[2024 Sanya Attraction] Travel Guide for Yazhou Bay (Updated Oct)

A beautiful Taoist cultural tourism destination, detailed guide

Located about forty kilometers west of Sanya City, there is a tropical coastal tourism area that combines dragon culture and Taoist culture. The scenic area integrates mountain views, sea views, stone views, and cave views. It is covered with coconut groves, blue sea and blue sky, blending water and sky, with unique natural scenery and strong cultural atmosphere. It is very suitable for group outings, photo check-ins. It is the locally famous 5A tourist area, Da Xiao Dong Tian. Walking on the seaside road of Da Xiao Dong Tian, the cool sea breeze is coming oncoming. Looking far away, the sea and sky are the same color in the distance, with a hazy beauty. The blue sea water in front of you is clear to the bottom, and the waves are constantly beating the reefs. The sound of the waves is endless, and the scenery is beautiful. Da Xiao Dong Tian tourist area has been well known to people in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is known as the famous mountain and water scenery of Qiongya for eight hundred years. It not only has beautiful natural scenery, but also has a deep Taoist culture. It is very suitable for leisure sightseeing and holiday tourism. In addition, the most eye-catching part of the scenic area is a Sanya Natural Museum covering an area of about 2400 square meters. The museum houses Liaoxi Rehe ancient biological fossils and unique local animal and plant specimens, as well as valuable Hainan ironwood and stone boutique Wuzhishan beeswax stone, etc. The museum is most proud of the fact that all the treasures it holds are top-grade or unique, and it is the first time in China to propose that the museum collection 'has no fake products', which greatly enhances people's trust and curiosity in the museum. Xiao Dong Tian was first discovered in the Song Dynasty. It stands on the South China Sea. Here, the mountain view and the stone view complement each other, and the sea and the mountain depend on each other, with unique scenery. Stepping into the scenic area, you can enjoy the arc string of Yanzhou Bay for a hundred miles, watch the spectacle of green waves and vast smoke waves, feel the deep clouds and green forests and the strange rocks and secluded caves created by heaven and earth. Here, the large and small stone groups are like the work of gods, and the sea and mountains are like beautiful scrolls. The inscriptions of poets from all dynasties can be seen everywhere, especially the 'Xiao Dong Tian' and 'Stone Boat' inscriptions, which have a sense of age and give people a sense of crossing. On the southeast side of Da Xiao Dong Tian tourist area, there is also a romantic and quiet original ecological bay, which locals call Xiao Yue Bay. As the name suggests, it is a crescent-shaped bay. Although it is not as long as Sanya Bay and not as delicate as Yalong Bay, it is a rare original ecological landscape, with mountains and seas, quiet and quiet. Here, you can stroll on the sea corridor, stay in a seaside cabin, or even camp on the beach, blending into nature. The South China Sea Dragon King's Other Courtyard here fully reflects the development of the Taoist cultural system. The courtyard enshrines the original image of the South China Sea Dragon King, with a dragon horn crown on his head, dragon whiskers flying out, ears hanging shoulders, thick eyebrows and wise eyes, wearing dragon scale golden armor, holding a sea-suppressing treasure sword, and wearing a dragon-patterned cloak. He is kind and majestic, and he is worth worshiping. In addition, the must-see attractions include the South China Sea Fortune Gate and the South Pole Immortal scenery designed with Chinese Taoist cultural elements, and the plant living fossil Nanshan Pine that has been in the forest for ten thousand years, as well as the statue of Laozi backed by Nanshan and facing the South China Sea. These attractions fully reflect the profoundness and long history of Chinese Taoist culture. Traffic strategy: Visitors can take bus No. 25 or No. 30, get off at Da Xiao Dong Tian, and walk about two kilometers to get there. Ticket policy: Da Xiao Dong Tian Scenic Area is free of charge, the round-trip sightseeing car is 28 yuan per person, and the small car parking fee is 8 yuan per day.

Hainan!! Here are some free and less-known travel destinations.

✅I'll share my real experience in these places in Sanya Yanzhou. 📍Qianhai·Shiguangli Qu Chao Wenlv Town The main attraction is the Zhui Guang Church. It's worth visiting if you like taking photos. It's really beautiful and there are not many people. You can enter freely, but there's nothing to play with. You can only take photos. Choose a day with good weather to visit. It's recommended to visit between 5:30 and 6:30. You can take photos of the orange sky. ~ 📷Here's a guide for beginners to take photos⬇️ ☑️Zhui Guang Church💒. If you want to take portrait photos, stand on the 11th step. The photographer can take photos of all the steps from the bottom. If you want to take photos of the doors on both sides, it will be more layered. It's really not good to take close-up photos... ~ Or you can take side photos. Don't stand in the middle. I've tried it. All the photos are waste. Stand on the left side of the church. The photographer is on the right👉. It's pretty good to take photos of half of the church and half of the sky. ~ ⚠️Note: Many people's locations are not accurate. ❌Don't navigate🧭 to Baoli Shiguangli Town. It will navigate you to the construction site. You can't find it at all ㊙️... ~ ⭕️Although it's located in Baoli Qianhai·Shiguangli Qu Chao Wenlv Town, it's not easy to find. Look at the last photo I posted👉. Walk to the end. It's under those two buildings. ~ 📍Yazhou Bay Beach 🏖The beach is clean and the sand is fine. It's suitable for children to play with sand. You can pick up some beautiful purple conch shells. There are places for you to take a shower, change clothes, and wash your feet. It's very convenient. ~ 📍Nanshan Da Xiaodongtian Nanhai Fumen 1. Although it's free, it's not recommended. It's a trap. The places where you can take photos are basically fenced and charged separately. Fumen charges CNY20 per person. You can only take photos for 1 minute. They say they will provide a photographer to take photos for you and give you photos. It's all a routine. If you really want it, you must only want the electronic version. ~ 2. Santorini. Many internet celebrities take photos of the blue and white houses. They also charge separately. CNY25 for 10 minutes. It's a small place. It's where they take wedding photos. Even if you pay, there's no angle for you to take photos. There are many people. It's not recommended. It's really not worth it~ ~

