Sanmen Island

Sanmen Island

Sanmen Island (also known as Tuoni Island) is located at the junction of Dapeng Bay and Daya Bay, belonging to Daya Bay District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. It is one of the best preserved natural ecological islands in China. Sanmen island covers an area of about 5 square kilometers with a coastline of 13 kilometers.

It is 1.5 nautical miles from Shenzhen Dapeng Peninsula and 8.7 nautical miles from Hong Kong Sea area in the West. It takes only two hours from Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Dongguan and Huizhou to Sanmen island.

According to the resort planning principles formulated by the international tourism organization, the distance between the starting place and the resort should be more than 60 miles (about 100 kilometers) in order to meet the needs of changing the mood of holidaymakers. Sanmen island is just suitable for this standard. At the same time, it is also the standard for people in Europe and the United States to buy a second home for vacation.

Huizhou City, Guangdong Province

Sanmen Island (also known as Tuoni Island) is located at the junction of Dapeng Bay and Daya Bay in Huizhou sea area. It is one of the best preserved natural ecological islands in China. It is close to Hong Kong, close to the high seas, and to the south is the vast Pacific Ocean. Sanmen island is the nearest sea resort to Shenzhen. It only takes more than one hour to get to Sanmen Island Resort Pier from the center of Shenzhen.

geographical position

Sanmen Island, also known as Tuoni Island, is located at 114 ° 37'58 "E and 22 ° 27'47" n, with an area of 4.7913km2 and a coastline of 12.95km. It is the largest island in Daya Bay.

Ecological resources

Sanmen island has 485 species of plants, more than 100 kinds of birds and more than 400 kinds of fish. It is rich in squid, swimming crab, sea urchin, grouper, lobster, abalone and so on. It is a protected area of aquatic resources in Guangdong Province. Sanmen island has more than 100 eagles, dozens of wild sheep and rabbits.

There are five bays with a radius of more than 300 meters and two beaches in Sanmen island. The visibility of the sea water in Sanmen island is 10-12 meters, which meets the first class sea water quality standard stipulated by the state. It is a well-known diving area in China.

Sanmen island is also the island with the most abundant fresh water resources in Daya Bay.

Important military area

Sanmen island has always been a very important frontier military forbidden area. In 1899, the Qing government set up the British Customs on the island. On the island, there are more than 20 underground fortifications with a total length of 5 kilometers, more than 30 powerful concealed firepower points and crisscross trenches that can withstand atomic bombs.

Island characteristics

Sanmen island is a small island with clear sea water. It is located in the middle of the sea. It is less polluted by human beings, so it is more pure. In this island, although there is no famous landscape, but walk everywhere, the beauty of the sea is in front of you.

The most beautiful thing on Sanmen island is the sea. The sea is clear and transparent, visibility is 5-8 meters, sunny days, immersed in the cool water, watching the colorful fish swimming around, all the troubles and tiredness immediately disappear, the only thing left is quiet, comfortable and the combination of man and nature. When you go to the beach, you can play beach volleyball, exercise muscles and bones, or catch the sand hidden in the high tide Small sea crabs coming up, or looking for conches and sea urchins in volcanic rocks on the shore

Here, you can completely take off the heavy armor, abandon the noise and disturbance of the city, immerse yourself in the landscape, and enjoy the pure nature and freshness. 485 plants are planted all over the island. Every scenery on the island is natural. To be here is to be in a natural forest botanical garden. People will feel refreshed. Mangroves, known as living fossils, sit and lie at the gate of Sanmen Island scenic resort to welcome tourists.

At night, when the bonfire is lit, it's like being in a primitive aboriginal tribe. The light of the fire reflects the vigorous sailors on the island. You will think that it was once Marseilles harbor. Here is the bustling down, only pure youth and passion of life. When you stay in a hotel on the sea at night, you can see the sea outside the window when you lie in bed. In the humid air at night, there are all kinds of strange fragrance; it is the fragrance of flowers and plants, and the smell of the sea. Listening to the sound of the distant waves beating on the rocks, even sleep becomes poetic

delicious food

Living on an island, of course, we mainly eat seafood. Grouper, lobster, abalone, sea urchin, mud grasshopper, youzhui, sea shrimp, flower crab, squid, Tiao snail, thorn snail, big head snail, stone snail, spicy snail, clam, Tsing Yi snail and so on. Each season has different seafood, and the original taste is very attractive. The island's self-produced pollution-free vegetables, such as papaya, honey pumpkin and various kinds of wild vegetables, are also loved by island holidaymakers.

activity

Theme

Featuring mountaineering in autumn and climbing Haizhong peak, relying on the natural oxygen bar with the best preserved ecological resources and high negative oxygen ion index in the South China Sea, it connects the four festivals of Chongyang Festival, Halloween, singles day and Thanksgiving.

