Photo: Roller skating track along the upper and lower reaches of the Xin 'an River in Huangshan City

Fuzhou

I only stayed in Fuzhou for two days, mainly to visit the "Fuzhou Shipbuilding School" and skiing the Min River on the way. Take a bus or subway from the city center to Mawei District, then start from Jiangbin Park in Taijiang District, and slide along Jiangbin Avenue on the left bank of the Minjiang River until you reach the Shipbuilding Cultural District. The river is open and the scenery is beautiful. It was also the battlefield of the Sino-French naval battle on the Majiang River. On August 23, 1884, the French fleet anchored on the water of the Majiang River at the mouth of the Minjiang River started a war with the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Navy of the Qing government. In just 20 minutes, it sank 7 warships of the Qing army and two war-wounded retreated. Come here to skate, be immersed in it, receive a patriotic education, and never forget the national humiliation.

pingtan Island

Pingtan Island in Fujian is the fifth largest island in China. The world's longest cross-sea bridge for railways and highways connects Pingtan Island with the Fuzhou mainland. It is currently the only island in China that can be directly reached by trains and trains. This is also the place closest to the mainland of the motherland to Taiwan Island, with the distance between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait being only 68 nautical miles. After the reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future, railways will continue to be extended from here to Taiwan, allowing everyone to realize their dream of taking the high-speed train to Taipei.

The roundabout highway on Pingtan Island is still good, but the most unfavorable factor on Pingtan Island for roller skating is the high wind. The Pingtan Strait in Fujian is the world's three major air outlet sea areas on the same footing as Bermuda and the Cape of Good Hope. There are 365 days here every year. There are 200 days in the year. After staying on the island for five days, it was either windy or rainy, or it was windy and rainy. The county seat where I live is located is on the top of a highland. There are major downslopes in all four directions, making roller skating very unsafe.

Pingtan's "Most Beautiful Roundabout Road" is near Yangtze River Ao Beach in the north of the island. The road is very beautiful, but it is winding and has a large slope, which is basically not suitable for roller skating. The roads near Longfeng Beach and Tannan Bay Beach on the east coast of the island are very flat and the road surface is also very delicate. However, the wind is too strong to stop and slide against the wind, so we have to give up. The three main beaches on the island (Yangtze River O, Longfeng Beach and Tannan Bay) have their own scenery, but the wind is so strong that people can't stay and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the beaches. What's more troublesome is that they are not allowed to swim in the sea. Pingtan Island, the road is too good to skate and the sea is too good to swim. I won't come back again.

Photo: Beaches and roller skating roads on Pingtan Island

Meizhou Island

Meizhou Island is not big, but it is very sacred, because it is the birthplace of Mazu, the Chinese goddess of peace, and the birthplace of Mazu culture, Mazu beliefs and customs. This time, it happened to be in time to commemorate the 1063rd anniversary of Mazu's birth (March 23 of the lunar calendar every year). The island is very lively.

Photo: Meizhou Island commemorates Mazu's birthday

Meizhou Island can be called a "roller skaters 'paradise". Because the island is very small, skating here truly feels like an island. When I came in May, there was basically no wind on the island, which was completely different from the strong wind on Pingtan Island not far away.

You can live near the pier (northern west coast) when you come to skate on the island, which has the only four bus routes on the island. The bus routes on the island all travel in the north-south direction, because the north and south of the island are long, the east and west are narrow, and the narrowest point is only about one kilometer away from the east and west coasts. Bus No. 1 takes the center line of the island, bus No. 2 goes along the west bank of the island, and bus No. 3 goes on the east bank of the island.

