Sanya

Location of Sanya.

Sanya (三亚) is the southernmost city in Hainan province, China and has an estimated population of 150,208 (2006). After Haikou the second city of the island.

Contents

1 Sights
2 Transportation
3 Trivia
4 External links

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.

Yalong Wan is a 7.5km beach located southeast of Sanya City.

Transportation

The city is served by Fenghuang Airport. Buses from other parts of the island serve Sanya's bus terminal, and plenty of taxis also serve residents and tourists alike.

Trivia

The city has hosted the Miss World contest in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Prefecture- and county-level divisions of Hainan

'''Prefecture-level cities:	Haikou \| Sanya
'''Districts of Haikou:	Longhua \| Meilan \| Qiongshan \| Xiuying
'''County-level cities:	Danzhou \| Dongfang \| Qionghai \| Wanning \| Wenchang \| Wuzhishan
'''Counties:	Chengmai \| Ding'an \| Lingao \| Tunchang
'''Autonomous counties:	Baisha \| Baoting \| Changjiang \| Ledong \| Lingshui \| Qiongzhong

List of Hainan Township-level divisions

External links

[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]
[Sanya at travelchinaguide.com]

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