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mke1963 Says: Walking into Nanshan is an unexpected surprise, as the look and feel of the place is remarkably pleasant for a cultural park. In China these are usually built at the lowest cost, and after opening are seeded with vast numbers of shacks for souvenir sellers (check out the...
mke1963 Says: Runing down from the upper part of Nanshan is a long, covered road used to display many descriptions and photographs of Guanyin. These panels show the development and treatment of Guanyin throughout Chinese history. The text is all in Chinese, but it is all very well thought...
mke1963 Says: I had seen it on posters in and around Sanya, but nothing prepared me for the scale of the statue of Guanyin, currently being built out on an island off the coast of Nanshan.108 metres high, (not 107 or 109, but 108); that's about the same as a 30-story building. For...
mke1963 Says: For some reason, the area around Nanshan is particularly healthy, and has a higher than usual elderly population. Many people live beyond 100 years, and this feat is recorded and celebrated in Nanshan in two places.Theres is a small, intimate longevity valley in the upper...
Nanshan treehouses: The treehouses
mke1963 Says: This rather unusual accommodation option fascinated our children (and the child in both of us).In huge mango trees high up on the sand-bar at Nanshan, a number of substantial treehouses have been built.Each has bedrooms, outdoor living areas and look out over the South China...
mke1963 Says: At the apearance of anything worth photographing in China, tourists leap into a certain position to line up the photograph.I have not seen this custom elsewhere in Asia.I think it's called the Kodak manouevre
General topographical map of Nanshan area
mke1963 Says: Link to a general topographical map of Nanshan area.Note that the town in yellow to the north-east is Yacheng, and that Sanya City is not shown - it is at the far eastern edge of this map.
mke1963 Says: Map of the lower part of the park
mke1963 Says: A map of Nanshan, showing the upper part of the park.The entrance is at the top right. The electric buses run on a circuit (in red).
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A map of Nanshan, showing the upper part of the park.The entrance is at the top right. The electric buses run on a circuit (in red).
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Nanshan is marketed heavily in Sanya as a theme park and a cultural experience, enough to put anyone off the place before even going, but Nanshan is worth a visit. Although a very modern place, it has...
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