Diary of Returning to the Boat‖First Exploration of Dongji

Long time no see, I have already become a corporate slave. It is now 6:30 on Monday morning, the last free time before work. Last night I planned to organize my photo album before sleeping, but I passed out as soon as my head touched the pillow. My body is so tired, I can’t wait to recover, forcibly shutting down my consciousness. Honestly, I’m a bit ashamed that as a Zhoushan local, I’ve only been to a few small islands, specifically only Putuo Mountain. The concept of "the sea is blue/green/transparent" was only confirmed when I went to Japan or Qingdao. You should know that the near seas of Zhoushan are all murky and muddy yellow. I was very lucky to hit it off immediately with my roommate during training and chose to rush to Dongji over the weekend. This period is the off-season for the Dongji Islands; apart from fewer ferry trips, everything else is good news for the broke. In two days and one night, we visited Miaozihu and Qingbang. The weather was great, blue sky and turquoise sea, yellow sand and ochre reefs, white walls and blue stones, and the food was delicious, delicious, delicious. Miaozihu is perfect for island hiking. Except for the uphill parts where I felt like a zombie, brutally torturing my thigh and glute muscles, my senses and spirit were refreshed. Standing next to the statue of Caibogong and looking far out, I seemed to see the generation boundary of Earth Online. The place where the sea meets the sky shone faintly in a line, like an air wall. To save computing power, only when you actually sail there will the will behind continue to mobilize computing power to generate new horizons for you. The second character of Qingbang is pronounced bang (first tone), referring to a smaller valley in a stream. Qingbang is very close to Miaozihu, about a 20-minute boat ride, and you can see each other’s houses with the naked eye. The old houses on Qingbang Island are all stone houses, probably made from local materials since stone is abundant. The Nanpu Bay Village on the island has been completely abandoned, with everyone moved out, but the Sigu Temple in the village is kept very clean. Two Zhoushan wooden boats hang on the main pillars, and the incense offerings have not stopped, praying for favorable weather and safe fishing trips. On Qingbang Island, you can also see the narrow children’s cave that hid three British soldiers during the rescue of the Lisbon Maru. It is indeed very narrow. The other side of the cave leads directly to a huge reef by the sea. Standing on it, looking out at the vast ocean without any protection, I felt my legs go weak and couldn’t stand for long. There are many more experiences I can’t tell one by one, but I have to go to work now 😐. However, the Dongji Islands are looking forward to your visit!