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