Location of Sanya.

Sanya (三亚) is the southernmost city in Hainan province, China and has an estimated population of 485,004 (2006). After Haikou, it is the second most populous city of the island. Sanya is revered for its tropical climate and is a popular tourist destination. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1295, 275 KB) Description: Maps of Hainan Province, China Source: Date: On Nov. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1295, 275 KB) Description: Maps of Hainan Province, China Source: Date: On Nov. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Haikou (Chinese: 海口; pinyin: ), situated at the north of Hainan island, is the capital of Hainan Province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Sights

A beautiful view from a hotel window overlooking Yalong Bay.

A 108-meter Buddhist statue of Guanyin in Sanya, completed in May 2005, is one of the tallest statues in the world. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 635 KB) Summary A beautiful view from a hotel window overlooking Yalong Bay. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2080x1544, 635 KB) Summary A beautiful view from a hotel window overlooking Yalong Bay. ... Kuan Yin (Pinyin: Guanyin; also written Kwan Yin or in other variants which hyphenate or remove the space between the two words) is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists. ...

Yalong Wan is a 7.5km beach located southeast of Sanya City. Yalong Bay Beach Yalong Wan (亚龙湾, sometimes 牙龙湾), is a 7. ... The Beach in Calella, Spain. ...

Transportation

The city is served by Sanya Phoenix International Airport which is called Sanya Fenghuang International Airport. Buses from other parts of the island serve Sanya's bus terminal, and plenty of taxis also serve residents and tourists alike. Sanya Fenghuang International Airport is an airport in Sanya, Hainan, People’s Republic of China (IATA: SYX, ICAO: ZGSY). ...

Trivia

• The city has hosted the Miss World contest in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
• The city hosted the World's Strongest Man contest in 2006.

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Gallery

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The beach in Sanya Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2500x1667, 3205 KB) My Photo I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

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External links

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Sanya

• Wide-ranging current information about Sanya
• Photos of Sanya
• Article about Guanyin statue, with pictures (note: the article confuses "Buddha" and "Guanyin")
• Miss World 2004 webpage
• Sanya at hainandiscovery.com
• Sanya at chinavista.com
• Photos of Sanya and Hainan
• Sanya at travelchinaguide.com
• Sanya at ChinaTS.com

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Coordinates: 18°15′12″N, 109°30′13″E Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Haikou (Chinese: 海口; pinyin: ), situated at the north of Hainan island, is the capital of Hainan Province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... Qiongshan (ç“Šå±±, also Chiungshan, Kiungshan; formerly Qiongzhou) is one of the four county-level districts which make up the city of Haikou, the capital of Hainan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A county-level city (县级市 Pinyin: xiànjí shì) is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. ... Dongfang (东方市) is a city of Hainan Province, in the south of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Wanning (Simplified Chinese: 万宁; Traditional Chinese: 萬寧; pinyin: Wànníng) is a county-level city in Hainan province, China. ... Wenchang (Chinese: 文昌) is a county-level city in NE Hainan province, China. ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...