#Jinluan Bay Beach Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Beaches
Straits/Fjords
Address:
150 meters east of 545 County Road, Dongshan County, Zhangzhou City
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
On Dongshan Island, I encountered the beach of life
🌱 A'shui and Yangzi's road trip this time is to Fujian's second largest island—Dongshan Island.
☘️ Dongshan Island, also known as Ling Island, is nicknamed Butterfly Island due to its shape resembling a butterfly. It is one of the 'Top Ten Most Beautiful Islands in Fujian' and has been a familiar filming location for movies and TV shows such as 'Journey to the West', 'The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea', and 'The Left Ear'.
🍀 'White waves vast connect with the sea, endless sands stretch without boundary. Evening goes and morning comes, washing ceaselessly, thus making the East Sea turn into mulberry fields.'
Excerpt from ——— 'Lang Tao Sha·White waves vast connect with the sea'
I think this poem, which describes the sea's end as the sky and the sky's end as the sea, perfectly captures the magnificent and grand imagery suitable for describing Dongshan Island.
📍Detailed address: Dongshan Island, Dongshan County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province
🚗Travel tips: Self-drive or charter a car (there is no particularly suitable public transportation for a round-the-island tour).
⏰Best time: From morning till night, because there is really too much to play on Dongshan Island.
👗Outfit suggestions: Beach style | Bohemian style | INS style | Carry slippers with you (there are many water-play spots)
💰Ticket price: There is basically no entrance fee for the whole island, enjoy it to the fullest.
🌟Highlights:
1: The first place I recommend is Jinluan Bay, which is the cleanest beach I have seen in my travels in the past two years. The sand is fine, the water is clear, and standing on the beach with the gentle waves rolling in, you will feel a dizzying sensation as if everything around you is moving backward. I really like it and recommend it to you. It's fun! Must go! Love to go!
2: Nanmen Bay, the filming location of the movie 'The Left Ear', has transformed the entire dam into comfortable farm stays and coffee seats. In the evening, watching the glimmering waves, listening to the sea, and sipping a pot of wine with a few close friends, it feels like even the wind has slowed down.
3: The round-the-island road is indeed picturesque, and each small scenic spot along the way has its own flavor, even if it's just a section of road, just a bridge, or just a rock.
📌Practical tips:
1: When playing around Nanmen Bay, it is recommended to park your car in the large parking lot at the entrance and then rent an electric scooter for a more convenient and comfortable tour.
2: When traveling on the round-the-island road, be prepared for sun protection, as the route is quite long and there will be a lot of time in close contact with ultraviolet rays.
3: To visit the Fish Bone Shoal, find the tide table in advance and match the time to go, so it's less likely to be a wasted trip. If you're too lazy to look it up, you can also ask me for it.
❤️ Having fun is very important when going out! Getting great photos is super important! I am Yangzi, the one who takes you on cloud travels and provides you with strategies. Life is long, and we are on the road!
📷 What is the top-level, absolutely beautiful beach you have visited in the past two years? Share it!
FRANCES PRATT
To the HRs planning the team building trip to Dongshan Island in April and May! Stop bustling around aimlessly
For HRs preparing to come to Dongshan Island, don't fret about how to make plans and arrangements anymore❗
Here are a few key points for you👏🏻
If you still don't know what to do, one-stop planning can take care of it for you⬇
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1⃣ Check the weather in advance, Dongshan Island is most beautiful on sunny days☀
2⃣ Book accommodations in advance, you definitely want to stay in a villa for team building🏡
3⃣ The sun on the island can be harsh, so bring all your sun protection items👒
4⃣ Prepare anti-slip slippers for walking on the sand and collecting seashells🐚
5⃣ Bring friends who can ride electric scooters🛵 for a ride along the beach
6⃣ Arrange the main transportation, self-drive for groups under 15, and a bus for groups of 15 or more
7⃣ Don't worry if you can't barbecue, ingredients and barbecue chefs can be arranged
8⃣ Calculate the wake-up time to watch a sunrise at Jinluan Bay🌅
9⃣ There are also water activities to choose from: fish raft sea fishing, crab catching cages, sailing, and more
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🏡 Suggestions about accommodation
📍 Jinluan Bay: Detached or semi-detached villas, whole rental is more private, better for barbecues, cooking, singing, playing mahjong, and a better experience overall-
📍 Maluan Bay: Mainly large villas, about a 3-minute walk to the beach, and there are many water activities available in this area~
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Staying in a villa is actually more suitable for company team building! And for friends gathering!
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🦪 Suggestions about food
✨ There are many guides online for seafood stalls and traditional snacks. Self-driving🚘 tourists can go to Ao Jiao Village for seafood! It's good value for money, and you can eat to your heart's content～
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✨ If you're not self-driving but still want to enjoy seafood freely, you can go to the market to buy it and then cook in the villa🍳, which is also very cost-effective
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✨ If that's still not OK, then just wait for the delicious food to be delivered to your villa! There are seafood stalls near the Jinluan Bay villa area, you can eat there, or arrange for meals to be delivered to the villa
CHRIS WARREN
If you don't come here to see the sunrise over the sea, you will definitely regret it
⛰【Jinluan Bay Sunrise Guide】
📍Detailed address: Jinluan Bay Beach, Dongshan Island, Fujian Province
🚗Transportation guide: Half an hour walk from the homestay or tricycle🛺10 yuan/person
🕙Sunrise time: Check the specific time on the mobile weather app
💰Ticket price: 0 yuan
🌟Highlights: Mountains and sea connected, golden sunrise🌅
📌Little Tips:
1️⃣For accommodation, you can stay at the homestay hotels nearby, which are at a close distance, and you can also rent an electric scooter🛵to ride.