Route

1. It's only 40 minutes' drive from the center of Shenzhen to the existing docks in Nan'ao peninsula. Take Luosha highway to Shatoujiao Yantian in Shenzhen, and take Yanba Expressway to Nan'ao. It takes 1 hour and 10 minutes from Shenzhen airport to the existing docks on the other side of Sanmen Island (take the airport lotus expressway, Shenzhen Shantou expressway, without Shenzhen).

2. The available wharves in Nan'ao town are as follows: Dongshan Village wharf, Langqi Yacht Club wharf, deepwater group resort wharf, Nan'ao port wharf and Huizhou Aotou port wharf.

3. The sea voyage time from the existing wharf to sanmendao wharf is as follows:

(1) From Dongshan Village wharf to Sanmen island Beikou wharf: 35-40 minutes for ferry and 25-30 minutes for yacht;

(2) From Longqi Yacht Club wharf to Sanmen island Beikou wharf: 30-35 minutes for ferry and 20-25 minutes for yacht;

(3) From deepwater group resort wharf to Sanmen island Beikou wharf: 25-30 minutes for ferry and 18-23 minutes for yacht;

(4) From Nan'ao port wharf to Ma Wan wharf of Sanmen Island: 45-50 minutes for ferry and 30-35 minutes for yacht

Outdoor travel recommendation

Sanmen island is the best preserved natural ecological island in the South China Sea. There are five peaks on the island that can be climbed (among which the "Haishishanmeng peak" with an altitude of 298 meters is the most beautiful) and a natural freshwater lake with an area of 30000 m2, two beaches and three colorful stone beaches, 485 vegetation, 293 species of birds and 400 species of marine life.

Sanmen island construction

Sanmen island is under construction for the second and third phases of the resort, which are planned and designed according to the international platinum five-star hotel standards. There are 600 hotels and nearly 200 villas under construction. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2013.

the measure of area

About 5 square kilometers

climate

Sanmen island belongs to subtropical island climate. The average temperature is 17 degrees in January and 27.6 degrees in July. The climate is warm and the water temperature is comfortable from April to November. Most tourists can swim in the sea.

history

In 1899, the Qing government set up a customs in Sanmen Island, which was managed by the British. In 1942, the Japanese army occupied Sanmen Island, assembled two divisions in Daya Bay, with a total of 4-5000 troops, and then attacked Aotou and Huizhou, went straight to Guangzhou, and began to invade South China.

After liberation, Sanmen island became a military restricted zone because of its important maritime position. Various offensive and defensive fortifications were built one after another until the troops withdrew before the return of Hong Kong.

Happy tour on the island

Sanmen island was once known as "Maldives of Guangdong". Perhaps it's too much of a name. After all, for Maldives, which has "clear water and fine sand", Sanmen island's "clear water" is somewhat similar.

As an island far away from the mainland, Sanmen island is also full of trees. Walking on Shanghai Island, you can feel a quiet ecological garden. But around the island, there are also numerous small harbors with different landscapes, which are the places for swimming by the sea. What's more unique is that there is a large freshwater lake on the island, called Acacia lake, which is a poetic place.

Main resources and scenic spots

Bay, beach

The coastline of Sanmen island is 13 kilometers long, with five bays with a radius of 300 meters. Among them, Yueliang Bay beach and Baisha Bay beach are well-known in the Pearl River Delta region. The sand here is fine white and gentle, the sea water is clear and blue, and the visibility is 10-20 meters. It is a well-known "little Saipan Island" in Guangdong tourism industry.

Volcanic rock and Caishitan

Sanmen island is a volcanic island formed by volcanic eruption 140 million years ago. The wucaishi beach on the island is covered with colorful and peculiar volcanic rocks. The huge red volcanic rock wall makes people admire the ghost axe God of nature. In addition, the sea erosion cliff and sea erosion cave formed by hundreds of millions of years of waves are rare in other places.

On the main peak of the island

Sanmen island has five peaks with an altitude of more than 200 meters. The main peak, Haishishanmeng, is 298 meters above sea level. It is the highest scenic spot in Daya Bay. Tourists familiar with Sanmen island also like to climb the main peak of the island, Haishishanmeng, which is 298 meters away from Shanghai. Here, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of Daya Bay.

In addition, if you rent an off-road vehicle to play on the island, you can also find the old fort, military tunnel and the old customs site opened by the Qing government.

Animals and plants:

Sanmen island is a huge marine plant

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