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 Temple Island archipelago

 
     Temple island archipelago located in Yantai, Shandong Long Island City, 50 kilometers north of the county, from many small reefs and islets. Reef by the tide of long-term erosion, changes in the style of many. The sisters Reef, Lighthouse Island are very well-known coastal scenery Kistler.



Temple Island archipelago, referred to Long Island, recapped Ju Liaodong Peninsula and Shandong Peninsula between the Bohai Strait, by size of over 30 islands. From north to south, the island can be divided into three groups: a group's North Island South Huang City Island, North Island and the City Huang Chin Island, small-Chin Island; island in the group have Tuo Rocky Island, alpine Island, (left-right Designate) Rocky Island; South Island, a group of South Island, North Long Island, the largest island of Montenegro, the smaller Montenegro Island, Temple Island. South of Long Island of which the largest area of 20.4 square kilometers. Temple island archipelago of Shandong Province, the gateway to the Bohai Sea, is both a tourist destination, is the strategic military.



Temple Island archipelago, there are ancient Penglai, the abbot, the sea three mountain of Yingzhou said. According to "Historical Records" records, Qinhuanghanwu have Buci journey, stop Xiema on the banks of Danya Hill, hope the sea mountain, begging for longevity. There Jinhae, and the beginning of a long mountain-set changes, Fang Shi on the emperor who said the sea has Senzan, Senzan referring to the Long Island. Poetry has been: "Hu Wen sea have Senzan, in the mountains between nothingness Piaomiao……" Song of the great writer Su Dongpo, was standing on the coast of Penglai, North Wang Changshan islands, can not help praise: "I have the gods by the House "And" Journey to the West "and" Flowers in the Mirrors "myth of the more novel here portrayed as an illusory Piaomiao, detached Fan Chen's paradise, sea paradise.

Temple island archipelago has a long history, archaeologists and geologists have research: as early as the Paleolithic period, about more than 10,000 years ago, some people here to live. Shang dynasty, people in this cave dwellers of the sites, the ancient tombs Pui (left earth mound right), the ruins of the ancient city wall of the city…… have unearthed and discovered that the temple island archipelago has a long history.

     Temple Island archipelago charming scenery, attracting numerous visitors to tourism. Here are the famous sea Huanjing - mirage; a variety of sea and beach landscapes; Shidao, Bird Island, the island hare, snake Island; seafood and a variety of arts; more charming and Seaview Pleasant climate……. In many scenes, with the most peculiar rare mirage. According to historical records, a mirage is the largest Long Island area, as in 1981 and 1984 respectively, in the Temple Island, a water-Chin Island magical mirage scene. Not only that the layers of mountains on the island, Congcong-di tree, but visible on the island buildings, streets, vehicles, visitors, etc., in the mid-air above the surface of.

Well, so Qili the sea floor landscape mirage, is how it formed »

Mirage is a natural optical phenomena, in particular the conditions to appear. When the sea near the ground or the air layer, there are several layers of different refractive index of air layer, because of the different refractive index, leading to the refraction of light and bend, making the original straight-line transmission of light, spread into a broken line, a total reflection of , So far have been unable to see the "City House," and now we can see that the. The ancients because I do not know its cause and mistakenly believe that this is Huanjing exhaled from the mirage. Kau said to be a mirage, can Tunyuntuwu, it called for the mirage.

As mirage conditions for the formation of a special, usually very rare, rare visitors to the islands of Penglai Island and visit the temple, is difficult to see the mirage phenomenon. However, it was before the relevant records, there is not a mirage that the law did not, but there can be up to its initial grasp of the time. Most of the mirage in the summer around July. Especially when Yuguotianqing, there are clouds on the sea air-sea, the northeasterly wind blowing slightly, most likely a mirage magical landscape.

The ancients already documented and the mirage of praise. The Northern Song Dynasty scientist Shen Kuo in his famous work "Meng Xi Bi Tan," a book on the phenomenon of Penglai mirage depiction of a science: "Dengzhou the sea, have Yunqi, such as the palace, the Taiwan Floor, City Die, characters, and horsemen, canopy cover , Lili foreseeable that the 'Jinhae'. "Song great writer Su Dongpo had also Zuoshi Yin Jinhae phenomenon:

     Eastern sea of clouds and air-air,

     Qunxian appear in the air,

     Dang shake Fushi Health Vientiane,

     Qiyou possession Chu Pui Que Palace,

     Heart that can see both Mirage,

     Eyes and ears of trouble somebody dared to Qiao,
     ……

According to legend, Su Dongpo Deng Penglai Pavilion, where there is not Jinhae, Dongpo not have to watch to wonder Jinhae, the first "Ode to Jinhae" Poetry is based on legends and for the people. After the poet's rich imagination, the unique processing, for example, really like writing in general, let alone a generation of Su Dongpo ho everyone, so poetry is still engraved in the Shek Pik on the Penglai Pavilion, passed to future generations.

