HaiKou Holiday

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iWalk 8 July 2008 2 Comments

I don’t know how many times I travel to HaiKou. It gave me the first view of the sea in my life many years ago.
Some friends wanted a rest after earthquake, So we came here again.

HaiKou Travel Guide

HaiKou, known as the name ‘Coconut City’, situated at the north of Hainan island(China’s second largest island), is the capital of Hainan Province.

With the sea on three sides, Haikou enjoys a long coastline and offers excellent bathing beaches. Holiday Beach, where my photos were taken, was the most popular of these. while Xixiu Beach is where the National sailing and windsurfing teams train and hold competitions.

The whole city has an excellent environment with streets lined with coconut palms. It also has a number of important sites of historical interest. such as The Wugong Temple (The Five Official’s Temple), and the Tomb of Hai Rui.

If you want try local food, Wenchang Chicken, Dongshan Mutton, Jiaji Duck and Hele Crab is the must choice, and local seafood of course. But my favorite is local BBQ.:)

HaiKou also has an abundance of local fruits such as mangos, pineapples, jackfruits, coconuts and carambola, betelnuts, pawpaw, longan and lichee, loquat, naseberry and passion fruit. They are cheap and fresh! Wow!

It’s also the wonderful place for golf too, I will show you the Haikou Golf Guide later.

Wow, I love this lazy place.