For a long time, journalists have a wish to explore the real Yangtze River estuary. Why do you say that? Originated in August, 212, the reporter watched the spectacular scene of the Yellow River entering the sea in Kenli, Dongying, Shandong Province, and then went to PaoTaiwan Province Wetland Park in Wusongkou, Shanghai in early December of that year to visit the landscape of the Yangtze River entering the sea. At that time, it was thought that it was the mouth of the Yangtze River, but in fact it was only where the Huangpu River and the Yangtze River met, not the real mouth of the Yangtze River.
Depart from Qidong, Jiangsu (photography; Feng Ganyong)
On the morning of November 26, 218, the reporter just had some free time after finishing the interview activity of "Cultural Renaissance-Guan Baocong Ceramic Art Exhibition in Shanghai Center", so after a careful visit by Shanghai friend Wang Guojian, the reporter and Shanghai friends Huang Qiaomei, Xu Heyin, Jin Fukang, Zhang Youshi, Qiu Zelian, Liu Feng and Ye Ren confirmed the real destination strategy of the Yangtze River estuary.
Crossing the Yangtze River Bridge (photography; Feng Ganyong)
The reporter and his party set out from different places in Shanghai and agreed to meet before they arrived in Qidong. The reporter's car departed from the Anting Villa Garden Hotel in Xuhui District at 7: 3 in the morning, went out of Shanghai along the outer ring road and entered the G4 Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway. It successively crossed the Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge and the Chongqi Yangtze River Bridge. After more than three hours' drive, it arrived at the Yuantuojiao Scenic Area in Qidong, Jiangsu Province at noon that day.
Arrive in Qidong (photography; Feng Ganyong)
Qidong is located in the easternmost part of Jiangsu Province, with the sea in the east and north, and the Yangtze River which is about to flow into the sea in the south, facing Chongming Island in Shanghai across the river. Surrounded by water on three sides, it looks like a peninsula, integrating golden waterway, golden coast and golden land. Because it is the place where the Yangtze River flows into the sea, it is an important gateway to the rivers and seas and the earliest place for sunrise in Jiangsu.
A corner of the waterfront (photography; Feng Ganyong)
When we arrived at Yuantuojiao Scenic Area, we just happened to be in the midst of an all-round overall renovation. It is reported that Yuantuojiao in Qidong, which is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, will soon become a world-class tourist resort at the mouth of the Yangtze River. And this "New Lake Qidong Yuantuojiao Project" is also in full swing.
scenic spots under renovation (photography; Feng Ganyong)
Although we can't get into the scenic spot, the reporter's ultimate goal is to see the spectacular sight of the Yangtze River entering the sea, so we have to try to reach the seaside first. So, after many inquiries, our car finally found a road leading to the big coast. After turning left and turning right, the team of three cars finally came to the highway around the sea, and it was really exciting to look at the endless sea. At this time, through the positioning of the mobile phone, the blue dot in our position map is the intersection of the Yangtze River estuary.
Location map of the estuary (photo: Feng Ganyong)
Along the highway around the sea, our car stopped and inquired, and finally saw the distinct water colors of muddy yellow river and blue sea water. I saw the vast smoke waves in my vision. On the sparkling sea, the Yangtze River, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea meet here in turn, and the spectacular sight of three waters exciting and salty and light tides was really exciting.
Taking pictures by the sea (photo: Feng Ganyong)
In fact, there is a towering monument to the Yangtze River entering the sea in Yuantuojiao Scenic Area. The overall shape is a ship that is about to sail. The cursive script of "Wanli Yangtze River enters the sea from here" selected from Mao Zedong's collection is vigorous and powerful, which means that Wanli Yangtze River crosses Qian Shan and meets the sun and joins the sea. But we didn't see it because we didn't enter the scenic spot.
The first whistle in Jianghai was photographed (photography; Wang Guojian)
However, two landscapes, namely "the first whistle of the river and the gate of the sea" and "the head of the sea at the end of the river" and the statue of the goddess Poseidon, which are located on the banks of the river and sea, have been witnessed successively, and they have been fixed by our cameras forever, leaving a close contact group photo.
tourist attractions guide board (photo: Feng Ganyong)
On the road around the sea, a worker who is under construction told us a story about a statue of Dayu enthusiastically after learning that we had come all the way to explore the mouth of the Yangtze River. In the middle of Yuantuojiao Scenic Area, there is a statue of Dayu, which is 19.99m high, and it is the largest statue of Dayu in China. The statue of Dayu is rich and simple, with a bright eye on the south, which reflects the strong will of ancient Chinese people to conquer nature.
Dayu statue (photo: Feng Ganyong)
There was a very legendary story around this statue. It is said that there are often super typhoons raging here. According to the data, the ninth tropical storm "Meihua" in 211 was upgraded to a super typhoon twice, and the maximum wind force near the center was 14. At that time, the track of typhoon Meihua came all the way to Qidong, but it turned north at the last minute. Why, Qidong people are convinced that Dayu's divine power protected them.
River-sea separation levee (photo: Feng Ganyong)
So how did this statue of Dayu come from? It is said that a county and city in Shandong introduced a bottle of Dayu idol from Zhejiang. Unexpectedly, the car with the idol could not be started on the way, and the inspection could not find out the problem. It was suspected that the gods were around, so they burned incense and prayed for instructions on where the gods intended. However, a series of place names were reported, and the car did not start. When reporting to Qidong, the car suddenly started. Qidong, the start was also.