Sea landscape wonders also have characteristics: some unexpected clusters, and some Jieran isolation; some like sharp sword, the sky line; some like the mighty lion,??Fubo; some like a pair of lovers Mojian Wiping the arm, Qinmiwujian; some like Transamerica girls, listened attentively sit-in, Ruoyousuosi…… these odd reef Guaishi wild or powerful, or simple Qingyou, or Delicate tick boats, each with Charm, formed a temple island archipelago of qi King. King's Beach, north of the island, Half Moon Bay Hill for the most, the Pebble Beach in Hunyuan, such as Guo some white, some red such as agate, some as Mijie Orange, and some birds such as red diesel Tan, and some Crystal such as amber and dark as some Dai Mexico. Keke gravel, all to share. As for the big island of snake and Montenegro tomb, Tuo breakwater on the island of stones, Xiaozhu Tsui Chuk Island, cars from the island's bird populations, large-chin of the scorpion, and so on the island, is a King Island , King King different.

So the Chi Mei Temple Island archipelago is how it formed » According to research, the temple island archipelago was originally part of Shandong Peninsula, the link with the mainland, because of crustal movement and sea movements in the mountains, causing Temple Island Yang Island and the mainland separated into the sea island group. Temple Island archipelago composed of the main rock is the metamorphic rock Sinian, a local Yanshanian the granite porphyry, in the island of Montenegro are on the top of the third to fourth in the basalt. In the structure, these islands are in the North East to the North's fault, the rock formation near the north-south direction. They probably Bohai Strait rift with the same period of formation, may be the Quaternary period. In the island, also see a fourth of the deposits, such as the EC to update the red slope deposits, the Commission updated on the loess accumulation, the Loess Plateau to the Qin Island, the most well-preserved island of Montenegro, reached its ceiling of 60 meters above sea level About a folder in the Loess marine and terrestrial mollusk fossils. In the late Pleistocene Ice Age low sea, the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea seabed into land, the temple island archipelago is on the ground hill. In the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea south of the sea, belong to that era found the wreckage of large herbivores, also proved this point. Ice since the late transgression, the temple island archipelago is located in the tide, currents of access, by a strong undersea erosion, Tieshan of the old waterway up to the maximum depth of 79 meters.

Complex geological structure and landscape form, Yunyu a colorful seaside phenomenon; pleasant climate and clean sea water, the growth of many marine animals and plants. Temple island archipelago is located in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea between the two, is the variety of fish and shrimp migration to the inevitable, shrimp, Oshima fish, mackerel fish, Daoyu, bass, Chang Yu, flounder flounder, yellow flower, crabs, etc. 20 A variety of major economic fish. Temple Island with the vast archipelago waters, many Harbour, fertile water, is a good natural sea ranch, rich kelp, seaweed, Undaria, shellfish and other species of shellfish. Abalone are valuable seafood, meat and refine, taste delicious, nutrient-rich, known as the highest seafood. Scallop is also a valuable shellfish, meat tasty, rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, is the good food and medical seafood, high economic value. Closed scallop shell muscle, after a dry system Ganbei, is delicacies. In addition, sea cucumbers, sea urchins are also very valuable seafood. Nutrient-rich sea cucumber, can fill stomach impotence, Yiqi Ziyin, "Runzao-intestinal, and Taiwan of fitness, longevity and so on, since ancient times been regarded as the sea treasures. Sea urchins not only has high economic value, and people like to watch animals.

Accommodation:
     Long Island surrounded by the sea, Bibo floating Tsui, scenery and R & Co. Toyohiro, tourism board and lodging facilities to receive, possess high, medium and low-grade hotels, restaurants 113, nearly 4,000 beds, of which six tourist hotels have designated reception More than 650 beds, the prefecture 65 individual hotels, with more than 1,800 beds in recent months, a total of 14 villages throughout the county business, "Yu Jia Le" project, the families of more than 600 households and nearly 8,000 beds. Visitors can according to their own state of the economy, freedom of choice for their own hotels and restaurants.

Transportation:
     Jiqinggaosu - Wei-Ukraine - Penglai Xixia - Penglai port by boat, up to scenic spots, about 60 minutes;

Food:
     Long Island surrounded by the sea, Bibo floating Tsui, not only scenery and R & Co. Toyohiro. An abundance of the coast, the fertile Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea water quality is the variety of fish and migratory necessary land. Here the natural growth of algae up to more than 200 shellfish species, including scallops, abalone, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, red shellfish, shrimp and other valuable Yi Bei Hai Zhenpin renowned Chinese and foreign. Needless to say many types of Haizhenmingyao, only said that the customs Yujia snacks, enough to allow you to salivate. Long Island and the autumn is what you eat 100 kinds of seafood in the best season, fresh fish and shrimp group setting the Internet waiting for you to taste to Hanyin.

 

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