Tropical paradise--- Sanya, China.
Guess it is not quite good time to cold talk about the Tibet in these cold days. (Winter time in China now). Well, to warm you up, let we take look at Sanya now.
Sanya is a city which I really don’t know whether I should like it or dislike it. Like it, cause the nice tropical weather down there, I am kind of person who really really afraid of cold.(not so many people like be freezed) Dislike it, cause I am allergenic to seafood. It happened that every where full of the fresh ，cheap seafood , herring, cod, mackerel, trout, sardines, salmon, swordfish, crap, squid, octopus, clam ,mussel, oyster, scallop ,sea urchin, prawn, crayfish, lobster, shrimp ,large prawn ,crab, you want it, you name it. It is in every corner of the Sanya. You know everyday when I wake up the first thing come into my mind was the question “What I got eat today?” you just don’t know what to eat beside the seafood. Ok, I maybe bit exaggerate, I admit, but just little.
Here we go, some “official” information for you guys.
Less than twenty years ago, Sanya was just a fishing village, like humble Shenzhen. Both towns were home to sleepy streets and ancient, low-slung houses. Old women chewed betel nuts (binglang) and spat bright red juice like vampires, while the men folk spent their days at sea.
The villagers of Sanya and Shenzhen were probably among the last to know that Hainan Island and Shenzhen had been declared Special Economic Zones, areas set aside as ultra-free market common pastures for foreign and domestic enterprises. Shenzhen quickly surged to boomtown status, boasting China's first McDonald's, first stock market, and more baofa hu (formerly struggling workers who suddenly came into money and bought black Audi A6s) per square centimeter than any other city in China. Meanwhile, developers descended on Hainan and five-star hotels began to fall from the sky, landing neatly along the white, sandy coves that surround tiny Sanya town.
The local villagers dodged the falling behemoths and crept back out onto the newly constructed boardwalks and verandas, peering in wonder as flocks of Chinese nouveau riche with camcorders and Hawaiian shirts strutted onto the beach wearing complimentary hotel slippers. Physically imposing Russians with spare-tire bellies also arrived, baking themselves to various reddish hues in the blazing sun.
Let me point out a big misconception here, thanks to the countrywide travel agents, most people thought that there are no cheap accommodations in Sanya. Signboards at hotels along the Sanya resort strips seem to confirm this; the advertise standard singles at no less than 580 yuan per night. The reality is that these prices apply only during national holidays, the peak season,like Spring Festival you would be lucky to find accommodation that cheap. Any other day, however, Sanya travel agents can help find rooms for as little as 100 yuan per night. (My room at the huanyacheng hotel, with a a lovely ocean view, cost me 178 yuan per night) The hotel even got it’s own beach. Of course, not belong to the hotel, just an area which for huanyancheng guests only. That already make me feel like VIP when I am sunbath.
If you are the person who got money to burn, Sanya's international style, five-star establishments come complete with multiple swimming pools and restaurants, first class service and spas, and grand staircases and elevators that drop guests right onto the beach. The low-end rates at such places are 250-450 yuan. The question that demands attention, however, is whether, with a world-class beach a few steps away; is it necessary to have access to so many swimming pools? My answer to that is “Absolutely NO”. What’s yours?
Sanya is a city which I really don’t know whether I should like it or dislike it. Like it, cause the nice tropical weather down there, I am kind of person who really really afraid of cold.(not so many people like be freezed) Dislike it, cause I am allergenic to seafood. It happened that every where full of the fresh ，cheap seafood , herring, cod, mackerel, trout, sardines, salmon, swordfish, crap, squid, octopus, clam ,mussel, oyster, scallop ,sea urchin, prawn, crayfish, lobster, shrimp ,large prawn ,crab, you want it, you name it. It is in every corner of the Sanya. You know everyday when I wake up the first thing come into my mind was the question “What I got eat today?” you just don’t know what to eat beside the seafood. Ok, I maybe bit exaggerate, I admit, but just little.
Here we go, some “official” information for you guys.
Less than twenty years ago, Sanya was just a fishing village, like humble Shenzhen. Both towns were home to sleepy streets and ancient, low-slung houses. Old women chewed betel nuts (binglang) and spat bright red juice like vampires, while the men folk spent their days at sea.
The villagers of Sanya and Shenzhen were probably among the last to know that Hainan Island and Shenzhen had been declared Special Economic Zones, areas set aside as ultra-free market common pastures for foreign and domestic enterprises. Shenzhen quickly surged to boomtown status, boasting China's first McDonald's, first stock market, and more baofa hu (formerly struggling workers who suddenly came into money and bought black Audi A6s) per square centimeter than any other city in China. Meanwhile, developers descended on Hainan and five-star hotels began to fall from the sky, landing neatly along the white, sandy coves that surround tiny Sanya town.
The local villagers dodged the falling behemoths and crept back out onto the newly constructed boardwalks and verandas, peering in wonder as flocks of Chinese nouveau riche with camcorders and Hawaiian shirts strutted onto the beach wearing complimentary hotel slippers. Physically imposing Russians with spare-tire bellies also arrived, baking themselves to various reddish hues in the blazing sun.
Let me point out a big misconception here, thanks to the countrywide travel agents, most people thought that there are no cheap accommodations in Sanya. Signboards at hotels along the Sanya resort strips seem to confirm this; the advertise standard singles at no less than 580 yuan per night. The reality is that these prices apply only during national holidays, the peak season,like Spring Festival you would be lucky to find accommodation that cheap. Any other day, however, Sanya travel agents can help find rooms for as little as 100 yuan per night. (My room at the huanyacheng hotel, with a a lovely ocean view, cost me 178 yuan per night) The hotel even got it’s own beach. Of course, not belong to the hotel, just an area which for huanyancheng guests only. That already make me feel like VIP when I am sunbath.
If you are the person who got money to burn, Sanya's international style, five-star establishments come complete with multiple swimming pools and restaurants, first class service and spas, and grand staircases and elevators that drop guests right onto the beach. The low-end rates at such places are 250-450 yuan. The question that demands attention, however, is whether, with a world-class beach a few steps away; is it necessary to have access to so many swimming pools? My answer to that is “Absolutely NO”. What’s yours?
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