The first tidal observation point
A seawall in the southeast of Yan Guan Town, Haining County is the first good place to go. The tide here is the most abundant, characterized by the first line, so it is called "the first line tide of Haining Pagoda". At the beginning of the tide, a white river flashed across the horizon, accompanied by a rumbling sound, like a dull thunder rolling on the horizon. The tide is coming from all directions. Like a flock of white swans in a row, flapping their wings and flying.
The second best place to watch the tide.
Babao, 8 kilometers east of Yan Guan Town. You can see the spectacle of tidal head collision. After the tide rises into the estuary, due to the different topography of the north and south banks, the tide speed is faster in the south and slower in the north, and the tide head is gradually divided into two sections. The rapid advance in the southern section is called the South Tide, while the stagnant tidal head in the northern section, in the view of tidal watchers on the north shore, comes from the east, so it is called the East Tide.
The third best place to watch the tide.
You can enjoy the "low tide" in the old salt warehouse, which is located at12km west of Yan Guan Town. There is a "T-shaped dam" with a height of 9 meters and a length of 650 meters, which goes straight into the middle of the river like a giant arm to turn the tide. At this point, the momentum of the tide has been slightly reduced, but when rushing to the T-shaped dam head, it is still like a lion leaping, screaming and choppy.
The scene of tidal bore in Qiantang River
Cross tide
At the moment when the two tides collided, a water column was stirred up, which was as high as several feet, splashing and stirring. By the time the water column fell back into the river, there were already two tidal heads on the river, which were cross-shaped and quickly ran west. At the same time, the intersection moved northward like an avalanche, hitting the straight seawall, splashing huge water and landing on the top of the pond.
Yixianchao
The waves are deafening like drums on all sides. In the distance, a white line appeared on the foggy river, which moved rapidly to the west, just like "Pingchuan crossing the river, Changpingsha starting from Bai Hong".
Closer, the white line becomes a water retaining wall and gradually rises. "If you want to know how high the tide is, you must cross the mountains and waves first." With the rapid advance of a white wall, the tidal bore came to our eyes. With the trend of Ma Benteng, the power of thunder was unstoppable.
Huitouchao
In order to reclaim land from the sea and protect the seawall, a 660-meter-long groin was built on the river course of the old salt warehouse, and the roaring tide would be reflected back after encountering obstacles.
There, it hit the opposite dam, then rolled with the top of Mount Tai and landed on the torrent moving westward, forming a row of "snow-capped mountains", rushing back to the east like a lion roaring, which was earth-shattering. This is the wave of return.