Guapi Island

Guapi Island

Guapi island is located 12.7 km east of Guanglu island in the Yellow Sea. It is administratively under Guanglu Township, Changhai County, Dalian City, about eight nautical miles away from the mainland. East West trend, 2.7 km long, 0.81 km wide, 8.41 km long coastline, land area of 2.18 square kilometers, 8.05 meters above sea level.

natural resources

Guapi island covers an area of three square kilometers, east-west long, north-south wide, gentle terrain. It is composed of gneiss and slate. There are small bays and tidal flats along the coast. It is connected with the duoluomu at the east end of Guanglu island by a submarine sand bar, which sometimes dries out in the extremely severe flood season in winter. In the southeast, there is a reef vein extending to the southeast, on which there is daxiaocaotuozi island. There are 757 residents, 686 mu of arable land, planting corn, sweet potato and other crops.

The economy is dominated by fishery, with seafood including fish, shrimp, sea cucumber, oyster and specialty silver needle fish. The island is surrounded by Dachangshan Island, xiaochangshan island and Guanglu island. Just like a string of pearls embedded in the Yellow Sea of China.

In terms of development degree, guapi island is still in the stage of "being raised in the boudoir without being recognized". There is no trace of artificial carving in the natural scenery of the seaside. The soft beaches distributed on the island are very suitable for seaside camping activities.

Historical records

Because the island is oval like a melon and looks like a watermelon skin, it is named "melon skin island". This is the "guapi island" recorded in Liaodong annals of Ming Dynasty.

folk culture

Guapi island is known as the island of longevity. The people on the island are simple and honest, which can be described as "never close the door at night, never find anything on the road". The relationship between people on the island is very harmonious, known as the contemporary "paradise".

In guapi Island, you can get up early to see the sunrise in the Yellow Sea, with a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery; when the tide is high, there are many kinds of economic fish, such as yellow croaker and black croaker; seafood includes fish, shrimp, sea cucumber, oyster, and specialty silver needle fish. When the tide is low, you can go to the sea to pick up shellfish, catch crabs and sea cucumbers, and enjoy the local fishermen's life and taste the authentic Dalian seafood. Guapi island has beautiful scenery, simple customs, rich aquatic resources and high green vegetation coverage. From a distance, the island is lush and green. On the island, the taste and characteristics of the fishing village are all in front of us. The wharf is very small, with fishing boats moored around, and fishermen's houses not far from the shore are stacked with various fishing gear and equipment. Dogs are dancing, chickens and ducks are singing, which is a harmonious beauty. But the most characteristic is that Hibiscus trees are planted in front of and behind each house, which means here The people of the Republic of China live a rich and prosperous life.

Local food

Guapi Island food representative: spicy fried Octopus

Boiled clam with water

Clam fork (blue mirror clam) and variegated clam are rare treasures in other coastal areas. It seems a simple way to cook clams and razor clams in clear water, but it keeps the original flavor of shellfish. It is not only the eating habit of coastal people, but also an indispensable reserved dish in Zhuanghe hotel.

Red roasted whole prawns

The main ingredient of red roasted whole prawns is the whole prawns without removing skin and intestines. After stir frying with ginger, scallion and vegetable oil, add Shaoxing wine, sugar and refined salt, and then put them into the pot and bake them over slow fire to collect the soup. The head and tail of the prawns are connected together to form petals, which are placed in a large disk, just like a blooming peony flower. It is red and bright, with pleasant color. The prawns are fat, tender, sweet, mellow but not greasy.

Salted fish cake

Fishermen must go to sea early. They must have a meal at sea. It's easy and convenient to eat salted fish cake. For the general public, in the past, there were few fresh vegetables in winter, only cabbage and radish. When the dishes were adjusted, the economical and affordable little fish that could be bought everywhere became the first choice of housewives. Every family had to salt and air some salted fish every year. Salted fish and rice cake became the best combination. It was necessary to eat at home and take rice out. They gradually took to the streets and became famous snacks

traffic

Guapi island is 10 nautical miles away from Pikou, which is convenient for sea passenger transport

The main landing port is Pikou port. The sailing time of "Pikou port - guapi island" is 60 minutes, and the ticket price is 45 yuan.

Guapi island is 3 nautical miles away from Guanglu Island, and the passenger ship journey is 15 minutes.

The traffic in guapi island is mainly van and motorcycle.

Address: guapi Island, Changhai County, Dalian, Liaoning Province

Longitude: 122.434967

Latitude: 39.22854

Chinese PinYin : Gua Pi Dao