The sea heals you by making you forget you're being healed

⏰Waking up at 5am in darkness, the salty sea breeze rushes in as the Huangcuo Beach fades into dawn ✨When the first golden light splits the clouds and hits the water, even your coffee-holding hand trembles—Xiamen's wildest romance is forever free 🗺️This coastline walk from sunrise to sunset, laid bare for you👇 📍Seaside route (5KM total, 1.5h walk) 🌊Huangcuo Beach→Wanyue Slope→Xitouxia→Music Square→Zhenzhu Bay→PanGui Tower 🆓No tickets! All beaches free! 1️⃣Huangcuo Beach·Sunrise Sanctuary 📍Pin "One Country Two Systems Beach"—directly facing Kinmen Islands! Red-white lighthouse against blue sea, fewer crowds & clearer water. Arrive before 5:00 for front row (don't believe "no sunrise on cloudy days"—dawn glow still stuns) 2️⃣Wanyue Slope·Celebrity Spot 🌳Instagram trio: viral tree + cream-colored bus + seaside café! Try authentic "soil worm jelly" at Linjia Minnan Cuisine—¥60/person gets you stuffed 📸Book window seats for afternoon tea—Zhang Ruoyun shot magazine covers here! 3️⃣Xitouxia→Music Square 🪵Boardwalk's most photogenic spot! High tide submerges planks—like walking on waves (check tide tables!) 🎵Music Square's pebble beach + viral bench: hold a coconut for perfect backlight silhouettes! 4️⃣PanGui Tower·Sunset Magnet 🌇Climb before 17:30! 270° glass walkway suspends you above sea, twin towers gilded by sunset like spilled marmalade~ 🍤Descend to Huangcuo seafood stalls—Azhong Seafood's soy-braised fish will "fresh" off your eyebrows 🚴Transport Tip: Skip scenic bikes (¥50/hour scam!)—use shared bikes with docks along Huandao Road 🏠Stay: "Oneday B&B" in Huangcuo Village—5min walk to sea, Instagrammable white house 📸Secret Spots: 🪨Xitouxia tidal rocks (shoot downward from crevices at low tide) 🌳Zhenzhu Bay's "Lonely Tree" (opposite Jiulongtang Cultural Park) 🧴Final Reminders: 1️⃣Sunscreen! Xiamen UV rays cut deeper than a lover's glare 👟Wear soft soles—reef areas will torture your feet 🚌Bus 29 is the "coastal express"—¥2 rides cover Huandao Road