I come from Hainan, China. I deeply love my hometown. Now, I want to introduce Hainan to all the tourists who want to travel free and easy.
Exchange Rate: 1 Singapore Dollar =5.0543 RMB(CNY)(27/11/2010) , Tip : Exchange RMB in Singapore. RMB can not be freely exchanged in China, it is only allowed in banks and it is not convenient.
Traffic: From Singapore to Hainan, there are only two airlines.
One-way Ticket fare is around $120-150 SGD, excepted school holiday and Chinese lunar new year.
In Haikou City, you can travel by bus, it is cheap and you can enjoy more fun. At the same time, you can take Taxi, flat-dowm fare is ￥10, bargaining is available. From Haikou City to Sanya City, express bus needs 3.5 hours. At the end of 2010, high-speed rail is ready to run.
Accomodation: There are lots of choices of hotel in Hainan, many 5-star hotel have good service.
In Haikou, I recommend "Xinyuan Hot Spring Hotel", it is located in city centre.
In Sanya, if you want to enjoy high-class beach and hotel, they are on Yalong Bay.
Shopping: In China, you can always find cheap and interesting stuff, but be alert, some of them dont have quality assurence. From 2011, you can buy tax-free goods in Sanya.
Enjoyment: These are the place I suggest to travel.
2 Days stay in Haikou: Jiefang Road(解放路）, Wugong Temple (五公祠), Green Meadows Park (万绿园), Guomao plate（国贸）, Haixiu Road（海秀路）
2 Days in Sanya: Sanya Luhuitou Park（鹿回头), Dadonghai(大东海）, Nanshan Temple（南山寺）, Yalong bay（亚龙湾）, Tianyahaijiao（天涯海角）
Nightlife: Nightlife in Hainan is at late night, even at 3AM, some restaurants can be full house.
The following photos were taken at 2AM.
Dining: there are four most famous menus in Hainan, Wenchang Chicken（文昌鸡）, Jiaji Duck（加积鸭）, Dongshan Lamb（东山羊）, Hele Crab（和乐蟹）. If you can chance, these are the must try food.
This is a menu of a representive restaurant:
Tip 1: If you have friends from Hainan, ask him to be your guide, it makes big difference. Many of tourists have been cheated.
Tip 2: Hainan is not as safe as Singapore, be aware of thief !!! Do not bring too much cash with you on the street.
很好！我很想去Hainan吃鸡饭. 那里的鸡饭和新加坡的有很大的分别吗?
回复删除Very good! I feel like going Hainan to eat chicken rice. Is there any difference between singapore's and hainan's?
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Nice pictures! Just seeing the food picture made me hungry. I wish i can travel more often.
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