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Tianya Haijiao 天涯海角Tiānyá Hǎijiǎo
5A scenic area · Sanya, Hainan
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Sanya
- Region
- Hainan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area
About Tianya Haijiao
A beach west of Sanya scattered with large boulders, several carved with the characters that made the place famous: Tianya (edge of the sky), cut in 1733 by the Yazhou prefect; Nantian Yizhu (pillar of the southern sky), added in 1909; and Haijiao (corner of the sea), added in 1939. The inscribed rocks are a provincial heritage site, and because Chinese poetry uses the name for the farthest reaches of the world, couples often come here. On clear days islets can be seen offshore.
How to get to Tianya Haijiao
In Tianya district, on the coast about 18 km west-north-west of central Sanya; the Sanya–Ledong tourist railway has a Tianya Haijiao station, about 18 minutes from Sanya station.
Nearby
- Sanya Beaches 三亚 30 km
China's tropical south coast, where winter is beach season
Also within 20 km: West Island 西岛 (under 10 km), Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone 南山文化旅游区 (10 km), Sanya Red Detachment of Women Performing Arts Park 三亚红色娘子军演艺公园 (20 km), Luhuitou Park 鹿回头公园 (20 km).
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