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Gorgeous beaches at Sanya!
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Some tour traps
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Leisure? yeah~~~
Andrew_Liu Says: "YELIN" means "palm tree". YELIN bay located among the tropical palm trees. The resort is set in a green tropical landscape that meets the fine sand coast and clear blue sea. We took a break from stress of hectic city life, lived in a log cabin or lay down on a hammock and...
mstinawu Says: People would generally consider this place under the "tourist trap" category, as there are people asking for tips and selling trinkets is somehow moved in w/ the actual trip, but the beautiful forest scenery here and the cultural effects here make it worth the trip.
Fu Le Restaurant: Singapore Style Hainanese Chicken Rice
xuessium Says: Well, even the Hainanese themselves contend the mutated version is much better. This is a chain that was set up to sell Singapore style Hainanese Chicken Rice - the chip off the old block. The original version....well, I will just say, it's not comparable.But even that,...
?: Freshest seafood on the island!
mstinawu Says: Freshness: 10/10Taste: 10/10Ambiance: 3/10. It's basically an outdoor seafood market next to a bunch of mini outdoor cook stalls.Basically, a great place to eat. How to do it?1. Go to the seafood market vendors and buy your seafood. 2. Go to any of the tables (each has their...
Daily Coffee aka Tian Tian Cafe: Western food in Eastern China
xuessium Says: This was the restaurant in my hotel in Haikou (Huaqiao Dasha). I was clamouring for coffee after several days of tea (this is China afterall, folks) and I found it here. The coffee is not too bad (afterall, Hainan is the first place in China to be exposed to western food and...
xuessium Says: There is a line of seafood restaurants and stalls fronting Dadonghai Beach, popular with tourists for a night out under the stars, serenaded by the songs of the sea and tucking into delicious seafood galore. There are many stalls to choose from so pick the one you fancy.
belleli Says: Allen Bar, which is located in Guomao Road, very famous in Haikou. Its indoor environment is really very good, but it's also a little expensive. Can try, but can't go there every day. : ) No requirement!
Getting to Hainan (from outside China)
xuessium Says: The easiest place will be via Hong Kong via Dragonair [KA]. Dragonair flies to both Haikou & Sanya.Other places include Macau (Air Macau), Kuala Lumpur (Hainan Airlines) and Singapore (Tiger Airways, which is a budget airline, and China Southern Airlines).The flights from...
belleli Says: Most public buses in Hainan is RMB1/person, but there are also several buses need RMB2 or RMB3, or even RMB5. Such as NO.40/NO.37/NO.39... in Haikou, tourist buses in Sanya, RMB5/person from Yalong Bay to Tian Ya Hai Jiao. It charges as the journey.
Haikou Meilan Airport Shuttle Bus
belleli Says: There is public shuttle buses on the first floor of Haikou Meilan Airport. RMB25/person, destination is Haikou Civil Aviation Hotel, which is located in Haixiu Road, Haikou downtown. It takes about 30minutes. If you want to take the bus to the airport, also please buy...
Supermarkets in Hainan: Shopping in Hainan
belleli Says: Haikou: One-pro Supermarket, Nanguo Supermarket, Datong Supermarket, Orient Square, etc. Sanya: One-pro Supermarket, Wanghao Supermarket, etc. Pearl, tea leaf, tropical fruit, shell necklace, crystal, coconut candy, coffee, etc Depends what you want to buy.
Every vendor crawling on all the beaches!: She Sells Seashells By The Seashore
xuessium Says: Anyone crazy about shells and their products need worry no further. The only souvenir that the vendors carry around on the beaches - you guess it - seashells!! Everyone is selling it, everyone is hawking it. Bargain of course, for a reasonable price. Sorry, I am not big on...
xuessium Says: Very peculiar to China, and more so in Hainan. Regardless of whether you are shopping in a mall, or in shop, or in a boutique, you WILL have a shadow perpetually following your every step. Put it down to the zeal of these sales folks trying to convince you to make a...
xuessium Says: You may get a drop in service standard once the attendants realise that you are not going to spend an awful lot of money at their restaurants, especially in the bigger, posher ones. Suddenly their smile dimmed, the attitude may took a turn for the worse and you be hard...
xuessium Says: Many older folks in Hainan still do not like to have their photos taken. There is an old Chinese superstition that the camera carries away a little bit of your soul. If you really want to take a photo after being refused or rebuffed, do it discreetly.
cultural village? of gold diggers perhaps...
mabelyee Says: the 'Li and Mao' cultural village listed on the map may sound attractive, but DO NOT ever go there. firstly, they charge ridiculously high rates at the entrance and once inside, there really is nothing much to see. the local girls will usher the men into this room to perform...
xuessium Says: Verdict is split on this place. This is the supposedly the highlight of the place, once the furthest reach of known Chinese territory, and hence rich in history. Distractors called it 2 big boulders on the beach. You pay 65RMB to enter to see landscaped gardens and statues,...
xuessium Says: I hardly think of it as anything Beijing but it was both fun and delicious to be chomping on one. Unfortunately, I could not remember the name of the street in Haikou selling it but if you see it, give it a try. It's like a pancake, baked one side full of egg and the other...
National Flag of The People's' Republic of China
xuessium Says: The national flag of the People's Republic of China is the five-star red flag. The red color of the flag is the symbol of the revolution, signifying that the political power of the People's Republic of China is achieved through bloodshed and lives laid down by countless...
xuessium Says: Hainan is so far south from the rest of China that the seasons are not prominent here. The best time to go will be during November-February, the "winter" season when the weather is dry and there is no rain. You may get lots of sunshine to get that tan you always wanted.
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'Eastern Hawaii--Hainan, China. - Hainan is the southernmost province in China, and it's also the unique tropical city in China. Here has the different lanscapes, distinct from other cities' of China. It's like spring all the year...
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Q: We intend to spend one week with my kids in Sanya, is the beach good for surfing? We know the weather is fine but what else we can...
A: You can also do diving and fishing. However, Sanya is not the place only has good beaches. You can explore some Chinese culture while your stay. Another thing you can do...
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Clean air, tropical weather, green everywhere, fine sand beach and blue sea. All these attract more and more traveler from all of the world and china. Hainan is the most south province and the second...
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'Eastern Hawaii--Hainan, China.
Hainan is the southernmost province in China, and it's also the unique tropical city in China. Here has the different lanscapes, distinct from other cities' of China. It's like spring all the year...
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