Sanya
Sanya
三亚市 | ||
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Postal code 572100 | ||
Area code | 0898 | |
ISO 3166 code | CN-HI-02 | |
Licence plate prefixes | 琼B | |
Website | www |
Sanya | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Sānyà | | |
Wade–Giles | San1-ya4 | |
IPA | [sán.jâ] | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Yale Romanization | Sāam-aa | |
Jyutping | Saam1-aa3 | |
IPA | [saːm˥ aː˧] | |
Southern Min | ||
Hainanese Romanization | Tâ-ⁿa |
Sanya
According to the
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
History
Known in ancient times as Yazhou,
During the Tang dynasty, a Buddhist monk accidentally landed here, using the site as a staging post on his missionary journey to Japan.[3]
20th century
In 1912, Yazhou became Yaxian (Yai-hsien) (崖县;
In 1958, administration of Yaxian relocated from Yacheng to Sanya and Yaxian merged with Baoting, Lingshui, Niulou, and Xinglong, Wanning, to become a large county. In 1959 and 1961, these areas were separated to establish Baoting and Lingshui while Yaxian County remained in its current prefecture. Approved by the State Council of China, Yaxian was upgraded to Sanya City on 26 September 1987 and Sanya City was officially established on 30 December 1987.[4]
In 2007, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee announced that the city of Sanya would become the first leg of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in China.[5]
Geography
Sanya lies at the southern tip of Hainan Island on Sanya Bay. Located at 18° 15' N latitude, Sanya is–after Sansha (also administered by Hainan Province)–the second-southernmost prefecture-level city nationally. Though the administrative area (Sanya City) 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.
Climate
The area has a
Since meteorological records began, the average annual temperature in Sanya has warmed in fluctuations. Taking 2023 as an example, the average annual temperature in Sanya is 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), 0.5°C higher than the average from 1991 to 2020, with the average temperature of the coldest month (January) being 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) and the hottest month (June) being 29.9 °C (85.8 °F).[8]
Climate data for Sanya (1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.5 (79.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.26) |
13.0 (0.51) |
21.4 (0.84) |
52.3 (2.06) |
132.8 (5.23) |
173.5 (6.83) |
212.6 (8.37) |
234.9 (9.25) |
251.0 (9.88) |
268.6 (10.57) |
71.0 (2.80) |
15.6 (0.61) |
1,453.2 (57.21) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 13.5 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 111.1 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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84.3 | 85.8 | 83.9 | 80.4 | 76 | 73.8 | 72 | 73.5 | 79.5 | 81.8 | 82 | 82.8 | 79.6 |
Average ultraviolet index | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Source 1: National Meteorological Center of CMA[9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: China Meteorological Administration[10] |
Subdivisions
Before 30 July 2014, there was direct jurisdiction over four county-level districts and two township-level subdistricts (乡级管理区; xiāngjí guǎnlǐqū), six towns (镇; zhèn) and four state-run farms in Sanya City. Now there are four districts in Sanya.
Map | |||||
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Jiyang Tianya Haitang Yazhou | |||||
District | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 census) |
Area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Jiyang
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吉阳区 | Jíyáng Qū | 257,061 | 372 | 691.02 |
Tianya
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天涯区 | Tiānyá Qū | 269,935 | 944 | 285.94 |
Haitang
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海棠区 | Hǎitáng Qū | 76,562 | 255 | 300.24 |
Yazhou
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崖州区 | Yázhōu Qū | 160,000 | 347 | 460.10 |
Tourism
In recent years Sanya has become a popular tourist destination. Numerous international
Russian and English signs can be seen throughout the city. In response to claims of over-charging of tourists (whether foreign or Chinese) at restaurants in the city,[11] Hainan government officials and Sanya city officials have vowed to crack down on the practice.[12] The Sanya Industrial and Commercial Bureau has implemented a real-time information system of the city's seafood restaurants during the May Day holiday for public supervision in order to stop any future price gouging by restaurants.
Sanya also hosts the Guanyin of Nanshan, that is located within the Nanshan Temple (Sanya).
Nature reserves of Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park (亚龙湾热带 天堂森林公园) and Sanya Coral Reef National Nature Reserve (三亚珊瑚礁国家级自然保护区) are located nearby
Transportation
The city is served by Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Taxis are available throughout the city.
Buses from other parts of Hainan serve Sanya's bus terminal. The No. 8 bus connects the airport to Dadonghai Beach. From there tourists can take the 24 or 25 bus to Yalong Bay or the 28 bus to Haitang Bay. There is also a free bus from Luhuitou Square to the Duty-Free Shopping Center at Haitang Bay, the largest such center in China.
Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail
The
Tram
Sanya's tram service began trial operation on 7 January 2019.[15] Trams are composed of five carriages with a maximum seating capacity of 362 people. In built up and urbanised areas, the maximum speed of the tram is 50 km/h. The current tram route begins at Sanya Railway Station and finishes at Jiangang Road Station, which is currently the southernmost railway station in China. Full operation of the first line started on 10 October 2020.
