Fishing Tourism on Changdao island

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Changdao Island, which is under the domain of china, is known as the miao island chain (called Shamen Island in ancient times), but is called Changdao Island for short. Changdao Island is located between the peninsula of shandong and eastern liaoning where the yellow and Bohai seas meet. It is shandong s only island county and consists of 32 islands covering 56 square kilometers. The islands have a total coastline of 146 kilometers and a standing population of 45, 000. When the Qin Emperor Qinshihuang and Han Emperor Wudi went looking for a spirit to obtain eternal life on the island the island has been known as a mountain of the spirits of the sea and a scene of the spirits on earth. Changdao island features mountains. the sea. islands. reefs. caves and historical sites and is a combination of exotic, elegant, dangerous, sacred, and enchanted things. In summer with intense heat, the island offers a tranquil environment and a cool weather It is an excellent place to come for tourism, holiday trips, fishing, painting pictures, and adventure: it is a fairy land where visitors spend summer vacations, enjoy cool weather appreciate novel sights and explore mysteries. The State Council has named Changdao Island as a national-level prime scenic area, national-level protected zone, national-level forest park, and in 2006, as one of the “ten most beautiful islands of china It is one of the most famous tourist and holiday destinations in China.

Changdao island is one of the great paradises of china and is the scene of four famous myths and folk legends, “Mazu Protects the Sea, Eight Immortals cross the Sea” Zhang Yu boils the Sea,””and”Jingwei Fills the Sea.”The launch of the fishing tourism program allows visitors to come and enjoy a hundred kinds of seafood, sleep on a local fishing family s kang, enjoy the natural coastal scenery, purchase local products and learn to appreciate the local customs.

Changdao island rich in seafood resources and is known as “the home of abalone scallops, and kelp in China. In the spring of 1999 the Changdao island county government introduced the activity called, “eat in the home of a fishing family, stay in the home ofa fishing family, enjoy the life of a fishing family. A number of fishing households were selected that had the proper conditions for receiving guests and their services were publicized to promote tourist groups to come to Changdao island and stay in their homes on a market-driven basis. The villagers are responsible for specific advertising and promotion activities, transportation arrangements and providing food and lodging, but participating households must strictly comply with the general requirements for the fishing tourism program and provide a full range of services, including food, lodging, transportation, tours, shopping and entertainment. Hard work and constant improvement has resulted in more and more diverse range of services and activities and the program is now fairly well developed.

One of the major activities in the fishing tourism program is the be a fisherman for a Day activity, which allows tourists to personally experience what it’s like to work asa fisherman during the day tourists go out on the fishing boats and cast nets, set traps and catch crab under the direction of fishermen The “Tour around the islands”activityprovides tourists with a day of beautiful sights to enjoy the “fishing on diaoyu Island activity allows visitors to try their hand at fishing on a boat and with fishing equipment provided by the host family. In addition, visitors can enjoy a sea tour of Wanniao Island or make arrangements to take a trip to other nearby tourist attractions.

There is no set menu for meals in the homes of the fishing families and guests can select dishes according to their own preferences. There are usually 8 dishes, including fish, shrimp or crab, shellfish, meat and vegetables, prepared according to local custom.The host may also prepare seaweed dumplings, an island specialty, for their guests anied by fish sauce, shrimp sauce, sea monster sauce, sea hare sauce and other flavors of the sea, and guests who are interested may share a few drinks with their hosts After dinner guests may watch television, sing Karaoke, play music videos of Changdao sland songs performed by famous stars or simply sit on a folding stool (favorite type of chair for relaxing among fishing families) and shoot the breeze with their hosts. Every evening around 7 PM the villagers stage a folk performance, with a lion dance parading down the street, a bonfire and singing and dancing, in which guests are invited to participate Guests may visit any house in the village, take strolls down the streets, collect shells along the shore outside the village or go up on the hill behind Wanggou village to see the famous ancestor tree, said to have been brought here from Yunnan by people when they immigrated here.

The Changdao Island people have carefully created two new items in its fishing tourism progra, the”Comfortable fishing Home”and”Sea tour with a fisherman”activities. The blue sky, azul sea, ample sunlight, sea beaches and pure seaside air plus the local people with their simple, enthusiastic and straightforward personality combine to make Changdao Island an eco-friendly, safe and healthy tourist destination.