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Tianyahaijiao
Tianyahaijiao (literally 'edge of the sky, rim of the sea'), which is 24km away form the downtown center, just as its name means that it will take you to the end of heaven and earth. Ancient history recalls a beautiful love story that relates to this particular beauty spot that is enhanced by a blue sky and pure, clear seawater of Tianyanhaijiao. There are three famous huge rocks here that attract lots of visitors, and many who take photos in front of them, as the Chinese characters of Tianya, Haijiao and Nantianyizhu are respectively engraved on them.
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. Once, when Ahei was hunting, he saw a beautiful spotted deer chased by a panther. He shot the panther to death with his arrow and run after the deer for nine days and nine nights. After passing ninety-nine hills, they arrived at the Coral Cliff of Sanya. The deer found no way to escape except jumping into the sea while the hunter were bending his bow and got ready to shoot. Suddenly it turned its head back and changed into a beautiful girl walking toward him. Then, the hunter and the girl fell in love and married. In the end, the fairy girl collected her brothers to defeat the tyrant and settle down on the cliff. After several generations' hard work, they finally built the Coral Cliff into a beautiful farm. From then on, the romantic hill has been called Luhuitou.
At present, a charming park has been built on the top of the Luhuitou and a huge sculpture 9 meters long, 4.9 meters wide and 12 meters high was set there based on the moving legend. The city is also nicknamed "Deer City".
The panoramic view of the vast sea, the rolling mountains and the of Sanya city gained from the top of the hill is fantastic . Inside the Luhuitou Park, there are winding paths, Halley's comet observation station built on the mountain, white wave-hearing pavilion, red Guanghai kiosk, the lover's island, and other scenic spots like the Monkey Mountain, Deer House, Hut of Li People, Turtle's Heaven and the Immortal Pond. What's more exciting is that you can taste the red coconut-the treasure of Hainan coconuts.
The Luhuitou Bay is on the foot of the Luhuitou Mountain. There, you can enjoy and view school of colorful parrotfish, ill-looking sea cucumber, fish worm, sea sycas, sea fan, coral tree, sea flower, soft coral, sea oyster, jelly fish, sea nettle and so on.
Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Zone
About 2.7 kilometers away from the village and 30 kilometers away from the city center in the north, the Wuzhizhou Island is located in the Haitang Bay in Houhai village, Linwang county, facing the Nanwanhou Island in the north and bordering the Yalong Bay called "the first bay in the world"in the south. It is next to the eastern highway and 38 kilometers away from the Phoenix Airport.
Wuzhizhou Island called "Guqizhou"in the ancient time, has an area of 1.48 square kilometers 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 which is 30 kilometers away from the city center. As one of the few islands with fresh water and rich plants around Hainan Island, it possesses more than 2000 kinds of plants and lots of precious trees like the Dragontree called the "giant panda in the plants"as well as some rare botanic landscapes.
The transport on the island is very convenient thanks to its advantageous location and the Eastern highway near it. And the biggest hovership in the country at the moment is able to carry 70 people at one time to the island.
The Wuzhizhou Island which is of a typical tropical maritime climate is endowed with a pleasant temperature all the year round, an ideal place for holidays, leisure, winter prevention, winter swim and other recreations.
There are more than 2000 different kinds of plants, arbors and shrubs growing on the island. And the altitude of the highest point in the southeast of the island is 79.9 meters with dangerous cliff, reef and surfing sea. As to land in the west and north area, it is relatively flat with soft and white sands on the beach. The sea water there is extremely clear with a high visibility of 27 meters. Besides, it is rich in nightlight snails, sea cucumber, lobsters, sierra fish, urchin, pomfret and colorful tropical fish. And the coral reefs which are fantastic and of different shapes in the seabed of the southern sea area are well-protected. Therefore, it is the best place for seawater entertainments, especially for diving. Two historical relics, namely the Matsu Temple and the Guanri Cliff are the must-see spots.
Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone
It is located on the Nanshan Mountain, about 40 kilometers away from Sanya.
The Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone consists of three gardens with special themes. The Nanshan Buddhist Culture Park serving as a window on China's is rich in philosophy and profound meaning which often arouses in visitors a sense of enlightenment and morality. The main constructions in the park include the Nanshan Temple, Guanyin Cultural Garden, Tianzhu Saint Vestige, Scenic Garden for Buddhism, Shifangtalin, Guigen Garden, Communication Center for Buddhist Culture, Dining and Shopping Street and so on. The Felicity and Longevity Culture Park is a garden collecting the essence of Chinese long culture with the aim at creating atmosphere of peace, harmony and happy life. With its blue sky and sea, sunshine and sands, forest and reef, architecture, the Nanshan Custom Park well presents the natural landscape on the coastline of South Sea and the culture and customs of Li and Miao nationalities. Things and places for tourists to visit are the Custom Garden for Li and Miao Nationalities, Fairyland of Legend, Memorial House for Huang Daopo, Ocean Park, Underwater World and Paradise for Birds and Flowers.
The 3.8 meter-high Golden Jade Guanyin Statue is made of four parts, the golden body, the bright leaf, the Qianye lotus and the base made of red sandal wood, which had consumed more than 100 kilograms gold. There are also 120 carats of South African diamonds embedded with Chinese traditional handicraft on it as well as other countless jewels like red and blue stones, emerald, coral, pearls and green jade of more than 100 kilograms. Its golden body was welded by 200 golden slices with an average thickness of 1.2 mm in hand-mould process. Its produces different colors and tactile sensations thanks to the different handicrafts.
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