Xunzhou Island

Xunzhou Island

Xunzhou island is located in the middle of linwan, Raoping County, Guangdong Province, 4 km south of the Huanggang River Estuary. It covers an area of about 2.5 square kilometers. In ancient times, it was the flood land of Raoping, which was called Xunzhou. Most of the island's residents are engaged in fishing, focusing on the fishing season, and then changed to Xunzhou island.

geographical environment

There are two peaks in the East and west of Xunzhou island. The rocks on the mountain are rare and the forest is luxuriant. The valley is deep. The middle part of the island is low and flat, and the beach is long. The highest peak in the East is Yandun mountain, 144 meters above sea level.

Xunzhou island has a subtropical marine monsoon climate with abundant underground water resources, small waterfalls and mountain springs, and the forest coverage rate is more than 90%. On the island, there is a 10 km long bay beach with gentle seabed slope and clean sand. It is an excellent beach.

There are more than 20 kinds of trees distributed on the island, including pine and cypress, acacia, eucalyptus, camphor and so on. The beautiful natural scenery has also attracted seagulls, partridges, owls and other wild animals, including tens of thousands of yellow billed egrets that live on the Western Australia island of Zhelin Town, 2 kilometers away.

The land area of Xunzhou island is 2.5 square kilometers. There are two natural villages, Shangxiang and Xiaxiang, with a population of about 2500. Today, the islanders make a living by farming and fishing. They also grow fruit trees such as litchi, longan and bayberry, vegetables and rice. Before the Spring Festival in 2007 (February 15), Xunzhou island was officially electrified. Bid farewell to the history of long-term diesel power supply. In the same year, a communication base station was built on the island to replace the original repeater to ensure smooth communication on the island.

Main attractions

The scenery of Xunzhou island is beautiful, and there are scenic Triassic stones. The Triassic stone is located on a hill on the bank, standing near the water and more than 10 meters high. It is named after the natural superposition of three flat boulders. There are "immortal footprints", "carp footprints" and "bronze drum stones" near the sandieshi, and there are moving legends. There are also jiaotongshi, xianrenjiancuo, ancient beacon tower and other scenic spots, all of which are unforgettable. It is said that more than 200 years ago, after refugees and fishermen from all over the world drifted to Xunzhou Island, they found that the island was not big and the scenery was strange, the mountains were not high and the forests were luxuriant, so they settled down one after another. In the past, there were nearly 20 surnames on Xunzhou Island, such as Zhong, Xu and ye. Before liberation, due to the disturbance of pirates, they all belonged to the surname Zheng of Huanggang. Since then, the islanders have lived and worked in peace and contentment without harassment.

Historical legend

It is said that more than 200 years ago, after refugees and fishermen from all over the world drifted to Xunzhou Island, they found that the island was not big and the scenery was strange, the mountains were not high and the forests were luxuriant, so they settled down one after another. In the past, there were nearly 20 surnames on Xunzhou Island, such as Zhong, Xu, ye, and so on. Because the pirates disturbed the people, they were easily surnamed Zheng (the big surname) of Huanggang. Since then, the islanders have lived and worked in peace and contentment without harassment. However, during the Anti Japanese War, Japanese aggressors often went to the island to harass, burn, kill and plunder, and the island residents were in dire straits. In the early August of 1945, the commander in chief of the Kuomintang Fujian Guangdong Jiangxi border region, Xiang Hanping, ordered the 7th war zone to march into the 2nd detachment of the spy Squadron, Yang short, to attack Nan'ao. On the morning of August 14, Yang Duan, with about 300 men in his hands, crossed the sea on a small sailing boat and attacked the European side of the seamount island. After a little resistance, the puppet army withdrew. The next morning, Yang attacked Xunzhou again, fought with two or three hundred puppet troops on the island for five or six hours, and finally landed on the island at noon. The puppet army pretended to retreat, but in fact left nearly 100 people hiding in a big cave on the south side of Xunzhou island. On the night of August 21, the Japanese and puppet forces gathered more than 10 motor boats and a transport ship, carrying hundreds of soldiers. They recognized the fire at the entrance of Xunzhou island mountain in the middle of the night and landed and raided from the east of the island. The puppet forces ambushed in the cave also suddenly got into trouble. Yang's hands rushed to fight in chaos. At 8 pm the next day, Yang's hands were left with only more than 10 soldiers and two machine guns. He ordered the squad leader of the guard to take people to dongpanshan, ran to the beach alone, rowed bamboo rafts out to sea, and soon got on the Raoping boat to rescue people at sea. The rest retreated from the sea after breaking through the encirclement. In the battle of Xunzhou, about 50 Japanese and puppet soldiers were killed by Yang's hand, and more than 230 were killed by Yang's hand.

Address: Xunzhou Island, Haishan Town, Raoping County, Chaozhou City

Longitude: 117.034667

Latitude: 23.573281