two stone columns are the fresh core parts of weathering stripping. On the other side of the Shipai ocean, there are more than 60 incredible stone scenes of spherical sea erosion, such as Maitreya Buddha, frog looking up to the sky, double tortoise arch bridge and so on. Moreover, the deep analysis and fossilization show the movement of magma layer by layer, which makes it of high ornamental and scientific value. According to the records of Fuzhou Fu Zhi and Pingtan County Zhi, Zhao Gang, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty, once "stayed here" to escape the pursuit of Yuan soldiers.

From the shore of kan'ao village, you can take a ferry and get to the reef within ten minutes. The bottom of the reef is a group of flat and complete rocks. The two pillars are composed of coarse-grained grayish white granite. The east one is 33 meters high, 9 meters wide and 8 meters thick; the west one is 17 meters high, 15 meters wide and 8 meters thick. The bottom of the two pillars are nearly tetragonal, standing on the reef. According to geologists' research, it is the largest spherical weathering sea erosion column of granite in the world. Because of its unique and spectacular, it has a strong shock and attraction to tourists. Experts from the Ministry of construction and the Chinese Academy of Sciences call it "monopolistic world-class tourism resources." Chen Di, a traveler in the Ming Dynasty, once praised it as "the wonder of the world". Lin Shuzhen, a poetess in the Qing Dynasty, praised it in her poem: "we all say that the emperor's boat of the former dynasty, and even the double sails stay here. It's expected that because of the danger of the turbid world, one mooring will not be accepted today."

Legend of scenic spot

It is said that this spectacular sea scene, known as the "wonder of the world", is the fossil of the shipwreck after the defeat of the dumb boy rebellion, who was called "dumb emperor" in ancient times. In ancient times, the emperor was fatuous, the court was corrupt, and the territory was very desolate. On this day, the Penglai immortal drove through luyangpu on Haitan Island and saw a mute boy who cared about the suffering people and was ambitious. He gave him three pieces of immortal paper and asked him to cut the model at will. So the dumb boy cut it into soldiers and horses, and when it was finished, the things he cut suddenly came true, and he was able to speak. At this time, the dumb boy began to deploy his troops, planning to deploy a major event, just like an imperial demeanor. But his sister-in-law didn't know the reason, and didn't prepare for the rebellion according to the dumb boy's instructions, which led to the missed opportunity and the failure of the rebellion. The imperial court sent a large army to attack Haitan Island. Seeing that the situation was over, the mute boy threw the mortar, hammer and dustpan that had been cut for his sister-in-law's daily use into the sea and turned them into boat sails to ride with his sister-in-law. After the storm, the boat sank, and the two sails turned into two stones, making Pingtan a unique tourist resource. Climbing on the reef is like walking on the deck of a giant ship. The sky wind and sea waves beat in front of you, which is soul stirring. When you are on the scene, you have to feel the greatness and magic of nature.

According to the local fishermen, in ancient times, before going out to sea, the fishermen in kan'ao village would go to Shipai ocean to worship, in order to have a smooth sailing and full load when going out to sea. Shipaiyang has a strong shock and attraction for tourists because of its unique and spectacular scenery. Tourists come here in an endless stream every year. Recently, Pingtan Tourism Bureau has received good news: this year, it may invest 5 million yuan to improve the infrastructure of shipaiyang scenic spot. A tourist service center with an area of more than 300 square meters will be set up near the ship management office of kan'ao village in the former su'ao Town, providing tea rooms and coffee shops waiting for ferry rest, and setting up shopping spots for special tourism products on the outside. In addition, a 6000 square meter parking lot will be built to divert the original tourist road through kan'ao village.

Shipaiyang in xinpingtan is about to set sail again.

Main attractions

Corresponding to the Banyang stone sail, on the coast of kan'ao village, due to the erosion of sea water and natural weathering, the granite on the rock wall is weathered, forming a Buddha statue with bare head and protruding belly. The stone statue sits cross legged, with a height of 12 meters and a shoulder width of 12 meters. The head, body, hands and feet are fully visible. It is vivid and looks like a semi relief. There is a brown and yellow igneous rock vein around the Buddha body, just like a golden "hada" dedicated to the Buddha statue, which is also a natural coincidence. In addition, there are many natural sea erosion landscapes here, such as double turtle kissing, frogs and so on, which are worth seeing.

Shipaiyang is also an altar for local fishermen.

Traffic information

geographical position

Located in the Haitan Strait in the west of Haitan Island, Pingtan comprehensive experimental area, Fujian Province, it is 1.4 km away from kan'ao village, su'ao town.

External traffic

Pingtan bus 20 branch line to shipaiyang scenic spot, the ticket price is 2 yuan.

Address: west side of kan'ao village, Pingtan County, Fujian Province

Longitude: 119.70554307529

Latitude: 25.617015753105

Ticket information: 20 yuan

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