The Huandao Highway is basically divided into four sections, Huandao East Road, Huandao West Road, Huandao South Road and Huandao North Road. The roads of the four roads are very fine and wide. Huandao West Road is relatively desolate, primitive and simple. The beach is basically used for drying seaweed, and there are few tourists. Roller skating is very good here, and you can't meet many cars or pedestrians all day long. Huandao East Road is relatively prosperous, and there are many battery cars (the main public transportation for tourists) on the road. But life here is convenient, with many accommodation, restaurants and several beautiful beaches. This section of road has three types of road surfaces in parallel: the beach alone is the red plastic bicycle lane; the middle is the main cement road with signs of tourist roads; and the outside is the terrazzo sidewalk. Skaters can choose any of these roads at will. It's best to have morning on Huahuandao East Road, with fewer cars and fewer people.

On Meizhou Island, the best round-island roller skating route is to start from the dock. Take Bus No. 3 for three stops and get off at the Tax Branch. This way, you pass the Mazu Temple on the high slope. After going downhill, you reach the gentle east coast. Put on roller skates and slide south. You slide along Huandao East Road to Huandao South Road. There is a slightly larger uphill along the way. After passing through two beautiful painted tunnels, the Internet celebrity clicks the "Ping 'an Li Huahai", and then to the southernmost Ewei Haishi Geopark intersection, and then to Huandao West Road. After passing through two gentle slopes, I finally changed to the No. 2 bus at the bus stop of the "Substation", went through a big uphill slope, and returned to the starting point dock. Because there is a relatively steep slope behind the substation, and the downhill slope is the prosperous Meizhou Avenue, it is dangerous to slide down if you slide down. Huandao North Road is high and dangerous, with several steep slopes, so Huandao North Road is not suitable for skiing. However, Huandao North Road has the most beautiful Rainbow Road on the island (less than 2 kilometers long). Rainbow Road is a small gentle slope with a curve. Street painting enthusiasts with intermediate technical level can completely control the speed and is not dangerous. The starting point of Rainbow Road is 260 meters away from the dock. It goes uphill slightly, and in the opposite direction it goes downhill slightly.

If you travel together and someone rides an electric bike, you can hold the electric bike to slow down when going downhill, so that you can safely ski all the roundabout roads, about 25-30 kilometers.

Photo: Beaches and roller skating trails on Meizhou Island

Photo: Rainbow Road on Meizhou Island

Picture: Roller skating tracks on the east and west coasts of Meizhou Island

Xiamen

The best roller skating trails in Xiamen are Huandao South Road and the connected Huandao East Road. This section is known as Xiamen's "most beautiful roundabout road". You can start from Xiamen University Baicheng Beach and pass through the Hulishan Battery (There is a relatively large slope here), Pearl Bay, Music Square, Zengshan Taiqing Palace (there is a relatively large slope here), Huangcuo Beach, continue to slide along the sightseeing and tourist avenue to Yefengzhai Beach. This is known as the most beautiful beach in Xiamen. Every morning, there are crowds watching the sunrise. Continue to slide northeast along the beach and you will find Huandao East Road. It passes through the Convention and Exhibition Center, Xiangshan Mazu, go-kart racing track, Guanyinshan Water Park, and finally reaches the Xiajin Bay Heliport, about 20 kilometers one way. If you are afraid of going downhill, you can take a bus at Zengshan Station, take one stop to the tower head, and then start skating. The back 10 kilometers are very beautiful, very flat and delicate roads, and some sections of the road are still terrazzo roads on the beach. It's super cool. This section of the road is also a classic section of the Xiamen Marathon, with many bronze statues of runners on the roadside.

I came here in May and there was basically no wind every day. The climate was very suitable for roller skating.

Photo: Beaches and roller skating roads on Xiamen Island

Picture: Roller skating track on South and East Road Huandao Road, Xiamen Island

In addition to the good roller skating trails, the three islands in Fujian during this trip have national-level tourist resorts and many attractions that you can visit while skating. These attractions are described in detail on other travel websites and will not be repeated here.

In short, Meizhou Island and Xiamen Island are parks for road skating. This time, it only lasts 20 days and is a road exploration. I will definitely go there again in the future.