The Hua'ao Island. /花岙島。[Photo by Yi Guoqing]易國慶攝
By Xu Zhuowei
Located on the east side of Sanmenwan Bay and under the jurisdiction of Gaotang Island Township, Xiangshan County, the Hua'ao Island is renowned for its landscapes and caves on the island, with verdant mountains and charming scenery. It is roughly believed that a total of 36 between-mountain flat land areas and 108 caves are on the island.
花岙島位于三門灣口東側，屬象山縣高塘島鄉(xiāng)管轄。島上山巒疊翠、景色迷人，有36岙、108洞，岙岙有景，洞洞有“仙”。
Hua'ao Island is famous for natural landscapes and is known as the 'Fairy Country on the Sea'. There are many rock pillars on the island, known as 'Stone Forest'. The rocks are either majestic and straight, or reclining horizontally, and the coastal sea erosion landscape is a must-to-see in the southeast.
花岙島以自然景觀為主，素有“海上仙子國、人間瀛洲城”之稱，島上巖石柱頗多，號稱“石林”，巖層或巍然挺拔，或斜倚橫仆，沿岸海蝕地貌景觀堪稱東南一絕。
The island is home to the Hua'ao Island Provincial Geopark and National Ocean Park, which have become a platform for popularizing geological science knowledge. In addition, Hua'ao Island still has the remains of the barracks where the national hero Zhang Cangshui fought against the Qing Dynasty Army.
島內設有花岙島省級地質公園和國家級海洋公園，是普及地質科學知識的平臺。此外，花岙島還留存有民族英雄張蒼水抗清的兵營遺址。