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Sanya is one of the most popular destinations for Beach holidays. Beach, seafood, and diving are the three eternal themes of travel in Sanya. Located in the southernmost Hainan, every day there is like summer with all kinds of flowers blossoming. Therefore, it is regarded as "the Oriental Hawaii".
On the coastline of Sanya, there are many bays including Yalong Bay, Dadong Hai and Sanya Bay, where coconut tree becomes forest. With the most intact eco-cay in China, Wuzhizhou Island enjoys the reputation of "the Best Diving Base of China". Here are some best recommended Sanya attractions:
1. Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Zone
Wuzhizhou Island has an area of 1.48 square kilometers (0.57 square miles) in the shape of an irregular butterfly with a length of 1400 meters from the east to the west and a width of 1100 meters from the north to the south.
As one of the few islands with fresh water and rich plant life around Hainan Island, it possesses more than 2000 species of plants and lots of rare trees, like the dragon tree "Giant Panda in the Plants", as well as some rare botanic ecosystems.
2. Tianya Haijiao Tourism Zone
Tianyahaijiao (which means "The Edge of the Sky and the End of the Sea") Tourism Zone is composed of the Tropical Ocean Park, the shopping area and the holiday village, with hotels lined up along the coast towards Sanya. There is a combination of tropical sea sights, beautiful beaches, historical relics and folk culture.
3. Luhuitou Park
Luhuitou is a peninsula with water at three sides in the Sanya Bay which is 5 kilometers away from the urban city.
Luohuitou Park is situated on the hill near the seashore, 3 kilometers away from the Sanya city in the south.
The name Luohuitou which means the deer turning its head back is derived from a moving love story. Long time ago, a tyrant emperor desired a pair of dear hairy deer horn, so he forced a Li ethnic young man named Ahei to hunt for deer on the mountainous areas.
