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If
you do not speak Chinese, you may also wish to print out the Chinese
labels to
show taxi drivers.
We
will be offering free bus shuttles from the Airport to the conference
hotel on May 27 between 9am to 9pm.
Sanya
Orientation
Sanya
is the southernmost city of China and a famous international tropical
seaside resort, which is located in the southernmost point of Hainan
Island. Sanya is the second largest city in Hainan island, measuring 91.6
kilometers from west to east and 51 kilometers from south to north. Sanya
has 19 bays and harbors, such as Yalong Bay, Dadonghai Bay, and Sanya Bay,
which is the most well-known. Sanya has 40 islands with the West Island
being the biggest one covering an area of 105 square kilometers.
Sanya
Transportation
Air
Phoenix
(¡°Fenghuang¡± in Chinese) Airport went into service on July 1st, 1994.
According to 2001 data, the passenger handling capacity of the airport was
ranked No.29 among 143 airports in the country. At present, it has 106
flights of which 103 are national direct and 3 international flights. As
well, more than 20 flights are continuing tourism charter flights.
Altogether the flights connect with 63 cities, including 23 international
cities.
Located
11 kilometers away from Sanya city in the northwest, the airport is
surrounded by the famous landscapes of romantic Sanya Bay and Luhuitou in
the east and the well-known "Tianyahaijiao" in the west. The
green Phoenix Mountain in the north, after which the airport takes its
name and to the south, the vast South Sea
Bus
is the most convenient and economical way to reach the city; 10 yuan from
the airport exit to Jiefang 1 Road right in the heart of the urban area.
You
can ask the driver to stop at your hotel if you stay at Sanyawan; you can
take Taihe No.102 tourism bus at 5 yuan if you stay at Sanyawan; and you
can take No.2 and No.4 buses at 1 yuan to the urban area if you stay at
Dadonghai.
Also,
you can take a taxi to the downtown at the airport exit. Bargain
with the driver for a reasonable price which is normally about 30 yuan.
Tell the driver to take the Binhai Road, and you will enjoy the amazing
landscape of the "Coconut Tree Dream Corridor".
Bus & Coach
There
are three main lines leading passengers to every corner of the province,
the east, middle and west lines. Each day, up to a hundred. coaches depart
from Sanya Passenger's Station to other counties and cities in Hainan
Province.
With
the main station being located at No.16, Jiefang 2 Rd, passengers can take
coaches to go other places from here. The coaches running between Sanya
and Haikou depart every 20 minutes commencing at 7.00a.m and the last one
leaving at 11.00p.m. Two standards of coaches are available, luxury and
standard; it is your choice. In addition, about 20 long-distance coaches
are available for you to go to Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and
other provinces everyday.
Local Transportation
Public
Bus
Transportation
in Sanya is very convenient. The buses will lead you to every county and
region in the city as well as every scenic spot and area. Their main line
is from Dadonghai to Minhang station with a distance of 10 kilometers. The
bus will stop at the stations in intervals of about 500 meters or at your
waving it down to board. Also, new tourism lines have been opened from the
city center to Yalong Bay, the End of the Earth and the Corner of the Sea
and Nanshan Cultural Tourist Zone. The buses run on these lines every hour
are No.2 and No.4 buses. Cost is 1 to 4 yuan.
Taxi
Sanya
has altogether more than 1000 taxis with a round sign symbolizing Sanya
city on the car top and of different models, mainly VW Santana, VW Jetta
and Toyota Xiali, providing passengers with sound service. Paying RMB5 for
the taxi cost, you can get to the city center but to the scenic spots you
should bargain with the taxi driver first. Generally speaking, from city
center you have to pay RMB25 to Sanya Bay, RMB10 to Dadonghai beach and
RMB 50 to Yalong Bay.
Renting
Cars
It
is a good choice to rent a car to drive around Hainan Island. Haiqi
Self-driving Co, Ltd in Hainan has lots of cars and minibuses of 30 kinds
for renting, varying from the most economical Xiali to the most luxurious
Benz with a daily rent fee from 160 yuan to 1500 yuan. You may need a
deposit to rent one.
Waterway
The Port Now open is
the Sanya Port for passengers. One of the most luxurious steamships in the
world, the Lion Star has commenced sailing the regular Hong Kong- Sanya-
Vietnam line. It is very fast (over 24 mph) and has in excess of 980
guestrooms with capacity for 1960 passengers on board. |