Pingtan 3-day 2-night tear-chasing guide

🌊 Venture into the windmill island featured on the cover of National Geographic

🚗 Travel tips:
✔️ Drive 1.5 hrs from Fuzhou across the "real-life Zelda" sea-crossing bridge
✔️ Rent a small electric scooter on the island (80 CNY/day) to chase the windmill coastline for better shots

🏝️ DAY 1: Enter a Nordic-style oil painting world
🌅 Northern Ecological Corridor
→ F5 viewing platform for shots of sea windmills and the S-shaped road together
→ 3:30pm wait for the light and shadow play on the cliff glass walkway
🌌 Mirror Sand Sanctuary
✔️ On cloudy days, shoot Iceland-style black reef rock scenes (wear bright colors!)
✔️ At low tide, explore mysterious caves for Game of Thrones-style silhouettes

🏖️ DAY 2: Own the summer of "Little Kenting"
🛵 Ride from Beigang to Changjiang’ao
→ Colorful stone house village for Miyazaki comic-style photos
→ 5pm at Changjiang’ao watch the windmill fields fall into an orange sea
💦 Tannan Bay "Blue Tears" hunter’s guide:
→ Peak season from April to June on south wind days
→ Less crowded at No. 7 Beach, perfect for photos
→ Bring a DSLR for long exposure shots of the blue starry river

🍜 Late-night food secrets:
✔️ Maoji Claypot Porridge: 30 CNY for a seafood feast
✔️ Shisanmei Salted Rice Time: a lucky + everlasting combo
✔️ Haitan specialty snacks: Eight Treasures fried cake with rice noodle knots

📸 DAY 3: Unlock the secret spots 99% miss
🗿 Shipaiyang "Twin Sail Rocks":
Drone shots look like alien warships
⛰️ General Mountain cave exploration:
The narrow sky slot requires side-stepping (not for the slightly overweight!)
🌉 Heping Village:
Navigate to "Heping Village Public Toilet" for shots of the S-curve leading to the sea

🏡 Smart accommodation picks:
▶️ Tear chasers stay at Tannan Bay (Yuehaige guesthouse with sea views from the window)
▶️ Photographers choose Beigang (Shitou Huichangge guesthouse with a stargazing terrace)

⚠️ Pitfall warnings:
❌ Don’t go to Houyan Island on cloudy days (the wind will make you question life)
❌ Elephant Trunk Bay is only clear from a drone (skip if you don’t have one)
✅ Double protection with sunscreen + windproof hat