Tangyu Island

Tangyu island is located at the southernmost end of Pingtan Island, which is under the jurisdiction of Nanhai township. The island is long and flat. The beach at the southernmost end of Tangyu island is a natural crescent shaped beach with a coastline of more than 1000 meters, which can be used for swimming and surfing. The sea water is very clear, the wave height is about 30-50cm, and the beach water is gentle. On Tangyu Island, you can see a giant all male figure stone man lying on his back, which is four times larger than Leshan Buddha. Haitan Tianshen is the largest natural granite spherical weathering shape in the world. The human body is 330 meters long and 150 meters wide. It is composed of gray coarse-grained granite.

Tangyu Island

Tangyu Island, located in the south of Pingtan County, Fujian Province, is the nearest inhabited island in mainland China to Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Practical information

Best season

May to October is suitable.

Suggest playing

4 hours

admission ticket

10 yuan

Opening Hours

8:30-18:00

brief introduction

The mainland is the nearest inhabited island to Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Tangyu Island, at the southern end of Pingtan County, Fujian Province, is only 68 nautical miles away from Taiwan's Hsinchu port, which is the closest place between the mainland and Taiwan.

It is located in the southernmost part of Pingtan. Putian dialect is popular on Tangyu island.

Recommended tourist route: Fuqing → (bus 1 hour, 8 yuan / person) wokou ferry → (ferry half an hour, 20 yuan / person) there are B & B on the island and the hotel is very convenient

Main overview

Tangyu island is located at the southernmost end of Pingtan Island, which is under the jurisdiction of Nanhai township. The island is long and flat. The beach at the southernmost end of Tangyu island is a natural crescent shaped beach with a coastline of more than 1000 meters, which can be used for swimming and surfing. The sea water is very clear, the wave height is about 30-50cm, and the beach water is gentle. In addition to the rocky hills, the landform is mostly sandy plain, and the thickness of the fine sand sedimentary belt is more than 50 meters. There are two natural villages in Tangyu with a population of about 2000. In the 1980s and 1990s, the trade between Fujian and Taiwan was opened up. Many Taiwanese businessmen used Tangyu as a transit place to buy fish from the mainland and transport them to Taiwan. It was very prosperous for a time. Although Tangyu looks like a declining aristocrat, it still has a different noble spirit. According to information, Haitan God is 330 meters long and 150 meters wide. The chest is 36 meters high, the head is 33 meters long, and the lower body is inclined to a columnar weathered rock mass, which is 4.15 meters high and 4.50 meters in girth diameter. It is a memento for the generations of the surrounding fishermen. The whole body of the God of heaven is made of granite spherical weathering. Such a huge spherical weathering shape is rare and is called strange in the world.

On Tangyu Island, you can see a giant all male figure stone man lying on his back, which is four times larger than Leshan Buddha. Haitan Tianshen is the largest natural granite spherical weathering shape in the world. The human body is 330 meters long and 150 meters wide. It is composed of gray coarse-grained granite. The stone man's head rests on the golden sand beach and stretches into the green waves of the East China Sea. His hands are straight beside him. His head, ears and Adam's apple are lifelike. His body is vivid and impressive. Such a huge stone shape is purely natural and has never been seen in the world. People call it "the God of the sea". "Haitan Tianshen" is a masterpiece of sea wind and sea erosion. Its head and ears are actually a piece of wind rock, with a head length of 33 meters and a width of 25 meters. On the West and north sides of the stone man, there are three bays. The beach between the bays is directly connected to the stone man's head and shoulder. In addition, Tangyu island also has sea erosion modeling scenic spots such as boat sail stone, Gong and drum stone, Deru stone, Muyu stone and Baxian Weiqi stone. They are ingeniously combined, natural and unique, reasonable layout, it is a perfect place for summer. Tangyu island is famous for its high-quality beach and peculiar sea erosion landform, and is known as the Museum of sea erosion landform by experts. It is a rare natural bathing beach with steep cliffs, steep reefs and endless beaches. Sports, shellfish picking, sand skiing, shower and fishing on the beach make it unique to return to nature. It is a paradise and an overseas fairyland.

Introduction to scenic spots

Haitan Tianshen is four times larger than Leshan Giant Buddha. It is the largest natural granite spherical weathering shape in the world. The human body is 330 meters long and 150 meters wide. It is composed of grayish white coarse-grained granite. The stone man's head rests on the golden sand beach and stretches into the green waves of the East China Sea. His hands are straight beside him. His head, ears and Adam's apple are lifelike. His body is vivid and impressive. Golden Beach golden beach sand is golden, the sea is very clean, very beautiful. There is a huge stone in the sea of immortality, on which is the four words "Immortality" inscribed by Mr. Zhu Yisa.

Future development

Tangyu island is now in the wave of decision-making of being planned and invested. The first plan is to invest in Taiwan to build a gambling industry in the mainland (harmonious society can not be called gambling industry); the second plan is to invest in Singapore. The specific plan has not been disclosed. According to cross-strait relations, the Chinese government and Fujian government prefer to invest in Taiwan. At present, every plant and tree on the island has been recorded as the basis of compensation for the acquisition of investment. It is said that each household is 200000 RMB, and other property is compensated by square meters. Unfortunately, the aborigines' registered permanent residence has been moved out when they went to school, and now no registered permanent residence can be moved back to the island

Dongjia Island, Southeast of Tangyu Island, is a good place for fishing, camping and bonfire

Nearby scenic spots

Dongbi Island, Damu mountain grassland, Tiansheng farm, Lingshi mountain, Dahua mountain, Mu Island,

Address: Nanhai Township, Pingtan County, Fuqing City, Fujian Province

Longitude: 119.69549330844

Latitude: 25.323071803897

Tel: 0591-24481286

Ticket information: health maintenance fee: 25 yuan for individual visitors and 10 yuan for team members

Opening hours: 8:30-18:00

Chinese PinYin : Tang Yu Dao