Every winter, I miss the warm Sanya. Because of the thoughts, Sanya will become more and more beautiful in the imagination. This winter's ferocious haze makes many people miss the blue sky, white clouds and sunshine, Sanya, Hainan, the air quality index averaged 26, the first in the country.
In fact, every time you go to Sanya there are many grievances. For example, the tourism industry here is overdeveloped, feel particularly commercialized, attractions prices are super high. For example, the four a five a scenic spots here are all shopping spots. Walking into the attractions is like walking into a big box store. For example, the polarization here is extremely serious, five-star resort hotels are extremely luxurious, and many places in the city are dilapidated. However, this fascinating attraction, located at the southernmost tip of Hainan Island, at 18 degrees north latitude, enjoys a summer season and flowers in full bloom. No matter how much you criticize Sanya, you have to admit that its seaside scenery is second to none in China. Its hundreds of kilometers of extra-long coastline and rich tourist resources make it a paradise for vacation travelers.
Many people may not realize that the beauty of Sanya is actually not represented by those 4-5a attractions, or Yalong Bay or Bird's Nest Paradise Forest Park. The real beauty of Sanya lies in several outlying islands. West Tortoiseshell Island, Wuzhizhou, Boundary Island and Nanwan Monkey Island on the peninsula. Only on these beautiful islands can you see clearer waters, purer beaches, bluer skies and more stunning scenery. Only on these outlying islands will you realize that this is the most beautiful Sanya, this is the real Sanya.
Nanwan Monkey Island
Nanwan Monkey Island is actually a peninsula, but the location is unique, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the scenery is as beautiful as the outlying islands. In addition to the superior tropical island ecological environment, macaque characteristic resources, high-quality seawater, coastal beaches, and the unique folklore of the water fish fillet. The country's longest cross-sea sightseeing cableway, like an overhead colorful chain across the Xincun harbor, the mysterious Nanwan Monkey Island, charming tropical harbor, rich folk customs, noisy fishing port style strung together.
Hainan Boundary Island Scenic Area
Boundary Island has a tropical island flavor. It has been uninhabited since ancient times, so it has a very clean marine environment and rich marine ecological resources. Its ecological environment is comparable to the Xisha Islands. This beautiful isolated island floating in the South China Sea is the border of Hainan's geographical location, climate and humanity, as well as the border in the hearts of tourists. This is the border island of the soul, this is the paradise of the fall of the red dust, this is also a paradise that people can not leave.
West Tortoiseshell Island
West Tortoiseshell Island is West Island, which resembles a tortoiseshell turtle, and is the nearest outlying island from Sanya with convenient transportation. If you don't have time to go to other outlying islands near Sanya, Naxi Island is the best choice. It can be said that although the scenery here is no longer beautiful, the scenery is not much worse than Wuzhizhou. Although it is very close to downtown Sanya, it is much less polluted than the downtown beach because of the seawater. The beach is soft, the sea water is clear, the air is fresh and the scenery is particularly beautiful.
Wuzhizhou
Wuzhizhou is really a love island, she also has a more romantic and smooth name, "Lover's Island". Its silhouette is really a "heart" shape, like a butterfly, as shown on the tourist map. It is a beautiful and serene place with fresh air, pure sea water and white sandy beaches. It is really a paradise for people who love each other to escape from the world. The surrounding waters are unpolluted, the sea is clear and transparent, and colorful tropical fish and corals of different shapes and sizes are clearly visible.
The food in Sanya is as important as the view.
Sanya is definitely a destination in every traveler's plan. The blue sky, sunshine, sandy beaches and waves here are so beautiful just thinking about them, let alone being in them. However, Sanya is not only a beautiful and mesmerizing place, but also a tropical paradise with unforgettable cuisines. Some of them are available on the mainland, but the unique ingredients here make these delicacies even better. Some of them are less tasty on the mainland, so don't miss them when you come to Sanya. Do your homework ahead of time and you'll be able to master all of Sanya's cuisine. This time, according to the list of Sanya's specialties on the online Sanya board, we finally got to try all of Sanya's food. Of course, we didn't get the duck, goat or Lingshui sour noodles, but that's okay, we'll be back. Sanya's cuisine is by no means covered by this list, and there are many lesser-known but equally distinctive cuisines waiting to be discovered.
