China Vacations

China Vacations | Haikou City
Haikou is a Little Known Destination in China
Haikou, at the North of Hainan island, is the capital of Hainan Province in China, has an estimated population of 1.8 million and is the largest city on the island. Named "Haikoupu" in ancient times, Haikou is the centre of Hainan in politics, economics, culture and communications. It is located on the Nandu river, at the southern bank of the Qiongzhou Strait, facing the mainland's Leizhou Peninsula. In the Ming Dynasty, it was fortified as "Haikousuo". Most people who come to Haikou are simp...

China Vacations | Liuzhou, City of Dragons
Liuzhou Has Many Attractions for China Vacations
Liuzhou demonstrates a fine example of how to integrate history, folklore and community living. This small to medium sized community (by Chinese standards) has excellent shopping facilities, great parks and many scenic attractions for you to explore. It is famous for its dragon mythology and was named Longcheng (Dragon City) in 742 CE. Known for the manufacture of coffins in China, Liuzhou has around 45 minority groups, with the history and culture of the predominant Han as well as Zhuang, Mi...

China Vacations | Hainan Province
Hainan Province a Great Place for China Vacations
Hainan Province (Hainan Sheng) was created in 1988, after previously being administered from Guangdong. The major industries are tourism and agriculture, as the island is the only part of China in the tropical zone. Hainan has a permanent residence of 8.45 million people; over 1.32 million are ethnic minority. The Li people are the earliest settlers in Hainan. Read more from the official Hainan Government website. The Province consists of around 200 islands, of which Hainan Island (Hainan Da...

China Vacations | Romantic Tianya Haijiao
Tianya Haijiao, Most Southern Point of Hainan!
In Chinese folklore, it was thought there was a remote part of the known world where the sky meets the sea. As this area is the most southern part of China, it has been named "Tianya Haijiao" (the furthermost part of the sky and the sea). Tianya Haijiao is at the foot of Xiamaling Mountain in Tianya Town, around 24 km West of the tourist resort city of Sanya. This beautiful seaside park is a pleasant place to wile away a few hours and enjoy the sea breeze and listen to the crashing of the wa...

China Vacations | Tropical Sanya
Sanya is Hainan's Beach Resort for China Vacations
Sanya is the "jewel in the crown" of Hainan Island. Most Hainan locals ask if you have been here to visit, and they refer to Sanya as "China's Hawaii". They are very proud of this city. There are five major bays in Sanya, namely: Yalong Bay, Dadonghai Bay, Sanya Bay, Haitang Bay, and Yazhou Bay. The first two are the sites for many luxurious hotel resorts, overlooking the clear blue waters of the South China Sea. Other attractions around Sanya include Cape Tianya Haijiao, Lu Hui Tou (Deer tu...

China Vacations | Wenchang
Wenchang for Chicken, Confucius, Rocket Launches and the Song Sisters!
Situated in North-East Hainan Province, China, Wenchang is 73km South-East of the Capital, Haikou. It is a coastal city, and faces the sea on the East, South and North with a coastline of 270 kilometres and a total land area of 2,403 square kilometres. Wenchang was promoted from a county to a city on November 7, 1995 and has a population of around 120,000. Most overseas Hainanese migrated from here, and the majority of Singapore's Hainanese population have family roots to Wenchang. Read more...

China Vacations | Changsha
Hunan's Capital, Changsha for China Vacations
Changsha is the capital of Hunan Province, located on a branch of the Yangtze River, known as the "Xiang Jiang". It has a long and interesting historical background, with many sites to explore when you visit. Chairman Mao Zedong was born in a Shaoshan, about 130 km South-West of Changsha. He completed his education in Changsha and was converted to communist ideology in this city. During the Taiping Rebellion (1850 to 1864 CE), Changsha was besieged by the army of the "Heavenly Kingdom", but w...

China Vacations | Dongfang (Basuo)
Dongfang (Basuo) Has a History of Japanese Occupation!
Dongfang City is an industrial port located at the mouth of the Changhua River around 260 km South-West of Haikou City. The Japanese invaded and occupied Dongfang as their Hainan headquarters in the early 1940's. Thousands of Li Minority Group people were executed and are buried in a mass grave near Dongfang. They developed mining operations inland, using slave labour, and built the goods rail line which still operates between here and Sanya. Dongfang is situated at the South-East of the Le...