Taking a picture at the end of the river and the head of the sea (photo: Feng Ganyong)
Later, people in Qidong heard about this and followed the Oracle of God, and built this statue of Dayu in Yuantuojiao Scenic Area to protect Qidong Baili Haitang. Ten years later, the typhoon "Plum Blossom" struck fiercely, and finally bowed down and left before Dayu.
The Yangtze River flows into the sea in a distinct way (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The local people told the reporters and their party that the vast Yangtze River flows into the sea from the Yuantuo Cape, where the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea divide, and the three waters meet in a spectacular way. Coupled with the unique natural landscape of observing the sun in Yinshi, many literati take it as a pleasure to watch the sunrise at Yuantuo Cape.
The Gate of the Sea (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The ideal place to see the Yangtze River entering the sea at Yuantuojiao is to climb the Jianghai Dike or Shangyinyang Building in the morning, where the red sun shines brightly and the sun shines in the west, and the golden dragon jumps over thousands of miles of rivers. At night, the stars are bright and the moon is bright, the fishing fire is shining, sparkling, leisurely and complacent, or taking a boat to the intersection of the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the Yangtze River to watch the spectacular scene of the blending of the three waters, all of which are filled with emotion and amazing.
The Goddess of Poseidon faces the sea (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The coastal beach of Yuantuojiao is wide. In spring, summer and autumn, tourists take an ox cart to visit along the beach, where they pick up mud snails and step on clams. Their graceful movements are like dancing "disco at sea". In addition, the unique conditions of the intersection of Sanshui have created excellent seafood, river fresh and river fresh food here. Enjoy delicious food, enjoy the sea view and blow the sea breeze, and become a combined feast of taste, sight and touch in Yuantuo Cape.
River and Sea Scenery (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
It is reported that the new planning of Yuantuojiao will deeply explore the land potential here, locate the Yangtze River Estuary Tourism Resort project from a high starting point, and plan to build a large-scale comprehensive resort integrating tourism, business, leisure, entertainment, sports and high-end housing.
Coastal Wharf (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
In the near future, the Yangtze River theme park and museum, fisherman's wharf, temple cultural park, Sun Lake leisure area, golf course and resort will be built here. Among them, the Yangtze River theme park will build a miniature landscape of the Yangtze River, from the source of the Yangtze River to the corresponding section of Chongming estuary, imitating landmark buildings such as Lhasa, Yushu, Chongqing, Three Gorges, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai, and reappearing the characteristic landscapes, history, culture and local dishes of various regions and cities in the Yangtze River basin.
Ping An Zhong (photo: Feng Ganyong)
Yuantuo Angle Resort will take the river wind and sea rhyme as its core feature, and according to the overall image of "bright moon on the sea, holiday paradise, river wind and sea rhyme, leisure resort" and the standards of national-level tourist resorts, it will build an international-level river wind and sea rhyme experience base and leisure tourism in the Yangtze River Delta, which integrates ecological sightseeing, sports and leisure, popular science education, conferences and exhibitions, holiday and human settlements.
The water reflects the sunset (photo: Feng Ganyong)
Coming out along the highway around the sea is the Venice Seafood City on Evergrande Sea. At noon, the reporter and his party enjoyed a cheap and affordable lunch with crab roe buns, fresh meat wonton, big steak and beef noodles. In the evening, the Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant here allows us to enjoy a sumptuous and joyful dinner composed of many dishes.
A corner of the Seafood City (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
The successive construction of Venice on Evergrande Sea and various tourism projects here, such as the new lake Yangtze Park, the two-color sea with blue sea and silver sand, the coastal leisure and entertainment base, the golden beach wetland park, the riverside coastal landscape avenue, the fisherman's wharf in Lianxing Port and the World Farm Expo Park, not only provide various types of tourism service facilities, but also add luster to the supporting facilities of Yuantuojiao Scenic Area.
Venice on the sea at dawn (photo: Feng Ganyong)
The planning and design of Evergrande Venice on the sea here is based on the concept of Venice Water City, Italy. 4 world famous bridge runs through the inland waters, and 58 residential islands are built by private houses, luxury houses and ocean houses. There are five royal gardens in Europe, ten top luxury facilities and 3.5 kilometers of beaches with international customs.
Waterfront Building (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
On that night, the reporter and his party stayed at the Haiting (Hengwan) Hotel in Venice on the sea. An independent three-story villa is located in the Venice Watertown, and the buildings are connected by Xiushui, which has a pleasant scenery. The reporter and his party have all the rooms in the whole hotel. The guest room has all kinds of facilities and is extremely comfortable. And the breakfast the next day is very rich.
Night view of Venice on the sea (Photo: Feng Ganyong)
At night, the night view of Venice on the sea is even more dazzling. The reflection of small bridges decorated with colorful lanterns and buildings scattered at different heights is intoxicating in the water of microwave ripples. Here, people can enjoy the multiple styles from Renaissance to modern avant-garde, and the long scrolls of scenery arranged in sections by time axis allow people to cross at any time for a dream time and space trip. (Photo: Feng Ganyong)