From a sleepy backwater to a modern tourist destination, Hainan Island, off the south coast of China, has attracted large numbers of followers from both home and abroad every year. With its tropical climate, sandy beach and clear water, people from colder parts of China have long flocked to the island for relaxing holidays. Now the noted resort is welcoming the holiday season with tropical zeal.
Hainan province started its fourteenth annual carnival on Dec 29 with various activities for tourists from across the world. Members of the “Big Sanya Tourism Circle” tourism alliance recently developed and issued 3 new southern Hainan tourism routes that start from Sanya, in a bid to better promote the tourism resources of the seven cities and counties in Southern Hainan at the 14th Hainan Carnival. The 3 tour routes include the sunset & blessing tour from Sanya to Ledong and Dongfang, the rainforest & health care tour from Sanya to Wuzhishan and Baoting, and the island & food tour from Sanya to Lingshui and Wanning.
Hainan`s main draw is the city of Sanya, which boasts many five-star hotels along its white-sand beaches. Its turquoise waters and swaying palm trees make for an idyllic beach retreat. But there is more to the island than sun and sand. 21st Century picked out a few uncrowded but beautiful and unique places where you can avoid the chilliness in cold days during winter holidays.
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