Sanya, Hainan province

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Sanya

Tourists flock to the beach of Dadonghai in Sanya, South China's Hainan province

Sanya 三亚 is the southernmost city in China and is a part of Hainan Province. In 2006, it had a population of 536,000, making it, after the provincial capital (Haikou), the second most populous city on the island. The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination, also serving as the training site of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. Sanya is home to small concentrations of Utsul people in this city.

The ancient name of Sanya is Yazhou (崖州), which literally means "cliff state". Its history can be dated back to the Qin Dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC, more than 2,200 years ago). Since then, it has always been within the territory of the Chinese dynasties. Due to its remoteness, Sanya is sometimes called Tianyahaijiao (天涯海角), meaning "the end of the sky and ocean". Some prime ministers in various dynasties were exiled there and a monk named Jiangzhen accidentally sailed there and used the place as one of his harbors for his long Buddhist missionary journey to Japan.(Wikipedia)

A rainbow spans over the beach of Yalongwan in Sanya, South China's Hainan province

 

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