Things to do in Wanning Hainan Island
Wanning is located on the southeast coast of Hainan Island, in the middle of Haikou and Sanya. With an annual average temperature of 24.8 degrees, its pleasant climate attracts visitors from around the world.
Wanning is famously known as the "Surfing Resort of World", "Hot Spring Hometown", "Longevity Hometown of China", "Kingdom of Plants" and “Buddhist Sanctuary”.
If you come to Wanning for a visit, you can do the following things:
Surf at Riyue Bay
Riyue Bay, the best bay for surfing in Southeast Asia, is home to Asia's largest surf club – Riyue Bay International Surfing Club. Wanning is the world’s surfing resort, attracting surfers from around the world. If you come to Wanning, experience surfing, you will not regret it.
Climb Dongshan Mountain
Dongshan Mountain is also called Pen Rack Mountain as its three peaks tower side by side and resemble a pen rack. The mountain is recognized as "Number one mountain in Hainan" since Ming Dynasty with the title granted by an official at that time. The mountain is the birthplace of Hainan Buddhism culture as well as a center of Southern Buddhism.
If you are lucky enough and get a chance to take part in a Buddhist rite here, you will be very impressed by the rich Buddhism culture here. Moreover, Zhegu (Chinese francolin) Tea and Dongshan Sheep are most well-known things in Wanning.
Wentong village is enriched with Li and Miao ethnic group styles and has its own ancient totem. Here, you can experience farmers' life, enjoy various tropical plants, fish at the lakeside, eat fresh vegetables and fruits, and even connect to Wi-Fi and use an app developed by the village to automatically guide your trip.
Getting a day off from bustling cities and spending a day here will help you relax and refresh. Villagers here are very enthusiastic, and I am sure you will have a wonderful time here.
Learn about plants at Xinglong Tropical Garden
Xinglong Tropical Garden covers an area of more than 6.7 square kilometers and has 4,000 kinds of plants. As a large comprehensive scenic spot for being the integration of nature, humanity, agriculture, garden and ecological environment protection as well as the integration of leisure, sightseeing and scientific research exchange, it is famous for its unique and abundant tropical plants.
After a tour in the garden, you can enjoy a cup of coffee or tea produced using the plants grown here. You can also learn how to make a cup of coffee using coffee beans at the garden.
Cycle at Xinglong Greenway
Greenway now has 40 kilometers for visitors to cycle and 100 kilometers expected to be completed later. Along the road, you can not only enjoy beautiful scenery but also experience Southeast Asian-style villages.(source: china daily)
