[2025 Zhangzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Nan Ding Island (Updated May)

Preparations - Documents: Bring your ID card and other valid documents. - Clothing: Prepare comfortable sneakers or hiking shoes, long-sleeved clothes and pants, and bring sunscreen, sunglasses, sun hats, and other sun protection products. - Other items: Prepare a backpack, power bank, camera, etc., bring seasickness medicine, motion sickness patches, and other anti-dizziness drugs, as well as band-aids, iodine, and other commonly used medicines. Transportation Guide - Public transportation: First take the high-speed train to Xiamen, Zhangzhou, or Zhangpu, and then charter a car or take a taxi to Zhengmei Village, Zhangpu County. - Self-driving: Directly navigate to "Zhengmei Village". It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Xiamen and about 1 hour from Zhangzhou. After arriving at Zhengmei Village, you need to contact local fishermen or boatmen in advance to charter a boat to Nan'ding Island. Accommodation - Zhengmei Village: There are some B&Bs to choose from, such as Xiangfeng B&B, which has a good environment and convenient parking. - Surrounding areas: You can choose hotels or B&Bs in Zhangzhou Port, Baitang Bay Resort, and other places, such as Yuguang Designer B&B. Itinerary - Island tour: After arriving on the island, you can land at the cement monument where ordinary fishing boats stop. On the left is a black stone beach. From here, there is a road that leads directly to the top of the mountain. There is a lighthouse on the top of the mountain. From here, you can overlook the sea and the panoramic view of the stone pillars. - Island tour: Let the boat owner take you around the island for a week to enjoy the magnificent scenery from different angles. It takes about 15 minutes to go around the island for a week. If you want to take pictures slowly, it may take 1 hour. Precautions - Nan'ding Island has not been developed, and there are no protective facilities on the island, so be sure to pay attention to safety when playing. - The ultraviolet rays on the island are strong, so take sun protection measures even on cloudy days. - Respect the local ecological environment and do not destroy natural landscapes and ecological resources.

The rocks on the island stand like pillars, and the captain revealed that this was once a volcanic island. Those black and gray rocks sparkle brightly under the sunlight, which is breathtakingly beautiful. No filters are needed, the original image 📸 is stunning enough. - ⚠️Travel tips: 1⃣️Please pay attention to the tide and weather forecast in advance to ensure that you can land on the island smoothly. ❶ Be sure to take sun protection measures. It was noon when we went there and there was no shade on the island. Even though we were wrapped tightly, our hands and face were still sunburned. ❷ If you are prone to seasickness, please prepare seasickness medicine in advance. ❸Please take the garbage away and let us protect this beautiful environment together. ❹ According to the tide table, choose to go to the island at low tide, when the scenery will be more charming. - 2⃣️Before going to the island, you need to agree on the time and number of people with the boatman in advance. The homestay you usually book can help arrange the boat. The boat ride takes about 50 minutes and the round-trip fare is about 120💰/person (because it is a private boat, the cost may fluctuate, but it is roughly within this range). Locate Zhengmei Village, Zhangpu, and take a boat from the pier to Nanding Island.

