The Hua'ao Island. /花岙岛。[Photo by Yi Guoqing]易国庆摄

　　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.

　　花岙岛位于三门湾口东侧，属象山县高塘岛乡管辖。岛上山峦叠翠、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.

　　花岙岛以自然景观为主，素有“海上仙子国、人间瀛洲城”之称，岛上岩石柱颇多，号称“石林”，岩层或巍然挺拔，或斜倚横仆，沿岸海蚀地貌景观堪称东南一绝。

　　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.

　　岛内设有花岙岛省级地质公园和国家级海洋公园，是普及地质科学知识的平台。此外，花岙岛还留存有民族英雄张苍水抗清的兵营遗址。