Sandu 'ao was developed as early as before the Tang Dynasty. In the 23rd year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1684), Ningde set up a general tax port with nine ports under its jurisdiction. Guangxu twenty-three years (1898), officially opened as a foreign trade port; On May 8 of the same year, Fu Customs was established. Subsequently, 20 companies from the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Portugal and other countries 13 set up subsidiaries and businesses in Sandu.
There are many strange reefs and rocks in Sandu 'ao, such as "Golden Tortoise Carrying Beads", "Kunpeng Spreading its Wings", "Looking Back at the Fierce Horse", "African Elephant", "Geelong Island", "Ape Man" and "Bijia Mountain".
There is a huge stone in Doumao Island, which looks like a "snail shell" and is about 2 feet high. The shell is smooth and hollow, and five or six people can get in at the same time. Through the small hole in the snail's shell, you can enjoy the view of the quiet ocean. On the east side of the shrimp tail in Qingshan Island, there is a stone wall standing by the sea. The stone wall pattern vaguely shows the majestic posture of Guan Yunchang riding a horse with a knife. When it is cloudy and foggy, the image is clearer due to the refraction of water vapor, which is commonly known as "fairy painting". In the minds of Ningde people, Nanji Park can be regarded as a place where you can travel, play with water and fall in love. Although the ticket office at the gate of the park is still hung with the sign of "three yuan for admission to the park", this ticket can only be collected by people from other places and tourists who organize a "one-day tour of Sandu 'ao" organized by travel agencies. Everyone in Ningde knows that you don't need tickets to go along the hiking trail on the left to Longqiao Pavilion and then enter the park. Although my wife and I seldom go to Qi Jiguang Park now, we often go to Nanji Park. The hiking trails built in the 1990s brought a lot of popularity to Nanji Park, and also brought a lot of ticket losses to Nanji Park. This hiking route is now part of Nanji Park scenic spot. Now, there are fewer ingredients for sightseeing in Nanji Park, but more ingredients for climbing mountains and keeping fit. Because, since childhood, we have often played in Nanji Park, and we are too familiar with everything here. This is where our outdoor wedding photos were taken. Every time we go to Nanji Park, my wife and I always go up the mountain from the hiking trail. We can meet many acquaintances who come to climb the mountain together. The distance from the bottom of the trail to Long Ting is not very long, but the whole climbing process will still make people sweat. You can have a rest in the "Beauty Hall" in the middle, and there are some sports and fitness facilities next to the "Beauty Hall" for tourists to use. After the break, we can continue to climb up to Longqiu Pavilion, which is named after the "Longqiu Temple" next to it. Longqiuge is the dividing line of the whole mountaineering activity. Going up, there are always stone steps leading to Nanfeng, and there is even a mountain road leading to the top of the old Ningde TV relay station, which is suitable for fitness enthusiasts who come here to climb mountains. Go down and you can enter Nanji Park. Visitors can see three quarters of Ningde City when they stop at Longqiao Pavilion. If you feel that the purpose of mountaineering and fitness has been achieved after arriving at Longqiu Pavilion and don't want to go up any more, you can walk down the winding forest stone steps and enter Nanji Park. Nanji Park is a rare place with mountains and water in Ningde, where the TV series Liaozhai filmed in the 1980s was filmed. Nanji Park impressed us deeply with elegant and quiet bamboo forests, unique stone bridges, white statues of Lu You and the birthday girl, and the famous Man Waterfall, also known as Lovers Waterfall. Although there is less water now, we can't see the waterfall pouring down from top to bottom, and the middle is divided into two parts, just like the waterfall in the shape of the word "person" in Chinese characters, but you can still appreciate the style of the waterfall from the small word "person" pouring down from the cliff after heavy rain. There is always water along the stone steps. A downward mountain stream appears on the left or right side of the stone steps. You can hear the sound of running water all the way down. There are also many stone tables and benches on both sides of the road, where tourists can get together to play cards and chat. Out of the stone steps of the mountain road, it was a flat road. Suddenly, my eyes were suddenly enlightened and a large lawn the size of a football field appeared. In spring and autumn and summer nights, invite a group of friends to spread a plastic sheet on this lawn, and everyone will sit on the floor, or chat or drink. This is really a pleasant life. There are some paid recreational activities around the lawn, but most of them are bleak. Maybe people are not interested in these ancient forms of entertainment. Cross the lawn and you will be out of the gate of Nanji Park. If you want to have fun in Nanji Park, you can spend a day. In Ningde, if you don't want to travel far, it is a more suitable place to play. For foreign tourists who have never been there, I recommend you to have a look.