| Nanding Island. Wandering alone in Fujian plog17—Fujian's Little Iceland 📍Fujian Province · Zhangzhou City · Zhangpu County · Nanding Island ⛴️This requires a half-hour boat ride to reach, and the boat needs to be contacted in advance, with prices generally starting at 600 yuan per boat, and you can share a boat 🚗Generally departing from Zhengmei Village in Zhangpu County, there is also a Shuangyu Island nearby which is also quite nice 🏝️Nanding Island is an uninhabited island, once rated by 'China National Geographic' as one of the 'Top Ten Most Beautiful Islands'. There are 1.4 million basalt columns on the island, and on cloudy days it is all black and grey, finding the right angle to shoot gives a sense of the apocalypse of Iceland There is a black lighthouse on top of the island, no other entertainment, but there are many 'fishing dudes' haha, and it's a good spot for taking photos ⚠️Be sure to protect yourself from the sun and take your trash with you Nanding Island is really super beautiful and well worth the visit, but the route is quite complicated, writing a guide for reference. Transportation🚗 To get to Nanding Island, you need to take a boat, and the boat departs from Zhengmei Village Pier. Xiamen-Zhengmei Village carpool Zhengmei Village-Nanding Island charter boat Zhengmei Village travel electric car Accommodation🏠 Accommodation is at Yuguang Homestay in Zhengmei Village, a great homestay. The homestay is especially clean, with very modern facilities, the rooms are very pretty, and the front desk lady is super nice, not many people in the off-season and she even helped us upgrade our room for free. The electric car is rented from the homestay, which is very convenient, the homestay can also help contact the charter boat, and they also provided us with dining and play guides, the homestay sent it all to us, and they even lent us tools for sea foraging. Dining🍜 There are not many places to eat in Zhengmei Village, breakfast is at the homestay, and the homestay can help order lunch, which is just some home-cooked dishes, recommend Brother Niu's grilled fish, we had few people, didn't eat grilled fish, ordered stir-fried dishes which were also very tasty, the boss is very nice, even gave us roasted sweet potatoes, and the price is very reasonable. Play🏝️ We went to the nearby Waiyu Island in the afternoon of our arrival, just a ten-minute bike ride away, very beautiful, also formed by volcanic lava, pictures 1-6 are on Waiyu Island. The next day because of strong winds we couldn't take the boat, so we went to a nearby beach, very close, about three kilometers. In the evening after the tide went out, we went to the beach next to Brother Niu's grilled fish to forage in the sea, also had some small gains, very fun, you can also set off fireworks by the sea, but pay attention to safety, there are trees above. The third day we went to Nanding Island, took a boat from the pier, you can ride an electric car there, in less than an hour you can arrive, it's really a very special island, very beautiful, both sunny and cloudy days are pretty. Lots of people sea fishing, also saw crabs sunbathing on the rocks. Clothing👚 We went around January 28th, mainly wore a shell jacket + liner, added a down jacket when riding because it was cold, didn't feel the temperature was very low, mainly the wind was strong, wind resistance is most important. (It might also be because we are resistant to cold, locals all say it's very cold) 🔔Nanding Island requires a boat to go, so be sure to check the weather, we had to wait an extra day because of the weather, you can contact the captain in advance to check the approximate time.

National Geographic really didn't lie to me. Besides Iceland, there is an ellipsoidal volcanic island in Fujian, formed by volcanic lava. There are about 1.4 million basalt columns, neatly arranged, and naturally black in color, which is really shocking. Zhangzhou Nanding Island It takes about an hour by boat from Zhengmei Village to arrive. It's my first time landing on an uninhabited island, and I can't help but be amazed by the natural wonders!

Southern Fujian's cultural landscapes are far superior to its natural ones, with all three of its World Heritage sites being cultural heritages, while Fujian's two natural heritages are located in Northern Fujian. However, Southern Fujian also boasts a world-class awesome natural landscape: the Nanding Island in the sea outside Zhengmei Village in Zhangzhou. The entire island is composed of uniformly shaped pentagonal or hexagonal columnar basalt, with a total of 1.4 million columns, the most in the world, far exceeding the 200,000 columns of the Giant's Causeway on the coast of Ireland. In 2021, it became one of China's first batch of geological parks, and it is also the only marine geomorphological volcanic park in the country. Unfortunately, it is a pity that this place is a nature reserve, and the officials do not allow landing on the island. The beautiful natural wonder needs our joint protection! If you want to see volcanic landscapes, you can go to the neighboring Zhangzhou Xiaobing Island Gangliao next to the Nanding Island pier in Zhengmei Village, where you can also see large expanses of black volcanic rock. It is very beautiful when the weather is clear!

🌊 Nanding Island, a natural wonder of Southern Fujian Today, I want to recommend a natural wonder hidden outside Zhengmei Village in Zhangzhou, Fujian - Nanding Island. 🚗 Travel Guide - Self-driving or taxi: Depart from Xiamen, about an hour's drive to Zhengmei Village. - Going out to sea by fishing boat: You need to contact the fishing boat in advance, pay attention to the impact of wind and waves. - Boat fare: The boat fare is cheaper when there are many people, and slightly more expensive when there are fewer people, but overall reasonable. 🏨 Accommodation Suggestions - Accommodation selection: The accommodation conditions near Zhengmei Village are limited, it is recommended to return to Zhangzhou or Xiamen, or choose a homestay in Zhenhai Corner. 🏞️ Scenic Highlights - Nanding Island: There is a lighthouse on the island, the water is clear, and the scenery is magnificent. - After landing on the island, you can go around the island to appreciate the beauty from different angles. 📸 Photography Tips - Wear plain light-colored clothes, use the stone as a background, pay attention to exposure. 🍃 Environmental Protection Tips Nanding Island is undeveloped, pay attention to safety, do not damage the environment. 📝 Practical Tips - Make an appointment in advance: Be sure to contact the boat owner in advance to avoid running in vain.