Hainan Island, China

                                          
A tropical island with abundant charming scenery, Hainan Province is the southernmost province of China. This place is warm all year round and has no winter. Besides, it boasts soft beaches and beautiful tropical scenery, which make it a famous holiday resort in China. The main island is shaped like a giant elliptical pear and is the second largest of China's islands, second only to Taiwan. 

Hainan has become a famous tourist destination, and Haikou City and Sanya City are favorite destinations for many tourists from around the world.  The classic scenery of Sanya is definitely the essence of a Hainan tour.

Belonging to the northern part of the tropics and virtually at the same latitude as Hawaii, it has a tropical monsoon climate and is known as the ‘Eastern Hawaii’ or ‘China’s Hawaii’. The island has beautiful tropical scenery such as Holiday Beach, Dongzhai Harbor Mangrove Natural Reserve Area, Dongjiao Coconut Plantation, Asian Dragon Bay and Wuzhizhou Island. All these help to make the island a holiday hot spot in China, especially in winters.

Other attractions in Hainan include:

• Phoenix Island, an artificial archipelago in Sanya Bay
• Monkey Island, near the well-known perfume bay or Xiangshui Wan, a popular tourist destination located in LingshuiCounty, is a state-protected nature reserve for macaques.
• Yalong Bay (Crescent Dragon Bay or Yalong Wan), a 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long beach east of Sanya City.
• Xiangshui Bay Scenic Area, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Sanya Tiandu
• Luobi Cave, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Sanya City
• Nanshan Temple, a Buddhist cultural area west of Sanya featuring a 108 metres (354 ft) statue of Guanyin, Buddhist Goddess of Mercy
• Yanoda is a rainforest area. It is open to visitors with guided walking tours

This island is also called 'Coconut Island' for its production of coconuts. Each year in late March or early April, the islanders hold a 'Coconut Festival'. During the festival, visitors can go to Haikou to appreciate the coconut lanterns, travel to Wenchang to taste the delicious coconuts, head for Sanya to watch the dragon boat race and a folk martial art competition, approach Tongshi to attend the Sanyuesan carnival. Sanyuesan is a traditional festival celebrated on every March, 3rd of Chinese lunar calendar by the local Li people. On that day, the Li worship their ancestors and pray for a good harvest. It is also a 'love festival' for the young people to seek love. Visitors may also watch the traditional Li wedding ceremonies on that day.