The Nansha Islands ( 06-08-14 )

The Nansha Islands(南沙群岛), is a group of more than 100 islets, reefs, shoals and sand banks scattered over a large area in the southern part of South China Sea. The archipelago stretches for more than 500 nautical miles from north to south to China's southernmost territory of Zengmu Ansha (James Shoal,曾母暗沙). ...

The Xisha Islands ( 06-08-14 )

The Xisha Islands(西沙群岛), on the edge of the continental shelf southeast of Hainan(海南)Island and 170 kilometers from the southern tip of that island, consist of over 30 reefs and are divided into the Xuangde and Yongle island groups. Yongxing(永兴)Island, the largest among them, covers and area of 2.65 square kilometers and is the seat of the People’s Government of the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups. The proposed reserve is representative of the typical tropical marine ...

Sanya ( 06-08-14 )

Sanya is the destination of every visitor to the island. Though relics at the westerly town of Yazhou prove that the area has been settled for close on a thousand years, Sanya(三亚) city itself is entirely modern, maintained as a scruffy tourist centre, fishing port and naval base for monitoring events in the South China Sea. What pulls in the crowds - including increasing numbers of Russian and Korean visitors - are the surrounding sights, especially easterly Dadonghai beach , one of the few ...

Dongzhaigang Nature Reserve ( 06-08-14 )

Dongzhaigang Nature Reserve is located at the northeast of Qiongshan City. Established in 1980 with the approval of the Hainan(海南) Provincial Government, the Reserve was listed as a Wetland of International Importance in 1992. The main protection target is mangrove forest ecosystem. Dongzhaigang(东寨港) Nature Reserve covers a total area of 3,337.6 hectares, among which mangrove forest accounts for 2,065 hectares. The mangrove forest is special plant community distributed in tropic and sub-tropic ...

Sanya Coral Reef Nature Reserve ( 06-08-14 )

Located in the boundaries of Sanya(三亚) City, Hainan(海南) Province, Sanya Coral Reef Nature Reserve covers an area of 4,000 hectares. Its main protection target is coral reef ecosystem. The Reserve is in the north tropical zone. The seawater there is limpid and transparent, and in the water there are more than 100 species of reef corals. There are other species of marine wildlife such as fish, shrimp, shell and algae. Among the coral communities many are rare species with characteristic of ...

Sanya Blue Sky YH ( 06-08-14 )

Hainan International Coconut Festival ( 06-08-14 )