Xiamen tourist attractions are as complicated as the stars, there is no lack of Gulangyu Island, Nanputuo Temple, such as the nationally renowned scenic spots. I was in Xiamen, just to see the attractions on the run for four days, which has a park is often forgotten by tourists, but for Xiamen, but has a special significance, it is the Egret Island Park.

Egrets are Xiamen's city bird, before humans came to this island, the early Xiamen people boarded this deserted island, only to see flocks of egrets floating in the water, so crowned with the "Heron Island," the name. In Xiamen, there are a lot of streets and stores named "Heron", light egrets, has become the people of Xiamen to send a beautiful wish.

The most famous park is the egret goddess statue, now Xiamen city landmark. Egret Goddess statue is located in the East Park, the boulder above the molding of a long-haired woman with a delicate face, she half-kneeling at the lake to wash her hair with water, an egret perched on the shoulder, the woman looked back at the egret with a smile.

The woman means nurturing and life, the egret means good, the whole statue gives a feeling of harmony and peace, I think the city of Xiamen, like the statue, full of vitality and vigor.

Egret Island Park is located in Yundang Lake, Yundang two words read as "yún dāng", meaning bamboo growing in the water. Originally connected to the sea, Yundang Lake was surrounded by the sea in the seventies, and the western embankment from Furyu to Dongdu was built, since then, Yundang Lake has become an inner lake, named Egret Island.

Yundang Lake is crystal clear, with a water area of 1.7 square kilometers, and on a clear day, the lake is flooded with golden light without a single ripple, and the whole lake is like a gemstone worth millions of dollars, emitting an inspiring blue. Isn't this blue the representative color of Xiamen? Romantic, quiet, vitality, once remote and barren island, now the world's famous tourist city, Xiamen has long completed the metamorphosis.

Egret Island Park is divided into two by the road, the East Park is a musical fountain square, the square is next to the verdant tall greenway, carefully constructed gardens so that people trance whether to come to a foreign country.

Every nightfall, the musical fountain will start the show, brilliant lights, flying around the spring, attracting a lot of people to come to watch, became a scene in Xiamen. Once upon a time, the night scenery of Yundang Lake is also very beautiful, the moonlit night, full of return fishing boats back to the harbor arranged shore, a boat and a lamp, reflecting the water, swaying and fluttering, sometimes bright and sometimes out, flashing gravel, is the "Yuandang night".

After the construction of the West Embankment, the fishing fires disappeared, and the once bright and glittering night color of Yundang became a touch of warmth in the depths of people's memories.

The West Park is a bit bigger, with the Egret Goddess Statue and Pigeon Square as the center, free and open, elegant environment. Egret Goddess Statue 13.6 meters high, many tourists arrive in Xiamen, will make a special trip to take a picture with the goddess, before counting the arrival of Xiamen.

Pigeon Square is a must, in Xiamen, feeding pigeons has become a famous local experience. This group of pigeons is introduced from the Netherlands, *** there are 400, bold, not afraid of people. Every day there are many tourists come to feed, they will jump to you in front of the mouth to eat the food in your hand.

On that day, there were a lot of parents with their children, and the little ones waddled up to the pigeons, who didn't panic and quietly took the food from the grass. This picture is very beautiful, children and pigeons in harmony, representing the harmony between man and nature, beautiful and warm, which is not exactly the intention of the goddess of the egrets want to express?

There are many other attractions in the park, such as the mother and child statue, the museum of cultural relics, and the entire Egret Island is a microcosm of Xiamen over the centuries, with its history, culture, and of course, its bright and colorful future.

Flowers, green grass, bees and butterflies, birds flying, Egret Island Park is also a first-class environment. If you are in Xiamen, don't forget to visit this free park and take a walk to get to know this beautiful "Heron City" better.

Address: Xiamen Siming District, Egret Island Road, free of charge

Transportation: take the 8, 15, 26 buses, to the Egret Island Park station can be.

By Lin Qinglu, a well-known traveler! Taking you on a tour of cold and interesting scenery in various cities.