Sanya Travel Guide

Sanya Travel Guide

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Sanya is the second largest city in Hainan province (Hainan being the biggest special economic zone in the country), and is in the middle of the south part of Hainan island. It's a transport and communication center, and one of the most important foreign trade ports in the extreme south of the golden coastline, which opens up to the outside world in the southeast of China. In addition, it is often considered China's "southern gate", and justifies its reputation as a vibrant subtropical oceanfront tourist city, so new on the International scene that much of it is still under construction. People from more than 20 nationalities, including Han, Li, Miao, and Hui, inhabit the city. There are altogether more than 463,700 people registered for permanent residence, among them 127,000 are permanent urban residents (as of 1998). Members of the Li nationality alone number 178,000 people living within the city. The city is ringed by continuous and rugged mountains on three sides. Thes...Read More »

 

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Sanya Quick Facts
  • Chinese Name: 三亚
  • Chinese Pinyin: san ya
  • Location: South of China
  • Latitude: 18° 02' N
  • Longitude : 109° 05' E
  • Elevation: 184 M (142.7 FT)
  • Time Zone : (UTC+8) 
  • Area Code: 0899
  • Population: 469.000million

 

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