Sanya maps
Sanya is located on the southernmost tip of Hainan Island, Sanya is the island's most famous tropical resort, wonderful in the baking summer months and also a popular spot in winter too. Once home to China's most reviled exiles.
This is a great place to soak up some atmosphere and the night market here is especially lively with seafood thrown on the streets, stores selling all types of weird and wonderful wares (including smuggled goods from Vietnam) and huge tea warehouses, all adding to the chaotic feeling about this place.
The Hui minority (the only Muslim group in Hainan) inhabit the countryside around Sanya. A traditional reserved and very shy group, these people have come out of their shells in recent years and can now be found hassling tourists on the beaches of Sanya.
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