Travel Notes | Continuing our adventure and encounters on Hailing Island

There will always be chance encounters when walking alone.

Half of it was caused by the wrong navigation guide...

Leave Linggu Temple and follow the navigation to Hailing Island Flower Sea. From the moment I got on an unnamed mountain road, I felt something was wrong. The sand on the sandy road was getting larger and larger. When I drove to the back, the road was full of large and small stones. There was actually a landslide behind the dense grass on the right. If you reverse the car and fall down, not only will you be dead, but it will also be difficult for others to find you. I thought this road was only a short section, but after driving hard for a long time, I was still on this road. Although the car advertises that it can take the ADV route, it is not the case! How could I, a novice, easily stand and ride on such a road?

bumpy road

I decided to give up and wanted to carefully turn around and go down the mountain, but suddenly an SUV appeared in front of me and was about to go down the mountain. I was blocking his way. I panicked even more and kept turning off and restarting the car. The process of turning around was extremely difficult. If you drive forward, you can use more power to get over the rocks, but it will be difficult to go back. Fortunately, the people in the SUV were not too impatient. They rolled down the window to give me some advice. Seeing that I was really desperate, two uncles came down to help me pull the car.

"Drive further forward."

"I don't dare! Shoot it down!"

"We're holding it for you!"

Soon, Meteor got out of the predicament of the pile of rocks and turned the car around to go down the mountain smoothly. I also learned from their mouths that there was no sea of flowers ahead. After saying thank you, I went down the mountain first. Keeping the throttle and balance steady, it is much easier to go down the mountain and drive towards the final palace.

Trapped on mountain road

Driving all the way to the end of the seaside, there is a T-intersection. To the left is the road to the Grand Palace, and to the right is a group of abandoned buildings. On the way to the Grand Palace, there is a sign saying "The area ahead is undeveloped and no tourists are allowed to go there". But there were still local people moving forward, so I followed them up the mountain.

In this place where no information can be found on the Internet, many people have left prayer banners. From the headers of these banners, it can be seen that the Grand Palace probably enshrines "King Sanbaekzuitou" and "King Feng". The Grand Palace is also known as "Shui Tou Temple" and "Zui Tou Temple", but the exact name and historical origin may only be understood by locals who were born and raised here.

Take a photo with the sea

grand palace

Wind and Rain Pavilion

The hut next to the Grand Palace

grand palace

Under the Grand Palace is a rocky reef. Following the locals, we quickly found the most suitable path to climb to the seaside reef. The reef closest to the Grand Palace is suitable for shooting sunrise, but not suitable for climbing. Instead, walk 50 meters down the mountain. There is an inconspicuous group of rocks next to the lighthouse. The rocks here are of a suitable size and it is relatively easy to climb up and down. Adults take their children through here to pick up oysters at the beach. There is also a father and son fishing quietly.

This is the first time I have climbed a big rock on the seaside. In such a place, away from the crowds of tourist attractions, I can simply listen to the sea and see everything about it.

tower

seaside reef

fisherman on the beach

oyster picker

fishing father and son

The island opposite

seaside

on the rocks

sea cruise

Before I left, a kind man got out of the SUV next to me and chatted with me. He was once a knight like the wind, free to go where he wanted. The last time, he drove a motorcycle to Tibet with a girl and traveled to every corner of Tibet. Later, he married her and had a lovely daughter. He also put down his motorcycle and replaced it with an SUV that could carry the whole family.

"Play slowly, and you'll always switch to one with a larger displacement to go further."

"While you are young, run farther away. When you have a family, you will naturally have other pursuits." Finally, he said to me.

As if you have completed a certain achievement, the last NPC will give you a piece of guidance and a reward. His daughter also got out of the car and gave me her cookie. Her mother watched silently from the car.

award

sunset

After going down the mountain, I ran to the road on the right and looked at the abandoned shops and buildings built for the scenic spot, just like a scene in Spirited Away.

The sun was setting, faster and faster, and the moving text "Racing Time" from primary school came to my mind. I increased the speed, and I rushed towards the sunset, racing against time.