Travel tips from Xinjiang to Hainan, this one guide is enough!
Essential travel tips for traveling to Hainan, attractions worth visiting in Hainan
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Travel to Hainan
Ten must-visit places
Highlands that have never been tread upon, uncharted pure land
Experience Hainan like this, slowly
01 Xisha
Heading south all the way from the mainland of China, crossing land, straits, and islands, you will arrive in Sansha. This is a city at the southern end of China’s territory with a very small land area but a vast sea area. As the name suggests, Sansha includes the Xisha, Zhongsha, and Nansha Islands. However, currently, only the Xisha Islands can be included on the travel itinerary.
Taking a cruise ship to Xisha, heading south all the way into the azure deep sea. The sound of the ship’s hull cutting through the waves surrounds your ears. The water is so blue, like the petals of beautiful knapweed, and at the same time, so clear, like bright glass. Xisha, how many people are immersed in the fantasy it creates and don’t want to wake up.
02 Boao Red Stone Beach
——’This is a crimson sea belonging to women. Gorgeous red stones dot the deep blue, and snowy waves gently lap against it.’
Heading south along the eastern coastline of Hainan Island, a place called Boao Red Stone Beach is definitely not to be missed. It is located at the entrance of the Wanquan River in Boao, not far from Tanmen Town to the north along the coast of Boao.
In Hainan, the sea is mostly azure and magnificent, filled with the hot breath of the blazing sun. The sea here is different. It’s a crimson sea belonging to women. The sea water is deep blue, vast, calm, and gentle.
Looking around, the layered red stone beach spreads out along the bay, winding, distant, and endless, as if a tragic and beautiful story, or a heartfelt whisper etched in one’s memory.
03 Lingshui Cape
——’This is the border of the motherland. At my feet is a golden beach that no one has set foot on. Only I can see its beauty, only I can measure its angles.’
The locals call that bay Moon Bay, and it’s also a great place for young people to go on dates. Under the gentle sunshine, yellow flowers bloom all over the mountain, and at your feet is a golden beach that no one has set foot on. This is a beautiful church in the world, worthy of sacred testimony.
The beauty of Lingshui Cape is the beauty of a maiden, the beauty of youth, beautiful to the point of being indescribable. It’s so beautiful that it makes people want to shout with all their strength, so beautiful that it takes one’s breath away, because you worry that your dirty and卑鄙 intentions might cause pollution.
04 Dongfang Yulinzhou
——’It is the watcher of the sea, the harbor for travelers afar. Its silhouette under the sunset is as touching and lengthy as a story.’
Yulinzhou is a small hill at the corner of the sea, located in Dongfang City. It is connected to the land on one side and surrounded by the sea on three sides. Due to the layered rocks on this small hill, after sunlight refraction, they shimmer brightly like fish scales. Therefore, it is named ‘Yulinzhou’.
This is probably the most beautiful windmill coast in Hainan. When walking along the beach at sunset, looking out at the silhouette of the windmills, and embracing the freely flowing golden afterglow, close your eyes and feel the sea breeze on your face. It’s hard to have such a state of mind in one’s lifetime.
Unlike the soft beaches elsewhere, the beach at Yulinzhou is rough, just like its name suggests—it is covered with small pebbles, and walking barefoot on it may cause a slight stinging sensation. On the beach at Yulinzhou, 18 giant windmills stand tall against the wind, giving this land another romantic atmosphere.
05 Sanya Fenghuang Flower Sea
——"Enjoy the flowers while you can; don’t wait until there are no flowers left to admire their branches"
"That year, we gazed at the starry sky and had so many brilliant dreams," the starry sky is always a word filled with hope. On a night filled with stars, people cannot help but let their thoughts wander, following the continuous starry sky, thinking about a very distant future.
In Hainan, there is a "starry sky" that has landed on the vast fields, glowing with a misty blue-purple and dotted with bright gold, blooming before you. A "starry sky" surrounded by fresh flowers, inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting "The Starry Night," resembles a huge starry night canopy that has opened up in the fields of Sanya Haitang Bay.
Forget-me-nots symbolize great maternal love, gypsophila symbolizes happiness, lavender symbolizes waiting for love, and roselle symbolizes hope, tranquility, reserve, waiting, and faith. The faint fragrance of flowers wafts through the warm spring day. May we, while wandering through the sea of flowers in Fenghuang, feel the beautiful wishes from these flowers.
06 Wanning Dazhou Island
——"It is the pet of the sea, a clear and beautiful world. Here lies the magical Double-Faced Sea, with a blue sky, clear sea, and fresh air, filled with the scent of the sea everywhere"
This is a large island along the coast of Hainan and an undeveloped deserted island. The only buildings on the island are the humble houses of a dozen fishing families. This is a secluded paradise left behind by the world. The sea is clear to the bottom, and coral, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers are within easy reach. By day, dive into the colorful underwater world and swim freely. By night, light a bonfire and snuggle up in a tent.
