South China Sea

Recommended Route

Hainan — Guangdong — Guangxi

Must-see Along The Route

01. Hainan Province

Hainan, “Qiong” for short, located on the Southernmost tip of China, is the country’s second largest island after Taiwan. It has a beautiful tropical beach and splendid history and culture, and is a famous tourist destination and vacation paradise.

Hainan Island has a typical tropical monsoon climate with moderate summers and winters. The annual temperature range is small and the annual average temperature is high. Rains and typhoons are frequent in summer and autumn.

The province ainan has a long history and has been a part of China since the Qin Dynasty. It also has a unique exile culture. From the Tang and Song dynasties, many celebrities and literati were exiled here, leaving the Temple of Five Lords, the Dongpo Academy and other historical sites.

The Li people were the earliest inhabitants of Hainan Island. They created a unique style of Li culture. Their dance, costumes and villages are full of rich tropical flavor.

Nanshan has always been known as the land of good fortune and blessings, and has a bond with Buddhism. According to legend, Guanyin lives in the South China Sea. The Guanyin of the South Sea of Sanya is solemn and kind. As a place for many Buddhist believers to pay homage, i has become a symbol of Nanshan.

The Yanoda Tropical Rainforest has a first-rate environment. In the depths of the rainforest, plant roads, stone steps, suspension bridges and iron chains are built along the mountain, making the rainforest tranquil, mysterious, and magnificent.

When the leaves drop and the snow swirls in the north, come on down and warm up with something different —golf! Distinctive Hainan in South China is green with spring-like weather in the middle of winter. Long summers and no winter weather make Hainan the perfect golf getaway all year round. Hainan enjoys many rare natural advantages making it perfect for golf trips, including beautiful sunshine, deep blue seas, sandy beaches, fresh air, and great weather. There are 45 golf clubs in Hainan, with a total of 74 courses, located in Haikou, Bo’ao, Xinglong, Sanya, and Baoting. Golf lovers can swing to their heart’s content, golfing the island from north to south, and experience the many scenic courses Hainan has to offer, with courses located along the beach, on island cliffs, in seaside forests, on tranquil lake shores, in rolling hills, and many more unique golf courses.

A Glimpse of Haikou

Mission Hills Hot Spring SPA

Surfing

Li Jin

Delicious Food

02. Guangdong Province

Guangdong lies in the southern tip of the mainland of China, with Nanling Mountain behind, the South China Sea in front, and borders Hong Kong and Macao. It is a famous native place of overseas Chinese. Most parts of Guangdong have a subtropical, marine and monsoon climate. All plants are green year round. With a beautiful landscape, the province is suitable for tours year round.

Guangdong has a favorable geographical position and a long history It has rich tourist resources with the customs and features of the area in the south of Five Ridges (covering Guangdong and Guangxi). The main tourists areas include the four famous mountains: the Danxia Mountain (a world natural heritage), Xiqiao Mountain next to the South China Sea, Luofu Mountain in Boluo and Dinghu Mountain in Zhaoqing, the Seven-Star Rock surrounded by mountains and waters, Yingxi Peaks and the North Guangdong Grand Canyon. In addition, the Pearl River Delta, waterside villages in Chaozhou-Shantou Delta, extensive coastline, numerous islands, quantities of golf courses and various kinds of hot springs are all attractive to tourists.

A world cultural heritage block houses and villages in Kaiping, Liangyuan Garden in Foshan, Keyuan Garden in Dongguan, Qinghui Garden in Shunde and Yuyin Mountain Houses in Panyu are reputable historical sites in Guangdong. Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Foshan, Meizhou, Zhaoqing and Haikang are six national historical and cultural cities and are famous for their own unique historical and cultural sites.

Recently Guangdong has developed new scenic areas such as Chimelong Iburist and Holiday Resort in Guangzhou, the Overseas Chinese City in east Shenzhen, Ligong International Iburist and Holiday Resort in Shaoguan, Jinghuayuan Tourism Area in Heyuan, Qingxin Hot Spring Holiday Resort in Qingyuan, New Yiianmingyuan Garden and International Racecourse in Zhuhai make tourists forget to return.

