Pingsha Island

Pingsha Island

Located at the junction of Nanhai District and Gaoming District of Foshan City, the first and second grade drinking water resources protection zone of Foshan City (provincial level) belongs to Nanhai District. It is a Jiangxin Island surrounded by water and one of the few "isolated islands" in Guangdong Province. Because the terrain on the island is flat and mainly sandy soil, the local people call it "Pingsha" or "Pingsha island". The island covers an area of about 7.28 square kilometers and has a permanent population of more than 5600. The island is mainly agricultural cultivation and aquaculture, without industrial production, so the air is fresh and the ecological environment is good.

introduce

The beautiful scenery on the island, the boundless green grass on the small beach on the bank, has the artistic conception of "paradise"; walking on the road around the island, you can see all kinds of green, a feeling of relaxed and happy arises spontaneously, and green has become a main melody here.

In addition, most of the people living on the island are over 60 years old. There are nearly 1000 people, including more than 200 over 80 years old. It is a real longevity village.

Environmental Science

On Pingsha Island, there is a ring road (about 12.5km in length) with trees on both sides. There are a lot of ancient banyan trees and kapok trees growing on both sides of the road. Among them, the 6 ancient banyan trees around Pingsha community service center are the most old, all over 100 years old. Besides, an ancient kapok tree near Zhongshe village beside the ring road is also very eye-catching. It is said that "kapok king" is located in the north gate of Zhongshan Memorial Hall in Guangzhou ”The tree is 326 years old. Guess how old it is. In addition, a large number of common fruit trees, such as longan and wampee, grow in the residential areas of the island.

Due to the scarcity of vehicles, quiet environment, fresh air and numerous trees on the island, it is suitable for riding. On the East Bank of the island, due to the perennial River alluvial, there are large river bank shoals, which can be used for barbecue.

Note: every summer, there is plenty of rain, the river is turbulent and turbid, and the phenomenon of digging sand in Xijiang River occurs from time to time, which leads to the complex underwater environment. It is very dangerous to swim in this environment, and the tragedy of drowning occurs every year. Therefore, in the process of playing, for the sake of family and friends, please do not participate in or encourage others to swim in the open water When swimming in strange waters, safety measures should be taken to prevent accidents. When encountering emergencies, we should first ensure our own safety and then try to rescue.

Warm tips: there are many tourists and vehicles on weekends and holidays, which are prone to traffic congestion and long waiting time for vehicles. Therefore, it is suggested that you park your vehicles on the side of the wharf and the temporary parking lot nearby (there are three temporary parking spots temporarily, see the schematic diagram, one is beside the (dongdukou) wharf, one is in front of the (Taiping) wharf dike, and the other is a little far away, about 1km away from the wharf, at the intersection of Taiping primary school Avenue and Guantai Road, behind shuodee shoe factory After walking to the island, you can rent a bicycle (or bring your own bicycle). In addition, due to the lack of public garbage cans on the island, it is suggested that the garbage generated be packed and taken away when you play. Low carbon life is everywhere, green travel is around, I wish you a happy journey.

diet

As a relatively pure rural area, there are a large number of farmlands full of fruits and vegetables and Sangji fish ponds on the island. Therefore, most of the villagers in Pingsha island are self-sufficient in their daily diet. The vegetables and fish are all from the hands of the villagers on the island. Compared with the meat and vegetables on the market, the meat and vegetables that are taken as you eat are more fresh, nutritious and delicious.

Economics

The traditional agricultural products of Pingsha Island include sugarcane and sericulture. However, in the 21st century, due to the transfer of sugar industry and silk industry, no one has planted sugarcane and sericulture on the island. Instead, vegetable cultivation, fruit cultivation (a large number of grapes, bananas, pitaya, fig, wampee, longan, papaya, plantain, etc.), horticultural cultivation and aquaculture are used.

education

There is only one school on Pingsha Island: Pingsha primary school (now renamed Xiqiao education base). However, due to the small number of people, most parents choose to let their children go to Taiping primary school in taiping'an.

Administrative division

Pingsha Island, known as Pingsha community of Taiping Township, Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, has a community service center, a health station, a security team, a primary school, five natural villages and 20 subordinate production teams. The total area of the island is about 7.28 square kilometers, and its registered residence population is about 5600. It is mainly based on two surnames of Li and surname.

Traffic information

Driving: you can search Foshan City Nanhai District Taiping Pingsha wharf directly on the GPS map, arrive at Taiping Pingsha wharf, and then make the transition.

Bus: Foshan area: Route 1 Chancheng Gaoming special line (9 yuan for the whole journey, charged by sections, 21:00 for the evening shift) → Gaoming bus station After a few minutes' journey, you can get to Pingsha island. (attached: (the picture on the right shows the navigation time of Pingsha Gaoming. There are many flights between Pingsha and taipingan.)

Route 2 takes Foshan tourist city bus line 1 (Foshan railway station 05:50-20:25 ∣ West Bank bridgehead 05:50-20:20, section charge, the whole journey is 10 yuan) to Gaoming Wenhua market station, then walk 1 km along Yanjiang Road to Hecheng Park archway to Gaoming Pingsha wharf → board the ferry.

Route 3 take bus No.06 (6:30-22:30) from xinxiqiao station to Pingsha ferry station.

Route 4: take bus No.12 (6:30-22:30) from xinxiqiao station to taipingxu station, then walk 1km to Pingsha ferry.

Transition charge: a new charge standard will be implemented for pedestrians and vehicles from September 1, 2017.

Address: pingshadao, Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province (at the junction with Gaoming District)

Longitude: 112.894794

Latitude: 22.920136

Chinese PinYin : Ping Sha Dao