Arriving at Dazhou Island by boat, you can see many flying fish accompanying you along the way. Here lies the beautiful Double-Faced Sea, with one side deep blue and the other side emerald green, one side as flat as a mirror and the other side turbulent. In the inner curve of Dazhou Island, the gentle wind stirs up the waves, and clear water flows like jade. A silver-colored bow-shaped beach connects the two mountains. When the tide rises, the sea cuts through the beach, connecting the east and west. At the western outlet to the sea, there are jagged rocks, towering waves crashing against the cliffs, and the sea playing its melody.
07 Haikou Qilou Old Street
——"This place was once bustling with merchants and became a center for finance, commerce, and fashion. When the old acquaintances returned from their long voyages, they brought back the winds of Southeast Asia, and history slumbered here."
Although more than a hundred years have passed, strolling down the old streets, one can still appreciate the beauty of the old street architecture. Back then, the old Haikou people ventured down to Southeast Asia, braved the deep seas, and established themselves there. They not only brought back considerable wealth but also brought back the culture of Southeast Asia. The influence of Southeast Asian culture on Hainanese people is imperceptible. Until now, many of the local people’s living habits still bear traces of Southeast Asia.
Such a place where merchants gathered has even become the center of commerce, finance, and fashion for a time. The streets named after Zhongshan in China also originate from the Qilou Old Street. Walking on the old street today, perhaps the people who once cultivated this land are no longer here, but they have left many thrilling stories that are passed down from mouth to mouth among future generations with longing.
08 Wuzhizhou Island
—— ‘Facing the Pacific Ocean, with the legendary seven-colored sea, it is a heaven that quietly blooms behind Yalong Bay. It is a lover’s island, a diving resort, it is quieter, clearer, and it is our Wuzhizhou Island in our hearts.’
The sea here, from near to far under the sunshine, shows seven colors. The sandy beach is dazzlingly white, and the sea is dazzlingly beautiful, with shades of light green, jade green, dark green, light blue, and deep blue. Here, you can accidentally see all the greens and blues in the world.
Wuzhizhou Island has extremely high seawater visibility and a colorful underwater world, making it ideal for diving. Therefore, it also enjoys the reputation of being the ‘China’s First Diving Base’.
You and your lover have come here together, leaving a beautiful story on this small island. Then, you leave with the beautiful scenery, leaving the memories in your heart.
09 Baoting Qixianling
—— ‘Qixianling is a place favored by nature. Its beauty is hidden in the deep mountains of Baoting, just like a maiden waiting in her boudoir, captivating the heart.’
Here, without fishing lights and distant sails as foil, without the background of fishy smells and sea waves, the beauty of Qixianling is silent, pure, and serene. Legend has it that the seven peaks are the incarnations of seven fairies. Standing at the peak of the mountain and overlooking everything below, it brings a sense of calmness, sincerity, and fearlessness.
Coming here, far away from urban haze, breathe the purest air, inhale the scent of the mountains and forests, bathe in wild stream hot springs, listen to the murmuring streams, quietly enjoy the gifts of nature, let go of everything in your heart, return to nature, and enjoy the beauty of being isolated from the world.
10 Tianya Haijiao (the Ends of the Earth)
—— ‘Once this was the geographical end, recording the tragic lives of exiled officials and rebellious ministers. Now it is the end in artistic conception. It’s as if coming here, endless love and life will not end.’
The ends of the earth and the corners of the globe provide a materialized carrier for people’s ‘ends of the earth complex’. ‘Tianya Haijiao’ (the ends of the earth and the corners of the globe) is not the geographical end but the end in artistic conception.
In ancient times, Qiong Island was sparsely populated, desolate, and was a place where feudal dynasties exiled ‘rebellious ministers’. The famous Song Dynasty official Hu Quan once used the poem ‘A mere ten thousand li to the ends of the earth, wild grass and mist break the soul’ and the Tang Dynasty prime minister Li Deyu’s ‘Once gone ten thousand li, never to return a thousand times’ to express the fate of exiled officials.
This place records the tragic lives of exiled officials and rebellious ministers in history. Visitors here feel as if they have reached the ends of the earth.
Beautiful places will enchant you, broad places will broaden your mind, sunrises give hope, sunsets bring peace, and the countryside offers seclusion. What makes a journey unforgettable is that in front of breathtaking scenery, people always unconsciously amplify their emotions. If you have time, pack your bags and go traveling with him (her).
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