In addition, Guangdong is well known for its delicious food and snacks. The elegant restaurants, modern shopping streets, local and special products of great varieties, crafts and regional folk culture constitute a charming picture featuring the customs of the areas south of the Five Ridges for Chinese and foreign tourists.

The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall was built from 1928 to 1931 with funds contributed by the people of Guangzhou and overseas Chinese in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1866- 1925), a great democratic revolutionary forerunner. Standing at the foot of Yuexiu Hill, it is one of the landmark buildings in Guangzhou. A national AAAA scenic spot, it covers an area of 63,000 square meters including 12,000 square meters of main buildings. The hall is 52 meters high and is the largest of its kind in the world.

This town occupies an area of nine square kilometers and is a national ecological tourism demonstration area with “letting city people back to nature” as the aim and cultural tourism as the feature. Between sea and mountains, this town artfully built three theme areas: the Daxia Valley, Chaxi Valley and Yunhai Valley and integrates dynamic ecology, leisure toursim, outdoor sports and indicates the harmonic coexistence of human and nature.

Danxia Mountain, Chinese Red Stone Park, stands in Renhua County and Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan City. It covers an area of 292 square kilometers and is the largest and most beautiful scenic area in Guangdong Province with Danxia landform as its core. It has been listed as world natural heritage, world geopark and a national AAAA scenic area. Also it is a national natural reserve and a national geopark.

Jiufeng Mountain Flower Sea

Shao Yang House

Nanhua Temple

Guangzhou Opera House

Char Siu

03. Guangxi Province

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is called “Gui” for short with Nanning as the capital city. Located in the southern part of China, the region borders Vietnam on the southwest and the Beibu Gulf on the south. A basin ringed by mountains on four sides among which the highest peak is Mao’er Mountain, Guangxi has widespread expanses of limestone topography which covers half of its over 230,000 km² area. It is a multi-ethnic region with a population of over 50 million including 12 ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao, Dong, etc.

Guangxi boasts rich tourism resources. First, it has charming natural scenery of waters and mountains, of which the Guilin Scenery is the most famous with its verdant mountains, limpid rivers, mysterious caves and fantastic rocks. Secondly, it has attractive marine scenery around the Beibu Gulf with blue sea, silver beaches and adequate sunshine, represented by the Silver Beach in Beihai, hailed as “the top beach of China”. Thirdly, it is rich in simple and unsophisticated local customs and lifestyle and blends customs of both Chinese and Vietnamese. All these tourism resources make Guangxi to offer not only a series of sightseeing tourism products, but also leisure tourism products and special tourism items. Now Guangxi has 15 leisure and holiday-making products, like the National Silver Beach Tourism and Holiday Resort in Beihai and drifting tour, convention tour, bicycle tour, local customs tour, forest exploration tour and hot spring convalescence tour as well.

With beautiful waters and mountains, charming beaches and colorful local customs, Guangxi will ensure you a happy and unforgettable time.

The Lijiang River is a national key scenic area and the essence of Guilin scenery. Stretching from Guilin to Yangshuo, the Lijiang River is 83 km in its full length. If you go aboard at Mopanshan Dock or Zhujiang Dock, the journey is about 60 km, in which the most beautiful section is the 40 km or so from the starting dock to Xingping. Scenery along the Lijiang River is charming and attractive, which is famous for the green mountains, clear waters, peculiar caves and beautiful rocks.

Located in south Guangxi, it is famous for its subtropical scenery. The Silver Beach is well known for the soft and fine sand, clear seawater and perfect tourism facilities, which make it an ideal tourism and holiday resort. Besides, there are other scenic spots such as Weizhou Island, with the reputation as “Fairyland in South China”, Mangrove National Marine Reserve, Xingdao Lake and Bailong Pearl Town.

It is also named Elephant Hill located on the west bank of the Lijiang River in south Guilin. The hill looks like an elephant with its trunk dipping into the river for water and thereby gets its name. The large cave between the elephant trunk and the elephant body is called Water Moon Cave. When the water in the river rises, visitors can travel through the cave by boats. At night with full moon, the cave and its reflection in the water forms an image of full moon, which offers a fascinating scene of “elephant playing with moon in water”.