Yazhou Bay Beach has also become upscale

What! Our Yazhou Bay Beach in Yacheng has been transformed into such a high-end look. I even think it's much better than Sanya Bay. As the best place to watch the sunset in Sanya, the Yazhou Bay Beach visitor center has now been completed. The two-story building in the picture is the visitor center, but currently, you can't go inside as it hasn't opened yet. At the same time, a large park square has been built outside the visitor center, with many new rest areas and vegetation, making it very suitable for walking. The sense of space is very strong. Navigation: Just search for Yazhou Bay Beach, it's a free beach, no need to spend money. There are also luxurious public toilets, shower rooms, and even washing machines by the beach!

The Ceiling of Sanya's Parent-Child Hotels! Sleep with Penguins.

For an average of 100 per person, stay in the marine world, During the day, interact with the cute and clumsy penguins, In the evening, blend into the beautiful sunset of Yazhou, And at night, dream in the marine-themed room ~ A must-visit parent-child hotel in Sanya 📍Sanya Yazhou Bay Licheng Hotel - A one-stop treasure hotel for trendy play, fun dining, and dreamy sleep for parents and children, Not only can you visit the internet-famous penguin baby 'Xibao' with 200,000 fans, But also enjoy trendy marine sports and check in at the beautiful sunset of Sanya Yazhou Bay! The hotel is filled with carefully arranged marine elements in every corner, 🌊 Even with the original camera, you can have a big blue marine shot. - The hotel is relatively new, so the room environment is clean and hygienic, With marine elements that are just right, Pushing open the door is like the long-lost child of the sea finally returning home, Even the slippers are shaped like penguins, and there are themed parent-child rooms, Children's tent rooms provide a world of innocence for the little ones. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 - The meals at Yazhou Bay Licheng Hotel are notably commendable, With a mix of Western-style buffet breakfast, authentic Hainan cuisine, and exotic Thai meals, The culinary journey is endlessly delightful, From morning to night, there's no chance of stepping on a landmine! - For an average of 100 per person, stay in the marine world, 🤽‍♂️ During the day, interact with the cute and clumsy penguins, In the evening, blend into the beautiful sunset of Yazhou, And at night, dream in the marine-themed room~ This Spring Festival, see you at Sanya Yazhou Bay Licheng Hotel! A great place to take the kids for a stroll.

Sanya Yazhou Bay

Yazhou Bay is a bay located in Yacheng Town, southwest of Sanya City, Hainan Province. The Ningyuan River flows into the top of the bay, and Yacheng is located in the estuary area, which was the ancient administrative center of Yazhou, hence the bay is named Yazhou Bay. Yazhou Bay is an important ancient cultural site in Hainan. In nearly 2000 years of history, Yazhou Bay (Dadu Port) has always been the southernmost commercial port in China, and an important port for the departure and supply of the ancient Maritime Silk Road in China. During the Tang Dynasty, the eminent monk Jianzhen drifted for more than a month due to a typhoon on his fifth voyage to Japan, and finally landed at Yazhou Bay. He dried the scriptures wetted by seawater on the slope of the coast of Yazhou Bay. The locals have called this slope 'Drying Scripture Slope' for generations. The paddy field passed by Master Jianzhen is called 'Monk Field', and Master Jianzhen also built the 'Dayun Temple' on the slope of Yazhou Bay, received the precepts, and pioneered the Buddhist culture of Hainan. Yazhou Bay is the birthplace of the historical and cultural history of Hainan Island and Sanya City. Yacheng Town, where Yazhou Bay is located, is the only town in Hainan Province that has been approved and announced by the State Council as a famous historical and cultural town in China. Without Yazhou Bay, there would be no Yacheng Town, and there would be no long historical and cultural mark of Sanya and even Hainan. Yazhou Bay has a continuous silver-white beach for more than ten kilometers, the brilliant sunset of Yazhou Bay, Nanshan Temple and Dongtian Fudi. ⏳Tour time: Free admission, tour time is 1 hour to 3 hours.

Getting There - I took a direct flight from quanzhou to sanya Attractions - lots and lots of beautiful beaches and fun activities to do around the beach like banana boat, snorkeling, diving etc Hotels - I stayed at Hilton but there are range of hotels that you can pick from Food & Restaurants - from local to international, you can have pick of the litter but I would really recommend the local sea food *yum* Shopping - I didn’t do any shopping there but spent a lot on food *no regrets *