2️⃣Be sure to set the alarm clock⏰.
3️⃣Walking to the hotel entrance, there are special tricycles🛺to take you to see the sunrise, one-way price, and you can walk back to the hotel after watching the sunrise.
4️⃣It is recommended to bring both telephoto and wide-angle lenses for a different experience.
5️⃣There are breakfasts for sale on the roadside at the hotel entrance, and after watching the sunrise, you can have breakfast and catch up on some sleep, perfect～
ABIGAIL MOLINA
Here is the recent travel guide to Dongshan Island (2024 edition), please check it out
This year's Spring Festival travel guide to Dongshan Island is here!! Mark it if you like it, don't get lost~
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🚗About transportation
Take the high-speed train🚄 to Yunxiao station
Once you arrive, turn right, there are many carpool drivers waiting there, you can bargain, or take the bus🚌 for 10 yuan per person
If you drive by yourself, it's much more convenient, just navigate to your destination and drive there
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🍧About food
The food on Dongshan Island is relatively light, friends from the north and Sichuan and Chongqing may not be used to it🥢 When you come to the island, of course, you have to eat seafood! You can buy it yourself, or find a seafood stall🦀
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The seafood stalls in Ao Jiao Village are good and cheap, but they are basically closed during the Spring Festival because the chefs also have holidays, only some larger, more successful stalls in Nanmen Bay and Jinluan Bay are open
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If you are really worried about not having food during the Spring Festival, you can choose to stay in a villa🔥 Arrange for a barbecue meal, seafood meal, breakfast to be delivered to the villa door in advance, the service is very good~
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🏠About accommodation
Dongshan Island is off-season in winter, if you are pursuing sunrise, traveling with a large family and friends, worried about traffic jams, just stay in the apartments or villas in Jinluan Bay🏡 Off-peak travel may be a bit cold, but the Spring Festival will definitely be lively, there will be people setting off fireworks on the beach
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How to choose between villas and apartments? Don't worry about not being able to choose, you can call me~
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🛵About car rental
Convenience stores and car dealerships can rent cars, but self-driving tours are not recommended, because Dongshan Island is too cold in winter
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🎆Setting off fireworks
Fireworks can be set off in Nanmen Bay and Jinluan Bay, the coastline of Nanmen Bay is shorter, there are more people, it may not be satisfying to set off, the coastline of Jinluan Bay is longer, it has a large capacity, you can buy fireworks and set them off here (remember to clean up your own garbage!)
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🏷PS: I have both apartments and villas in Jinluan Bay~
KIERAN BURKE
The romance in Fujian is not the sea, it's you | Sunrise in Dongshan Island
| Sunrise in Dongshan Island.
Hello everyone! I'm Little Duck! This series mainly introduces the strategy of self-driving to Fujian from Shenzhen during the National Day holiday, the 2nd article!
I was scared by the crowd at Nanmen Bay the day before! Σ(っ°Д°;)っ I originally thought that this holiday could only be spent in the crowd T^T
Unexpectedly, the next day because of the long coastline of Jinluan Bay, the tourists are very scattered, we enjoy our own beach!
This is also the highlight of my trip! The sand in Jinluan Bay is delicate and flat, the shallow beach after the tide recedes extends for hundreds of meters, the sun shines down, immersed in the golden world!
On the way back, I saw egrets leisurely walking on the beach, there are many small holes on the beach, very suitable for catching sea!
📌Location:
Jinluan Bay
🎫Ticket:
Free
⏰Play time:
2h
⛰️Tour guide:
❗Night tour:
The tide has receded, there are not many tourists on the wet beach, many parents take their children to catch the sea.
❗Watch the sunrise:
Location 1: There will be reefs blocking the sun from the entrance to the beach, we walk along the coastline, the further south we go after going down at 【EMI Love Beach Bar】, the more open it is.
Location 2: Enjoy the view from the balcony of the sea view homestay, the sea surface looks like metal, and the fishing boat paints a picture of iron.
🍚Catering:
【Huasheng Restaurant】
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Seafood takeout. Spicy crab, spicy sea melon seeds burst with a strong flavor, but not very fat.
🏠Accommodation:
【Dongshan Star Homestay】
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
-No hygiene problems; there is a balcony facing the sea, you can enjoy the sea view in the room.
-Walking distance from Jinluan Bay; ample parking space in the community.
-The boss is very nice and also provides a food guide; the price was 200+ at the time, very cost-effective!
The only drawback is that the corridor is a bit old, at first I thought I had stepped on a pit haha.
🎈Overall:
❗I have seen many sunrises by the sea, Jinluan Bay is very distinctive, recommended!