Sanya 三亚
—  Prefecture-level city  —
三亚市
West part of Sanya
Location Sanya City (yellow) in Hainan Island and the PRC
Sanya Location in China
Coordinates: 18°15′12″N 109°30′13″E / 18.25333°N 109.50361°E / 18.25333; 109.50361Coordinates: 18°15′12″N 109°30′13″E / 18.25333°N 109.50361°E / 18.25333; 109.50361
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Government
• CPC Municipal Secretary	Jiang Sixian
Area
• Total	1,919.58 km2 (741.15 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	685,408
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	572100
Area code(s)	(0)898
Licence plate prefixes	琼B
Website	http://www.sanya.gov.cn/

Sanya (simplified Chinese: 三亚; traditional Chinese: 三亞; pinyin: Sānyà) is the southernmost city in the People's Republic of China and one of the two prefecture-level cities in Hainan Province. According to the 2010 Census, the population of Sanya is of 685,408 inhabitants^[1], living in an area of 1,919.58 km². The city is renowned for its tropical climate and has emerged as a popular tourist destination, also serving as the training site of the Chinese national beach volleyball team. Sanya is home to small concentrations of Utsul people.

History[link]

The ancient name of Sanya is Yazhou (崖州), which literally means "cliff prefecture". Its history can be dated back to the Qin Dynasty (221 – 206 BC). Since then, it has always been within the territory of the Chinese dynasties. Due to its remoteness, Sanya is sometimes called Tianya Haijiao (天涯海角), meaning "the end of the sky and ocean". Some prime ministers in various dynasties were exiled there and the Buddhist monk Jianzhen accidentally sailed there and used the place as one of his harbors for his missionary journey to Japan.^[2]

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan occupied the area from 1941–1945 and Sanya was known as Samah, and was the home port for the Second Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the main embarkation point for the Japanese Invasion of Malaya and Thailand.^{[citation needed]}

Geography and climate[link]

Sanya lies at the southern tip of Hainan Island at Sanya Bay. Located at 18° 15' N latitude, it is about as far north of the Equator as the Island of Hawaii is. Though the administrative area (Sanya Prefecture) has a rough topography, the city itself is generally flat, lying on a parcel of land between low-level mountains to the north and the South China Sea. The area has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw),^[3] featuring very warm weather all year around. Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season. The coolest month is January, at 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), while the hottest, unlike much of the rest of China, is June, at 28.8 °C (83.8 °F); the annual mean is 25.8 °C (78.4 °F). Water temperatures remain above 20 °C (68 °F) year-round.^[4]

Subdivisions[link]

Sanya is a prefecture-level city, but its subdivisions are more similar to that of a sub-prefecture-level city or a county-level city. It has direct jurisdiction over 2 township-level districts (乡级管理区 xiangji guanli-qu), six towns (镇 zhen) and four state-run farms:

Tourism[link]

In recent years Sanya has become a popular tourist destination. The first international resort hotel was opened and managed by Swiss hotelier Nicolas C. Solari in 1999, in Yalong Bay.^[5] Numerous international hotel chains are now established in the area. In 2009 hotel group Mandarin Oriental opened their first property in mainland China in the Dadong Hai area of Sanya.

Because of geographical and political circumstances unique to Sanya, many niche markets have been cultivated in real estate, food and beverage management, Chinese language and cultural exchange, agro-tourism, and wilderness adventures.

Due to increased development, new venues for resorts have been developed. Formerly popular sites such as Dadong Hai and Yalong Bay have now been somewhat supplanted by the new Haitang bay and Xiangshui Bay, where the natural environment remains largely unspoiled.^[6]

Sanya attracts international travelers as can be seen by the many Russian and English signs throughout the city.

Restaurants in Sanya are also infamous for over-charging tourists (whether foreign or Chinese).^[7]

Attractions[link]

The Guanyin Statue of Hainan

• The Guanyin Statue of Hainan, a 108 metres (354 ft) Buddhist statue, completed in May 2005 and one of the tallest statues in the world^[8] and the adjoining Nanshan Temple.
• Yalong Bay, a 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) major tourist beach located east of Sanya City.
• Tianya Haijiao (The ends of the earth and the corners of the sea)
• Deer Turning Head Park (Luhuitou Park 鹿回头公园) - A park containing a large stone statue above Sanya harbour telling the story of a hunter pursuing a deer to an isolated headland near the sea. When the deer could not escape, it turned to look at the hunter and became a beautiful woman. The hunter could not kill the deer and instead fell in love with her. Luhuitou is a place for lovers; many people leave a padlock on a chain at the top of the mountain in the hope that their love will last as long as the lock remains.
• Dadonghai, Sanya, Haitang, and Yazhou, Xiangshuiwan Bay are the five major bays in Sanya, Xiangshuiwan Bay remains the most beautiful and natural near the famous Nuilin Mountain.^[9]
• A butterfly museum and a shell aquarium.

Other attractions include:

• Phoenix Island, an artificial archipelago resort currently under construction in Sanya Bay.
• Wuzhizhou Island.
• West Island.
• Daxiao Dongtian (Fairy Caves).
• The Tiger and Crocodile centre.
• Nanshan Temple.
• Luobi Cave, an ancient karst cave 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Sanya.
• Lingshui/Xiangshui Li'an Ocean Harbor Theme Park is projected for 2013.^[10] It will be the largest water park in Asia^[11][12]

Transportation[link]

The city is served by Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Buses from other parts of the island serve Sanya's bus terminal. Taxis are available throughout the city.

The No. 8 bus connects the airport to Dadonghai Beach and Yalong Bay.

Construction of the Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail began in 2007. The railway now links Sanya and Haikou and runs along the east coast of Hainan. There are 15 stations in between, either in operation or still under construction. Trains are designed to travel at 250 km/h. Travel time from Sanya to Haikou is approximately 1 hour and 22 minutes. On December 30, 2010, an announcement was made that another high-speed railway will be built along the west coast of Hainan connecting with the Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail in Sanya and Haikou.

Events[link]

The city hosted the:

• 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4 Start to Auckland
• 2011 BRICS summit
• Elite Model Look in 2008 and 2009
• Miss World contest in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2010
• Mister World contest in 2007
• World's Strongest Man contest in 2006

Notes of interest[link]

Sanya was the first Chinese city (excluding Special Administrative Regions) to receive the Olympic torch after its departure from Beijing, in the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing.

Image gallery[link]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sanya

• Article about Guanyin statue, with pictures (note: the article confuses "Buddha" and "Guanyin")
• News,travel,business and cultural guide to Sanya and Hainan

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History[link]

Based in Atlanta, The Clutch consists of Candice Clotiel "Gg" Nelson, Ezekiel L "(E)Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Michael "J. Que" Smith, Balewa Muhammad and Keri Lynn Hilson. Any combination of two or more of the five writers on a song is considered a track "written by The Clutch" as they rarely work as a complete fivesome. Currently the only released songs written by all members together are Keri Hilson's "Return the Favor", Bayje's "Jealous Of Your Whip", Keke Palmer's "Game Song", Bobby Valentino's "Let's Go" and Jennifer Lopez' "Wrong When You're Gone".

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Discography[link]

Singles discography[link]

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