Pingtan County

Fujian's largest island, known for Shipaiyang, sea-erosion landforms and the summer "blue tears."

Pingtan County comprises Pingtan Island and surrounding islands. It is Fujian's largest island and one of the places on the mainland closest to Taiwan Island, and is now administered by the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone. The island has varied coastal scenery, and Shipaiyang, Haitan Ancient City, Longfengtou Beach, and Beigang village's stone houses are all popular. Around the turn of spring and summer you can often see the marine bioluminescence known as "blue tears." Summer is good for a seaside holiday, but watch the weather during typhoon season. You can reach the island from Fuzhou by high-speed train or by car over the Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge.

Destinations

• Pingtan Island

Itineraries

• Quanzhou, Meizhou, Pingtan & Fuzhou Coastal Tour – Travel north along the central Fujian coast, connecting the ancient Maritime Silk Road city, Mazu Ancestral Temple, sto…
• Fujian Mountains & Sea Grand Loop Road Trip – A comprehensive grand loop starting from Wuyishan, heading east to the coast, and driving south to Xiamen, Dongshan Isl…