West Island Marine Culture Tourism Zone
West Island Marine Culture Tourism Zone
西岛海洋文化旅游区
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Home CategoryTourismWest Island Marine Culture Tourism ZonePlay2.5 minsSituated at the heart of Sanya Bay, West Island is positioned 8 nautical miles from downtown Sanya, the sole tropical coastal tourist destination in China. A mere 10-minute yacht ride from Xiaoqi Port transports visitors to the island. With a population exceeding 4,000 inhabitants engaged in traditional fishing livelihoods, the residents of West Island are renowned for their warm hospitality and friendliness towards guests.ShareWest Island is also known as "West Daimao (hawksbill turtle) Island", which comes from a legend. The story goes that a long time ago, the Dragon King's heir attempted to achieve immortality at the cost of the lives of the fishermen in the South China Sea. Guanyin, the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion and benevolence, ordered two immortal turtles to guard the sea, deterring the Dragon King's heir from doing evil, which allowed the fishermen to live and work in peace and happiness. Exposed to the sun, wind, and rain, the two turtles held fast to their position for a thousand years so that they turned into today's East Island and West Island.
As the island boasts a tropical oceanic monsoon climate and the weather is mild and warm all year round. West Island also boasts fresh air, brilliant sunshine, white sandy beaches, crystal clear water, and picturesque scenery. As its surrounding waters belong to a national coral reef nature reserve, West Island is enclosed with coral reefs of diverse shapes and a wide array of marine life.
Praised as "an idyllic fairyland and dynamic paradise on the sea", West Island is believed to be a fascinating tourist destination with natural beauty, unique ecological resources, a distinctive tropical landscape, and exciting water sports. It has become a large holiday resort integrating travel and sightseeing, catering and accommodation, shopping, vacationing, as well as entertainment.
Visitors can enjoy themselves through a wide variety of water activities such as diving, sailing, surfing, swimming, parasailing, jet-skiing, playing beach volleyball, as well as riding on a glass boat or a banana boat.
Article reference1. West Island Marine Culture Tourism Zone (Sanya). chinadaily.com.cn. 2024Photo Gallery（1 picture）CategoriesTourismTagIsland TourismCatalogue-
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