Social services
Hospitals
There are a total of 54 hospitals in Sanya as of March 2019, both public hospitals funded by the state and private hospitals. And numerous clinics for doing annual health-checks, which are usually brands of national chains in China, such as Ciming Healthcheck.
Hainan 301 Hospital, a branch hospital of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, is located in the Haitang Bay area of Sanya.[16] The hospital possesses a substantial number of state-of-the-art equipment for medical and research purposes which include a Da Vinci surgical system, different MIR system (including 1.5T MRI 3.0T MRI), Helical CT facilities (including 128-Slices CT), medical linear accelerator and electronic microscopes which are worth more than 450 million yuan. The hospital has 500 patient beds, and a total of 74 clinical, medical and nursing departments.
Sanya Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (三亚市中医院) is located on Fenghuang Road.[17] It is a grade-A tertiary hospital offering medical care, education, research, healthcare services and International Chinese Medicine exchange and cooperation.
Education
Colleges and universities
Primary and secondary schools
The city government states on its website that "Being the second-largest city in Hainan, the education in Sanya is relatively better than the average level in Hainan Province" but that the kindergartens are not as good as those in major Chinese cities and that the primary and secondary schools are still below the Chinese national average.[20]
According to the city government, Primary schools No.7 and No.9 are the best in the city and that Bayi Primary School "is also of good quality".[20] The city government identifies the best lower secondary (junior high school) and upper secondary (senior high school) institutions as Sanya Shiyan Middle School and Sanya No.1 High School, respectively.[20]
The
Events
The city has hosted:
- Boao Forum for Asia Annual high level forums for world leaders focused on the Asian region and its stakeholders.
- 2014 WTTC Global Summit Keynote speakers: Kofi Annan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dame DeAnne Julius, Yao Ming
- 2011–12 Volvo Ocean RaceLeg 4 Start to Auckland
- 2011 BRICS summit
- Elite Model Look in 2008 and 2009
- Miss World contest in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2018
- Mister World contest in 2007
- World's Strongest Man contest in 2006 and 2013
- 2012 Sanya International Beach Musical Festival[21][22]
- 2013 ITF Women's Circuit – Sanya
- 2014–15 Volvo Ocean RaceIn-port race and Leg 4 Start to Auckland
- 2019[23]
- 2020 Asian Beach Games[24]
Sister cities
Country | City | Date |
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United States | Alhambra, California | 1994.10.05 |
Philippines | Lapu-Lapu |
1997.07.19 |
France | Cannes | 1997.11.17 |
South Korea | Seogwipo | 2008.04.04 |
Mexico | Cancún | 2010.08.10 |
Russia | Khabarovsk | 2011.11.28 |
United Kingdom | Blackpool | 2016.09.06 |
Malaysia | George Town, Penang | 2017[25] |
Gallery
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Sanya Sunset
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Setting Sun at Sanya Beach
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East part of Sanya
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Beach Scene
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Sunset at Sanya Bay
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A hotel in Sanya
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Sanya Bay Beach
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A street corner
Notes
- ^ Chinese: 三亚; also spelled Samah
References
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- ^ "City overview". at0086.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Beijing Olympic torch relay kicks off in Chinese mainland". english.people.com.cn. Xinhua Agent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). Updated Asian Map of the Köppen climate classification system. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644.
- ^ 三亚城市介绍 (in Chinese (China)). Weather China. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Weather archive in Sanya Phoenix (Airport), METAR".
- ^ 1981年-2010年(三亚)月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Experience Template" CMA台站气候标准值(1991-2020).
- ^ Fauna (2 February 2012). "Sanya Restaurants Ripping Off Customers, Fleecing Tourists". chinasmack.com/. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Yiming, Huang; Dan, He. "Hainan vows to stop price gouging". China Daily. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ 2016. 海南海洋生态保护良好,成为大型珍稀海洋动物的“乐园”. hnfjz.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ 三亚凤凰岛海域出现海豚成群嬉戏美景. people.com.cn Hainan. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Sanya City Trams Have Started Their Trial Runs-Hellosanya". www.hellosanya.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "haikoutour.gov: Hainan 301 Hospital". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Sanya Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital". Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Home". sanyau.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Home". qzu.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Education in Sanya" (). City of Sanya. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Comprehensive News — Coming Soon". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Haitang Bay Gloria Sanya appointed as sponsor hotel for 2012 Sanya Int'l Beach Musical Festival". whatsonsanya.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Sanya joins season five Formula E calendar". 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Sanya City 2020 Asian Beach Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Forging friendship city ties between Penang and Sanya - Community | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
Sanya.
- Guanyin of the South Sea of Sanya article — with pictures, author confuses "Buddha" and "Guanyin".
- Whatsonsanya.com: News, travel, business and cultural guide to Sanya and Hainan Province