Why visit Sanya
Townapedia lists 24 museums and landmarks, 37 parks and trails, 200 places to eat, 116 places to stay and 15 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Crown of Beauty Theatre, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Luobidong and Luobi Cave.
Weather in Sanya
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About Sanya
Sanya is a resort city and the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. It is a major tourist destination with several large scale resorts and contains the Sanya coral reef, a national protected nature reserve spanning 4000 hectares. Phoenix Island, an artificial island with a seven-star resort (one of the few in the world) and a complex of five-star hotels, is in Sanya Bay. The Guanyin of Nanshan, a Buddhist statue of Guanyin, is the thirteenth tallest statue in the world and is located in Sanya.
From the Wikipedia article Sanya (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Sanya on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do15
Crown of Beauty Theatre
Cinema and theater · 0.7 km
Theatre in Sanya, China
Hainan Tropical Ocean University
School · 6.6 km
University located in Sanya city (formerly Wuzhishan), in Hainan, China
Tianya Haijiao
Monument and historic site · 17.6 km
Headland in Sanya, Hainan, China
3 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks24
Luobidong
Monument and historic site · 9.4 km
Cave in People's Republic of China
Banlin
Monument and historic site · 8.8 km
Можно доехать на автобусе 3 (конечная)
12 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds37
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Rose Valley
Sports field and stadium · 9.9 km
8:30-18:00
亚龙湾热带天堂森林公园
Park · 11.8 km
亚龙湾路 - Yalongwan Road;六盘路 - LiuPan Road, 三亚
Dadonghai Beach
Beach · 3.9 km
The western part of the beach is not accessible to the public. Some greedy developer apparently has bought the land blocks it.
25 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes200
139 Food Court, Russian Kitchen
Restaurant · Chinese, Russian, Barbecue, Seafood, Pizza, Fish, Chicken, Fish And Chips, Grill, Tea, Coffee Shop · 3.6 km
139 榆亚路 - Yu Ya Lu, Sanya
Mo-Su 06:00-0:00
Green Garden
Restaurant · Italian, Pasta, Pizza, Dessert, Salad, Tea, Fish, Steak House, Soup, Chicken, Брускетта, Корпаччо, Утка · 3.6 km
东海路, Санья
Mo-Su 12:00-00:00
Hookah bar
Bar and pub · International, Burger, Coffee Shop, Hotdog, Italian, Pizza, Russian, Tea · 3.3 km
16 海韵路 - HaiYunLu;海韵路
Mo-Su 12:00-04:00; Su-Sa 21:00-05:00
Rosa Rosa Restaurant
Restaurant · Fusion · 3.7 km
海南省三亚市吉阳区大东海景区ROSA ROSA花园餐酒吧, Sanya
Mo-Su 11:00-00:00
熊蜜
Restaurant · European, Steak House, Kebab, Salad · 3.6 km
Уютное кафе в Дадунхай с европейской кухней Русскоговорящий персонал ивнимательное обслуживание Блюда: Стейки, Хачапури, морепродукты...
15 东海路, Санья
Mo-Su 11:00-00:00
CHAIKA — Music Restaurant & Beach Bar
Restaurant · Chinese, Italian, Fish And Chips, Seafood · 3.6 km
Дунхай, Санья
Mo-Su 17:00-02:00
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
Cafe · Bubble Tea · 0.9 km
解放路步行街 - Jiefang Road Pedestrian Street
Mo-Su 09:00-23:00
FreeGenBeachBar
Restaurant · Russian, Georgian, International · 3.6 km
基辅罗斯第K9商铺 海韵路
Su-Sa 11:00-01:00
GLASS SEA
Restaurant · Chinese, Fish, Russian · 3.1 km
8墅第1排第3栋 鹿岭路
Mo-Sa 13:00-22:00
La Tabella
Restaurant · Italian · 14.1 km
B10 滨海乐园步道
Mo-Su 13:30-21:30
Miyitianyu Cake shop
Bakery · Cake, Coffee Shop · 3.4 km
3 海韵路
Mo-Su 07:30-23:30
Nasha Russia
Restaurant · Chinese, Russian · 3.1 km
2 鹿岭路 - Luling Road
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
188 more on the map.
History
Known in ancient times as Yazhou, postal romanization: Aichow (崖州), literally "cliff state or prefecture", Sanya's history dates to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE). Due to its remoteness from the political centers during the Qin dynasty, Sanya was sometimes called Tianya Haijiao (天涯海角), meaning "the end of the sky and ocean" or "the end of the earth". As a result, the city served as a place of exile for officials who found themselves out of favor with the country's rulers.
During the Tang dynasty, a Buddhist monk accidentally landed here, using the site as a staging post on his missionary journey to Japan.
From the History section of Sanya on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay116
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping55
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries40
Healthcare20
Map of Sanya
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 km away.
- Baocheng 47 km northeast, about 47 min by car
- Wuzhishan 59 km north, about 59 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Hainan Sanya 1, Alex Kwok, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sanya 20150405 081829, Qa003qa003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beach of Tianya-Haijiao near Tianya Rock (20230325134441), N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 鹿雕 Deer Sculpture - panoramio, lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0
- Mandarin Oriental Sanya Lobby, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Luhuitou, Brookqi, Public domain
- 亚龙湾中心广场上的图腾柱 - Totem-Pole in Yalong Bay Central Square - 2010.02 - panoramio, rheins, CC BY 3.0
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