1993年农历癸酉年又称鸡年,谈鸡成了热门话题。而且凡带“鸡”之物、之地,也都沾上了吉祥之气。厦门的鸡屿是仅次于鼓浪屿的小岛,面积0.43平方公里,与罗马教廷梵蒂冈的大小相当。鸡屿位于九龙江入海口,距海沧台商投资区约1000～1500米。西部地势较低洼,建有简易码头,腹地是高岗,最高处拔海高程64.9米。鸡屿四周波涛浩瀚,远远望去犹如浪尖上一艘不沉的战舰。岛上林木葱茏,有马尾松、木麻黄、台湾相思,还有一种秋天能结紫色桃金娘野果的灌木丛生。西边滩涂生长着一片红树林,保护岸线免遭海浪侵蚀。每天都可以看到成群海鸟和苍鹰在小岛上空翱翔、盘旋。有时还可以看到几只海豚不断跃出水面,沿小岛附近的深水水道欢快地向外海游去,景色十分诱人。鸡屿的形态极象古代帝王祭祀时手执的玉圭,故命名圭屿。闽南方言“圭”与“鸡”同音,便逐渐演变为鸡屿。近年来,人们发现鸡屿东南有一礁石(海蚀柱)形状很象一只昂首长鸣的雄鸡,认为这是 In 1993, the lunar New Year, known as the Year of the Rooster, became a hot topic. And where with “chicken” things, the land, also stained auspicious atmosphere. Xiamen’s Xiamen Island is second only to Gulangyu Island, an area of ​​0.43 square kilometers, with the Holy See the size of the Vatican. Jiyu Island is located in the Jiulong River estuary, from Haicang Taiwanese investment zone about 1000 ~ 1500 meters. Lower Western depression, built a simple wharf, the hinterland is a high post, the highest elevation of 64.9 meters pull sea. JI Yu vast waves around, from afar looks like waves on the unsinkable warships. Onion trees, Pinus massoniana, Casuarina, Taiwan Acacia, there is a kind of autumn can bear purple myrtle wild bush. West of the beach grow a mangrove, shoreline protection from waves erosion. You can see swarms of seabirds and goshawk flying over the island everyday. Sometimes you can see a few dolphins continue to jumped out of the water, along the island near the deep water channel to the sea excursion happily, the scenery is very attractive. The shape of the chicken island is very similar to the ancient jade god ritual sacrificial offering, so named Gui island. Minnan dialect “Gui ” and “chicken ” homonyms, they gradually evolved into chicken Island. In recent years, it has been found that there is a reef (sea-eclipse column) southeast of Jiji Island that resembles a rooster whose head has been ringing for a long time