Wuzhizhou Island 蜈支洲岛

Overview

Chinese Name: 三亚蜈支洲岛风景区, 古崎洲, 蜈支洲
English Name: Sanya Wuzhizhou Fengjing Qu, Furusaki Island, Wuzhizhou
Location: Sanya City, Hainan Province
Type: Natural landscape
Rating Level: AAAAA (5A)
Website: www.wuzhizhou.com

Brief Introduction

Wuzhizhou Island 蜈支洲岛 or “Guqizhou 古崎洲” in ancient times, is located in Haitang Bay 海棠湾, Haitang District, Sanya City, Hainan Province, about 30 kilometers away from the urban area. Its southwest side is adjacent to Yalong Bay 亚龙湾, and its northeast side is adjacent to Nanwan Monkey Island 南猴湾岛.

Wuzhizhou Island was built in 1893 AD, with a history of more than 100 years. After liberation, the island was requisitioned by the People’s Liberation Army as a key area for strategic defense.

Under the conditions of conventional weapons warfare, its strategic position is very important, and it is the front line of defense. The Korean War in the 1950s, the military confrontation with the Taiwanese Kuomintang government in the 1960s, and the Vietnam War 越南战争 in the early 1970s all made the place full of warm atmosphere.

According to the military personnel at the time, the movement of personnel on the US Seventh Fleet warships on the high seas could even be seen with high-powered telescopes on the top of the mountain. Therefore, in the thirty years after liberation, the troops have built a large number of underground fortifications on the island, with a total length of 4 kilometers.

After entering the 1990s, peace and development became the theme of the world, and with the development of modern warfare weapons, this place lost its strategic significance, so the troops abandoned it and opened Wuzhizhou Island as a new resort for vacation and leisure. historical chapter.

In October 2016, it was rated as an AAAAA-level scenic spot by the country.

What is worth to visit and see？

Main attractions

Wuzhizhou Island has popular Internet celebrity attractions such as Lover’s Bridge, Golden Turtle Exploring The Sea and Guanriyan and so on. The winding and long coastline, crystal clear waters, magical underwater world, colorful. Corals of different shapes, mackerel, grouper, sea urchin, sea cucumber, prawn, noctilucent snail, and colorful tropical fish together constitute high-quality domestic products. Dive resort! Such as the following two attractions.

1, The Lover’s Bridge was originally a chain bridge. Walking on the rickety chain bridge requires some courage and ingenuity. Some girls want to cross the bridge to experience the lookout point, but they are afraid of falling into the sea, so they hold on to their friends’ hands tightly when crossing the bridge, so this bridge is also nicknamed “Lovers’ Bridge”情人桥.

Later, for the sake of the safety of the guests, the iron chain bridge has been transformed into the current plank bridge, but it is still the most yearning place for couples.

2, Under the Guanri Rock in the southeast of Wuzhizhou Island, there is a naturally formed boulder, such as a huge turtle, whose head and armor are clearly discernible. What is particularly commendable is that there is a strip outcropping the sea in front of the whole boulder.

The long rock, when the sea hits, is like a sea turtle paddling with its feet, and the dynamic is lifelike as if a huge sea turtle expects to return to its hometown and is slowly crawling to the sea, so it is called “Golden Turtle Exploring the Sea”.

Tempting activity

Wuzhizhou Island has unique natural conditions and has introduced international advanced marine entertainment equipment to create a new benchmark for one-stop all-around island tourism. Its series of high-end products such as dynamic airships, and flying in the sea and the sky will take you to the sea, enjoy the colorful corals and fishes, look at the sea and sky, release speed and passion, and start an island trip with soaring adrenaline. !

It is also equipped with a helicopter around the island and an outdoor wind tunnel experience center with a high degree of experience, which satisfies the tourists’ vacation enjoyment and pursuit of “sea, land, air, and underwater” four habitats, whether it is a curious diving explorer, or brave and fanatical “extreme masters极限达人”, can find their own play destination here.

The only island hotel on the island, the Coral Hotel珊瑚酒店, is one of the few high-end boutique hotels on the island in China. It consists of 5 connected buildings, built with coral as the prototype.

According to the five-star standard, relying on the island resort resources, it has successfully created a total of 305 rooms of various types such as sea view, garden view, poolside, duplex, suite, and wooden house.

It is a sweet place for romantic proposals, honeymoon trips and parent-child vacations, providing private and pure island leisure vacation life for island tourists.