[2024 Daishan Attraction] Travel Guide for Dongsha Ancient Town (Updated Nov)

The only century-old ancient fishing town in China, tranquil and healing, a true slice of life

Dongsha Ancient Town is located on Daishan Island, and it is the only century-old island fishing town in 🇨🇳. Unlike the bustling lights of Wuzhen, this place is filled with the scent of the ocean, surrounded by the sea on three sides, warm and blooming in spring, tranquil and free~ The ancient town is not large, it can even be called small, with old buildings and cobblestone roads intertwined. Every corner is a treasure left by the old Daishan people. Most of the residents in the ancient town are elderly people who have stayed behind. Their simplicity and kindness add a touch of human warmth to this unremarkable small fishing town, making this hidden gem of the East China Sea even more desirable. 📍Detailed Address: No. 85, Jiefang Road, Daishan County, Zhoushan City 🚗Transportation: Drive and navigate to 'Dongsha Ancient Town Parking Lot' 🎫Tickets: Free 🕒Opening Hours: 8:30-16:45 👍Recommended Routes China Ocean Fisheries Museum Jin Weiying Historical Exhibition Hall Fishermen's Painting Gallery Cultural and Creative Shops Zhifou Café Former Site of China Commercial Bank Red Collection Museum 👍Attraction Introduction 🔹The ancient town is not large, with old buildings and cobblestone roads intertwined. Every corner is a treasure left by the old Daishan people, combining the essence of various places and having a unique island character. 🔹There are courtyard-style residential buildings, grand ancestral hall buildings, and simple and elegant temple buildings. 🔹In Dongsha Ancient Town, there are demonstrations of more than 20 intangible cultural heritage projects such as puppet shows, Zhoushan fishermen's shouts, and fishing net weaving, which will be performed in turns. 🔹A must-visit is the China Ocean Fisheries Museum, where you can see all kinds of strange fishing gear and marine biological specimens, guaranteed to open your eyes. 🥣Food Recommendations 🔹Fei Ji Haitang Cake Featured on 'A Bite of China', checked in by Hou Minghao and Song Zu'er 🔹Manqiu Noodle House The taste in the memory of Daishan people, reasonably priced, must-try seafood noodles at market price 🔹Haishihua A sea island specialty known as the 'bird's nest of the sea', with a jelly-like texture, a must-try 🔹Dongsha Dried Tofu and Other Specialties Dongsha's dried tofu and oil tofu are a must, always brought back to Hangzhou, along with Changtu hard cakes, Shayang peanuts, dried seafood, etc.!

The word ancient town has been used in a few years, especially from Wuzhen to Zhouzhuang, the same coffee shop, the same souvenir, the same vibrato. When I arrived at Dongsha Ancient Town, I discovered that this is really an ancient town. In the ancient town around 3 o'clock, there are almost no tourists in the town, and the aunts danced out of the fan and prepared to collect. The entire ancient town is particularly quiet. As the first town on the seashore, it is very different from the land towns in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. There are no small bridges, all are solid alleys and backyards. The houses are built especially flat and the carving on the windows is very simple. . Because it depends on the sea, it is baptized by typhoons all the year round, and the firm house is easy to be blown, so the structure is firm, and it is one of the characteristics of the town house.

"When it is the sea and the sky, the smoke cloud bridge, the land is quiet, the scene is mysterious, such as Linxian, like Lingdan, there is a jump on the shore, actually became the Penglai said. The boat jump is also named..."/ Hh/ The village is bordered by Qingshan in the east and the sea in the south. The terrain is flat and the view is wide. A curved cement road leads to the village. Walking in the alleys of the fishing village, the chic lane lights sway in the wind and sway. The fishermen's paintings along the way tell the tourists about the ancient times of the village. Here is the boating village, a full-fledged name, a legendary story, a place full of stories, a kind of extravagant feelings. Here, you may wish to slow down, let it slowly appeal, listen to the ancient legends, and feel the ethereal spirit of the village.

Dongsha Town in Zhoushan is an ancient fishing town. It is also a famous fishing port in the history of Zhoushan Islands. It is also a prosperous commercial port on the eastern coast of the Qing Dynasty. When you step into the ancient town of Dongsha, you can see a long slate alleyway, a quaint courtyard house, a street-side shop with an ancient imprint, which makes people feel that they can travel through time and space. That is the rich fishing town of Dongsha. "When it is the sea and the sky, the smoke clouds make the bridge, the blessings are quiet, the scenery is mysterious, like Linxian, like Lingdan, there is a jump on the shore, and it is actually said to Penglai. Named..."

Dongsha Town is located at the northwestern end of Lushan Island, north of the Bohai Sea, east of Qidong Town, and bordering Gaoting and Luxi in the south. The largest bay is ringed from the west to the east by Xishajiao, Nianmu, and Shahekou, and forms a half circle at the head of the mountain. The town is located in the eastern corner of the Great Bay - known as "Dongshajiao", the town is named after it. Dongsha has a long history and a rich cultural heritage. According to research, as early as 4,000 years ago, humans flourished in Dongshajiao. More than 2,200 years ago, Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu to rate 3000 children and virgins to find immortal medicine. Seeing the islands of Lushan, like a fairyland, squatting on the sacred, boarding The place is the Dongsha Mountain Tsui Head, which was recorded in the "Haitian Pavilion" built in the Qing Dynasty.

In the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, trade and trade gained rapid development. The oysters are rich in large-scale squid, and the annual fishing season, fishing boats in coastal Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places gathered, "the ship has thousands of people, tens of thousands of people." In the Qing dynasty, Wang Xicheng had a poem: "The seashore grows a full life, and the fresh water is everywhere. Only when you see the Sui Dynasty City, the evening tides converge and cross the street", you can see that there are many seafood products on the street, and the fish trade is active. According to the "Declaration" of the Republic of China in the 22nd year (1933), "The Dongshajiao is a mile, with three thousand residents and more than 400 large and small shops. Its commercial density is rare." Hundred Years Old Town Dongshajiao, although it has faded away from the prosperity of the past. However, the rich and quaint fisherman's customs still attract foreign tourists, allowing people to stop. Today's Dongsha has paid more and more attention to the cultural value of ancient towns, properly protected the ancient towns, and promoted development in an orderly manner. It has successively built and repaired China Ocean Fisheries Museum, China Book Carving City, Jutai Xiangbu Village, and Xianggan Old Workshop. Tao Bar Art Museum, the old town of Yudu Ancient Town, and other projects.