Sanya

Sanya is located at the southern boundary of China, bordering Lingshui County in the east, Baoting County in the north, Ledong County in the west and South China Sea in the south.

Sanya is Hainan province's most popular tourist destination, and has seen incredible growth and development in the last several years. There are many exciting things to do and see here, including a water park, helicopter rides, scuba diving, duty free shopping, aquatic buses, exciting shows, great seafood, luxury hotels, cruise ships, and more!

Yalong Bay

Yalong Bay is located 28 kilometers southeast to Sanya City – the southernmost city in China. It is a half-moon shaped bay of 7.5 kilometers long. With a shallow beach of 50~60 meters wide, white and soft sands, clear and blue water, annual average sea water 22-25.1℃ and annual average air temperature 25.5℃, which is suitable for swimming all the year round. It is known as “The Best Bay in the World”, and has attracted millions of tourists each year. 

Yalong Bay National Resort is situated in the same latitudes as Hawaii, and it is also known as “Oriental Hawaii”. Yet, its beach length is 2 times longer than that of Hawaii. Yalong Bay National Resort simply should not be missed while you are in Sanya.

Nanshan Buddhism Cultural Tourism Zone

Sanya Nanshan Buddhism Cultural Tourism Zone is one of the largest cultural tourist attractions of its kind in China, it's located just 20 kilometres southwest of Sanya City. It is at the southernmost mountain in China which has long been recognized as an auspicious and blessing land.

The well know Chinese saying “Good fortune as vast as East Sea, Long Life as great as Nanshan Mountain” shows further the Nanshan’s origin of relations with Chinese traditional culture of auspicious and longevity.

Dadonghai Scenic Spot

Sanya Dadonghai is one of the famous beaches in Hainan. It is situated in the eastern suburb of Sanya City, 3km away from Sanya Town, and is a naturally formed half-moon shallow bay between Tuweiling and Luhuitou Park, bordering on Yulin Port. Supporting facilities such as a variety of hotels, large seashore square, tourist submarine, diving base, are fully equipped in the seaside resort. Multiple water activities and beach sports are held throughout the year. Walking eastbound along the beach for three or four hundred meters, it is a small coastal park. There is a hill in this park, and a sea-watching pavilion sits on the top of the hill where visitors can overlook the sea. An egret park is near here, and it is a paradise for egrets that they can be seen everywhere around the lake.

Luhuitou Park

Luhuitou Park is in a seaside hill where is 3km away from Sanya’s downtown in the south and surrounded by the sea on the other three sides. The main peak is 275.1m in height. The cape is merged with the sea so that you can overlook the magnificent sea, undulating mountains and the wonderful panorama of the city. A story states that in ancient time, a handsome Li hunter with a red headscarf, bow and arrows chased an Eld’s deer to the seaside of the South Sea from Five Fingers Mountain, tramping over ninety-nine mountains and crossing ninety-nine rivers. There was no road but sea for the deer, so she stopped, staood on the cliff and turned around. Her eyesight was clear and beautiful with sadness, leading to the hunter unconsciously laid his weapon down. Suddenly, a fire was shining, then the fog was fluttering. The deer became a beautiful Li girl. In the end, the hunter and the girl got married and lived happily ever after. Thus, the hill was given a name of “Luhuitou (a deer returned around)” and the Hainan’s highest statue “Luhuitou”, which is based on the beautiful love story, has become Sanya’s city statue. Sanya is also given a name, “Deer City”.

Haitang Bay

Being considered as “National Seashore”, Haitang Bay is 28km away from Sanya’s downtown; 40km from Phoenix International Airport. Its national scarce tourism resources can be compared with world-famous coastal tourist resorts. With 21.8km of coastline, the area of Haitang Bay owns beaches, folk cultures, springs and islands as well as the 13.8km of ecological river network, a lagoon with a total area of 8 km2, and abundant wetland resources. You will be enchanted with the bright sunshine, clear blue sea, pure white beaches, coconut forests, and friendly folk custom. At present, you can find a series of internationally renowned vacation resorts and entertainment equipment such as international tax-free shopping mall and a seven-star hotel—Atlantis Sanya. 

Wuzhizhou Island

Located on the scenic area of Yalong Bay, Wuzhizhou Island is a heaven of vacation behind the beautiful landscapes of Yalong Bay, being named the Maldives in China. From south to north, the island is 1100m in width with the 5.7km coastline and the 79.9m south highest mountain. In the east, south, and west side of the island, totally 2700 kinds of native plants from 85 families are growing here, including tall and erect arbor and flourish shrub, especially for Alsophila spinulosa, a fantastic plant has lived since the dinosaur era, and dracaena cambodiana, the oldest plant in the earth, called “The God of Longevity in Earth Plants”. Moreover, you will see tropical plant views like parasitic trees and strangling plants as you go. Wuzhizhou Island has a reputation for the “Top One Diving Base of China”. The waters here bound with the green snail, sea cucumber, lobster, mackerel, sea urchin, silvery pomfret and colorful tropical fishes, visibility of which is 6-27 meters. On the seabed of the southern water grow well-protected coral reefs. Wuzhizhou Island, the best diving base in China, is one of the few islands which have few rocks and pebbles.