About Sanya

       Sanya is a city in southern Hainan province of China. It has a population of 536,000 as of 2006. After the capital, Haikou, it is the second most populous city on the island.
      Sanya is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination. There are small concentrations of Utsul people in this city. It is the site for training of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. It is the southernmost city in China.

Geography
      Sanya’s climate lies within a tropical wet and dry climate, roughly on the same latitude as the island of Hawaii, featuring very warm weather all year around. It features a relatively lengthy wet seasons and a relatively short dry season.

Tourism
     In recent years Sanya has become a common tourist destination from Hong Kong. The first international resort hotel was opened and managed by Swiss hotelier N.C. Solari in 1999, in Yalong Bay. Numerous international hotel chains are now established in the area. In 2009 hotel group Mandarin Oriental opened their first property in mainland China in the Dadong Hai area of Sanya.
     Because of geographical and political circumstances unique to Sanya, many niche markets have been cultivated in real estate, food and beverage management, Chinese   language and cultural exchange, agro-tourism, and wilderness adventures.
     Sanya attracts many international travelers as can be seen by the many Russian and English signs throughout the city.
      There is a butterfly museum and a shell aquarium. A 108-meter Buddhist statue of Guanyin in Sanya, completed in May 2005, is one of the tallest statues in the world.Yalong Bay is a 7.5 km beach located southeast of Sanya City.

Attractions
     Tianya Haijiao (天涯海角) (The end of the seas and skies)
     The Deer Turns (Luhuitou Park) - A large stone statue above Sanya harbour telling the story of a hunter pursuing a deer to an isolated headland in the sea. When the deer could not escape, it turned to look at the hunter and became a beautiful woman. The hunter could not kill her and instead fell in love with her. Luhuitou is a place for lovers; many people leave a padlock on a chain at the top of the mountain in the hope that their love will last as the lock remains.
    Yalong, Dadonghai (大东海/大東海, big east sea), Sanya, Haitang, and Yazhou are the five major bays in Sanya.
    Wuzhizhou Island
    West Island
    Daxiao Dongtian (Fairy Caves)
    The Tiger and Crocodile centre
    Nanshan Temple
    Guanyin Statue of Hainan

Transportation
        The city is served by Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Buses from other parts of the island serve Sanya's bus terminal. Taxis are available throughout the city. The No. 8 bus connects the airport to Dadonghai Beach and Yalong Bay.
      Construction of the Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail began in 2007. The railway will link Haikou and Sanya.

Wish to meet you in Sanya!!

Acknowledgement:

The above information is extracted from :   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya