Yalong Bay

Yalong Bay (Chinese: 亚龙湾) is a 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) beach located in southeast Sanya, Hainan, China. It is also known as the Yalong Bay National Resort. The eastern part of the bay is occupied by PLA Navy as the East Section of Yulin Naval Base.[1]

Yalong Bay
A view of Yalong Bay
Simplified Chinese亚龙湾
Traditional Chinese亞龍灣
sometimes written as
Simplified Chinese牙龙湾
Traditional Chinese牙龍灣
Yalong Bay is the most expensive and well-known beach in Hainan, and the location of numerous 5-star hotels.

Hotels
Yalong Bay, located east of Sanya

Many internationally operated hotels have opened in Yalong Bay, including the St Regis Yalong Bay Resort, Sheraton Sanya Resort, Marriott Hotel, Ritz-Carlton Sanya Resort, Pullman Yalong Bay and MGM Grand Resorts. Several domestically-operated hotels including Resort Horizon, Mangrove Tree Resort, and Cactus Resort are also operating in the area.

Transportation

High-speed train

The Hainan Eastern Ring High-Speed Railway was opened in January 2011, connecting the major towns on the east coast of Hainan. It takes 1.5–2 hours from Sanya to Haikou. The trains also serve Haikou's Airport. Haikou to Sanya costs around ¥90.

The train stops at the following places in Hainan: Sanya (三亚), Yalong wan (亚龙湾), Tiandu (田独), Lingshui (陵水), Wanning (万宁), Boao (博鳌), Qionghai (琼海), Wenchang (文昌), Haikou Airport (美兰), Haikou East (海口东; main city stop), Haikou West Train Station (海口).

Bus
The sign of Yalong Bay National Resort

Passengers should pay the bus fare when boarding. Usually the exact fare should be put into the box by the driver. Fares vary according to distance travelled.

Two bus routes of particular use for visitors are the Number 8 and Number 27 which serve Sanya Phoenix International Airport and Yalong Bay.

In addition the Number 25 and 16 buses run regularly between Nanshan Temple and Yalong Bay, their routes passing through downtown Sanya and Dadonghai.

References
  1. "China's Most Important South China Sea Military Base: The Yulin Naval Base is shaping up to be the most strategically important military base in the South China Sea". The Diplomat. 2017-03-09.

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