While Sanya's tourist market has been heavily regulated and is now more standardized, it is also known for its high prices. After all, it is a city with an all-round development of tourism and a special geographical location, far from the mainland. The average tourist will not stay too long in Sanya. The choice of location is also important to save time, effort and money to enjoy the food and seafood. We trusted the online recommendations and chose the first market, which is now the most popular seafood processing market in Sanya. There are also a variety of snacks available, such as Paul's noodles, refreshing tonic, fruit fried ice, and seafood barbecue. You can eat anything from morning to night, and the price is much cheaper than the attractions. The Moustache Processing Shop also lives up to its name. It is actually the first store in Sanya to do seafood processing. After ten years of accumulation, the moustache has become the best seafood processing store in Sanya. Tourists from all over the world gather there, and the reputation is especially good. Moustache applies the flavors of Sichuan and Hunan cuisines to seafood processing, and blends the local Hainanese flavors of steaming, boiling, green onion and ginger to make Sanya's seafood tender and fat to meet the needs of tourists from all over the world. It is a trustworthy old brand.
Cool and refreshing
Liang Qing is a specialty ice dessert popular on Hainan Island. It is mainly a cold thirst-quenching drink made of red beans (green beans), barley, peanuts, hollow flour, coconut, red dates, watermelon grains, pineapple grains, cool powder, coconut milk and other ingredients. The flavor is sweet and refreshing, and the barley and red dates are good ingredients for women. Girls must try the delicious and healthy refreshing when they come to Sanya. Cool and refreshing stalls are scattered throughout the streets of Sanya and are inexpensive. Usually 3-5 yuan per bowl. You can also ask the shopkeeper to choose more or less ingredients according to your personal preference.
Luofen
Luofen, named after the town of Paul in Wenchang, is Hainan's most famous local snack. It is made of rice noodles, soup and various seasonings. The powder is white, soft and smooth, the soup is piping hot and delicious, the spices are fragrant and chewy, not greasy, fresh and fragrant, slightly acidic, and tantalizing to the appetite. Note that the soup powder is authentic Paul's powder, which can be eaten in the big stalls and restaurants on the streets of Sanya.
Fried Fruit Ice
Fried fruit ice is a refreshing dessert that is popular on summer nights. It is summer all year round and can be enjoyed anytime in Sanya. Fresh fruits are juiced, mixed with condensed milk, and quickly fried on a condensing pan to make ice, then a variety of seasonal fruits are added to make various flavors of fried ice. The key to fried ice is the fruit. Tropical fruits are fresh, sweet, all-natural and delicious in all flavors. The fried ice has a smooth texture and melts in your mouth. Much tastier than a cold drink made in a freeze dryer.
Coconut rice
Coconut is also known as coconut boat. In places like Wenchang, Hainan, this boat-shaped snack with a coconut base is the perfect food for entertaining VIPs, friends and relatives. Coconut rice is a unique method of steaming made from Hainan's high-quality glutinous rice, natural coconut meat and coconut juice. It is a traditional Hainanese peasant snack that is now used as a staple food and goes perfectly with seafood. You can find coconut rice in many restaurants, or in general markets such as the First Market. Don't forget to try it. In this city full of coconut shadow, you can taste the unique flavor of authentic coconut rice.
Wenchang Chicken
To be ranked among the top four famous Hainanese dishes, it is certainly a delicacy that cannot be missed. Wenchang Chicken, named for its origin in Wenchang City, is a specialty domestic chicken that has been carefully selected and fed with elaborate recipes. After highly skilled cooking and seasoning, it has a bright color, mellow taste, soft bones and tender meat, and is smooth but not greasy and tasty. You can eat it in almost all the restaurants and hotels in Sanya, but only the authentic domestic Wenchang chicken is tender and fragrant, and the flavor is definitely different from the ordinary woodchucks.
Harmony
Le Crab is also one of Hainan's four most famous dishes, and is the top-ranked seafood in Sanya. It has a hard shell and meat rich in fat and cream. There are various cooking methods, including steaming, boiling, frying and baking, each with its own characteristics. Steaming not only maintains the original fresh flavor, but also the beauty of the original shape. If it is stir-fried, the spicy flavor will make the fat crab meat more delicious and unique. It will be more expensive to eat lechon and crab in restaurants and hotels. It's best to purchase your own at the First Market and then go to a processing store to price it according to your preferred flavor. The price is not too expensive, a few dozen dollars will get you the white and tender crab meat and fat crab paste of Loho crab.
Bamboo rice
There are several types of Lai bamboo rice, such as salted rice, black bean rice and wild flavor rice. The most recommended is the wild flavor fragrant rice, of which the yellow agar meat fragrant rice is the best. Bamboo tube rice is made by the Li family when they go on a trip, go hunting in the mountains or have guests from afar, so it is worth trying. We were very lucky. We came across real bamboo tube rice sold by local Grandma Li on Nanwan Monkey Island. Wild boar meat and glutinous rice are roasted in a bamboo tube and opened to reveal the aroma. The fact that such a technically complex bamboo tube of rice costs only 10 dollars is such a pleasant surprise that has kept us in love with Sanya and Hainan.
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