Winter is too cold, and many places are not looking active any more, but there is a vibrant, untapped land in China that is worth visiting.
This is Rongcheng, located on the eastern side of the Shandong Peninsula, a beautiful coastal city. Every winter, there are tens of thousands of swans flying here to winter, like in fairy tales.
The swans from Siberia fall in the shallows and temporarily inhabit these places. Their gestures are scattered in reed swamps, shoals, shallow seas and lagoons.
It is not only the breath of life brought by the swan, but the scenery here is also like the one in the oil painting. Nordic-style seaweed houses, the coastline of the ocean, even the pink sky.
With the swans are still there, come and feel the breath of life!
Swan Wonderland | 天鹅仙境
Yandunjiao
Located in Chengdao Town, Yandunjiao is a small fishing village surrounded by mountains and rivers. In front of the piebald rocky beach, ships come and go to the sea.
It is also the place where the swans are living. From November to March of the following year, tens of thousands of wild swans come to the Gulf.
They are not afraid of people, they are getting together, or they stand in a row. Far from the city and the ship as a backdrop, it looks very harmonious.
Even in the night without lights, the light on the boat hits the swan, and there is also a sly beauty. It is a model of coexistence between humans and animals.
The winter sunrise is at 7 o'clock and can only be shot backlit or on the west side. At 4 o'clock in the evening, it is a complete side backlight. If you are lucky enough to hit the sunny day, the water surface turns blue and the swans look more elegant.
They sometimes greet the snow and spread their wings in a white world, a pure scene, sometimes chasing the sunset, leaving only the whistling of the horizon.
Days of trip: half a day or one day;
Route: By car or by bus #228 for one and a half hours; the taxi is about 70 yuan;
Expenses: accommodation at fisherman’s house is about 130-150 yuan per day;
Note: it is about 0 degrees in winter, but the wind is strong at the seaside;
Jiaodong Residence | 胶东民居
Seaweed house
The seaweed house is a typical dwelling house on the Jiaodong Peninsula, and it is particularly quiet and next to the swans that are flying in the snow.
This kind of house is a bit like a thatched house, but in fact, the roof of the seaweed house is dried with seaweed picked up from the sea. There are fewer and fewer seagrasses, so there are almost no new seaweed houses.
This kind of house is quite solid and needs to be repaired once in a decade. The house is warm in winter and cool in summer, and only wealthy people can get them repaired.
Under the pink sky, the seaweed house stands beside the coastal road, just like oil painting.
With the development of modernization, clean energy windmills are gradually appearing on the coast, like giants guarding this fairy tale world.
Land of sunrise | 日出之地
Chengshantou
Of course, Rongcheng not only has the beauty of winter. Chengshantou, also known as "the end of the sky", is the first place in China to see the sunrise over the sea. It faces South Korea across the sea and was named one of China's most beautiful coasts by China National Geographic.
The sea here is clear and blue, and you can enter the scenic spot at 4 o'clock to wait for the sunrise. Even in winter, the sea is magnificent, and the silence adds a bit of majesty.
Because it integrates islands, oceans, bays, and coastal ecology, it is covered with reefs and is not suitable for swimming. There are many winds and fogs throughout the year, and the lighthouse built for this purpose can be worn out for thirty nautical miles with a whistle.
Days of trip: 3 hours;
Route: From Weihai Bus Station to Xixiakou for one and a half hours, buses run every half an hour, the fare is 15 yuan;
Expenses: Tickets are 180 yuan;
Note: The ropeway can save a lot of time;
Xianshan Bird Island | 仙山鸟岛
Haitang Island
There is are a lot of birds on this island. It is 26 kilometers away from the Yandang Point and can be added to trip list.
Whenever a boat rushes to the island, there will always be birds to follow and reach out to feed. On the land, even the seagulls are not afraid of people, so you can bring little sea fish.
There are less than 3,000 yellow-billed egrets in the world, and there are about a thousand on the island of Haitang every year. The 28th Golden Rooster Award film "Tianci", which was created in seven years, was filmed here.
Days of trip: 1 day;
Route: From the boat pier at Xixiakou Village it is 15 minutes by boat. There are boats only from March to October every year.
Expenses: Tickets are 100 yuan;
Note: The military camp with island troops on the island has been changed to simple accommodation (about 40-50 beds)
What do you eat for food?
Rongcheng is mainly consuming seafood. Even the dumplings are filled with fish. The more famous dishes are yellow rice stuffed buns, stewed yellow croaker, and squid meatball soup.
In the farmhouse, eat a pot of yellow croaker, oil snails, seaweed cabbage, seaweed buns, big glutinous rice.
Salted fish cakes are fresh sea fish that are salted and dried, then placed in a wok and fried, and taste delicious with cornmeal cake.
The yellow rice stuffed taro has been on CCTV, and it is said to be the most popular dish in Jiaodong. The big bun is covered with yellow rice and eaten with sweet potatoes. It is very sweet and delicious.
The squid fish balls are tender and juicy.
Of course, there are also sea cucumbers, abalones, crabs, shrimps, sea breams, sea rainbows and sea urchins cooked with only using ginger and cooking wine to directly taste the ocean.
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