Wind Power Station

　　The wind power station stands on Aozai Mountain at the southern foot of Sufeng Mountain, the highest peak on Dongshan Island. Entering Donggu Village from the coastal round-island tourist highway, a spacious cement road winds up the mountain from the base. Along the way, you can admire pastoral farming villages and lush asparagus fields, visit the shipwreck site of Zheng Chenggong’s warship — Donggu Port, and also take in an ink-painting-like scene of blue skies, clear waters, white sands, green trees, and giant wind turbines all intertwined.

　　This is a wind turbine array, consisting of 10 towering turbines that stand proudly against the wind, each representing a generator unit. These turbines are scattered across the slopes of the mountain, elegantly positioned and well arranged. Against the backdrop of blue skies and white clouds, the white blades slowly rotate with the wind, creating a beautiful sight that compels visitors to take out their cameras — whether to take photos with the turbines or capture scenic shots of the wind power station to take home and cherish. Each turbine tower is 46 meters tall, and its three blades are 19 meters long.

　　At the top of each wind turbine is a sleek wind vane. Set against the massive blades, the vane looks like a white dove perched and resting on the turbine.

　　It may seem insignificant, but once it transmits information such as wind direction and speed to the command center via computer, the turbine automatically adjusts the blades.

　　Standing at the mountaintop, you face the central control room of the wind power station, which somewhat resembles the cockpit of an ocean-going vessel. As you look out from the row of computer control

　　panels, the wind turbines appear like graceful, floating maidens in white, ceaselessly twirling their sleeves. The huge rotors turn slowly, while computer screens display the rotational speed, output capacity, and other technical data for each wind turbine.

　　Dongshan Wind Power Station is a large-scale wind power facility in Fujian Province, with a total investment of 60.53 million RMB, including a mixed loan of 4.08 million USD from the Spanish government.

　　It was connected to the grid on October 1, 2001, with an annual power generation capacity of 15 million kWh, capable of supplying electricity for daily use by urban and rural households. Under the unified dispatch of the Fujian power grid, the Fujian Electric Power Industry Bureau purchases all of its net grid-connected electricity.

　　Wind power has the advantages of fuel-free consumption, renewability, and zero pollution, and is widely valued around the world.

　　Aozai Mountain, where the wind power station is located, is surrounded by sea on three sides. Looking down from the peak, the scenery all around is breathtaking. Under the vast blue sky, the tender blue sea is so light it seems almost transparent. A gentle breeze comes, yet the water remains still, and the shimmering waves resemble the blinking eyes of a child. Fishing boats used to battling the waves now float quietly on the mild sea.

　　Aozai Mountain faces the over 10-kilometer-long Wujiao Bay, the largest bay on Dongshan Island. The waters of Wujiao Bay exceed the combined area of Maluan Bay and Jinluan Bay. The beaches there are broad and flat, with white, fine grains of sand; the forest belts are vast and dense, forming a green Great Wall on the white sandy land as far as the eye can see. From the mountaintop, you can gaze out at the endless blue waves blending seamlessly with the sky. In the misty distance, dense forest belts embrace the pristine white beaches.

　　The protruding parts of the bay consist of several small islands, vividly resembling dragons leaping or elephants playing in the water — these are Damao Mountain and the famous Dongshan Island maritime zoo islands of Xiangyu and Shiyu.

　　Set against the backdrop of blue skies, clear seas, golden sands, white waves, and green trees, the wind power station appears even more charming and adorable.