Sanya#20th century

Known in ancient times as Yazhou, postal romanization: Aichow ({{lang|zh|崖州}}), literally "cliff state or prefecture", Sanya's history dates to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE). Due to its remoteness from the political centers during the Qin dynasty, Sanya was sometimes called Tianya Haijiao ({{lang|zh|天涯海角}}), meaning "the end of the sky and ocean" or "the end of the earth". As a result, the city served as a place of exile for officials who found themselves out of favor with the country's rulers.

During the Tang dynasty, a Buddhist monk accidentally landed here, using the site as a staging post on his missionary journey to Japan.{{cite web |url=http://english.sanya.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/englishsite/sanya%20overview/201109/2423.html |title=Sanya history |publisher=Sanya Municipal Network Information Center |year=2009 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310165004/http://english.sanya.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/englishsite/sanya%20overview/201109/2423.html |url-status=live }}

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In 1912, Yazhou became Yaxian (Yai-hsien) ({{lang|zh-hans|崖县}}; postal: Aihsien).

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.{{cite web |title=City overview |url=http://www.at0086.com/Sanyasanya/ |publisher=at0086.com |access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-date=19 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219034836/http://www.at0086.com/Sanyasanya/ |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |title=Beijing Olympic torch relay kicks off in Chinese mainland |url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90867/6403327.html |website=english.people.com.cn |publisher=Xinhua Agent |access-date=18 June 2014 |archive-date=14 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514112959/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90867/6403327.html |url-status=live }}

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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.

The city is one of the many coastal cities in China most at risk due to rapidly rising sea levels.https://www.livescience.com/what-places-disappear-rising-sea-levels

File:Landscape of beach in Sanya.jpg

The area has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw),Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). [//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Asia_K%C3%B6ppen_Map.png Updated Asian Map of the Köppen climate classification system]. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644. featuring hot weather all year around. Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season. The coolest month is January, with an average high temperature of {{cvt|26.9|°C|1}}, while the hottest, unlike much of the rest of China, is June, with an average high temperature of {{cvt|32.5|°C|1}}; the mean annual high temperature is {{cvt|30.2|°C|1}}. Water temperatures remain above {{cvt|22|°C}} year-round.{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101310201.shtml |script-title=zh:三亚城市介绍 |publisher=Weather China |language=zh-cn |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724041004/http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101310201.shtml |url-status=live }}

Since meteorological records began, the average annual temperature in Sanya has warmed in fluctuations. Taking 2024 as an example, the average annual temperature in Sanya is {{cvt|27.1|°C}}, 0.6 °C higher than the average from 1991 to 2020, with the average temperature of the coldest month (December) being {{cvt|23.2|°C}} and the hottest month (August) being {{cvt|29.9|°C}}. The mean annual high temperature is {{cvt|31.1|°C|1}}[https://rp5.ru/Weather_archive_in_Sanya_Phoenix_(airport),_METAR]

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| Jan record high C = 30.4

| Feb record high C = 31.2

| Mar record high C = 33.2

| Apr record high C = 34.5

| May record high C = 35.6

| Jun record high C = 35.9

| Jul record high C = 34.7

| Aug record high C = 35.0

| Sep record high C = 35.9

| Oct record high C = 34.6

| Nov record high C = 34.0

| Dec record high C = 33.0

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| Jan mean C = 22.3

| Feb mean C = 23.1

| Mar mean C = 25.2

| Apr mean C = 27.4

| May mean C = 29.1

| Jun mean C = 29.5

| Jul mean C = 28.9

| Aug mean C = 28.6

| Sep mean C = 28.0

| Oct mean C = 27.0

| Nov mean C = 25.4

| Dec mean C = 23.1

| Jan high C = 26.6

| Feb high C = 27.3

| Mar high C = 29.1

| Apr high C = 31.1

| May high C = 32.4

| Jun high C = 32.5

| Jul high C = 32.0

| Aug high C = 31.9

| Sep high C = 31.7

| Oct high C = 30.9

| Nov high C = 29.6

| Dec high C = 27.3

| Jan low C = 19.6

| Feb low C = 20.6

| Mar low C = 22.8

| Apr low C = 25.0

| May low C = 26.5

| Jun low C = 26.5

| Jul low C = 26.9

| Aug low C = 26.2

| Sep low C = 25.4

| Oct low C = 24.2

| Nov low C = 22.7

| Dec low C = 20.4

| Jan record low C = 5.1

| Feb record low C = 8.9

| Mar record low C = 10.5

| Apr record low C = 15.6

| May record low C = 19.5

| Jun record low C = 21.3

| Jul record low C = 20.1

| Aug record low C = 20.8

| Sep record low C = 19.5

| Oct record low C = 14.7

| Nov record low C = 7.9

| Dec record low C = 7.1

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| Jan precipitation mm = 6.2

| Feb precipitation mm = 13.5

| Mar precipitation mm = 20.9

| Apr precipitation mm = 50.7

| May precipitation mm = 131.0

| Jun precipitation mm = 181.7

| Jul precipitation mm = 211.7

| Aug precipitation mm = 227.1

| Sep precipitation mm = 248.5

| Oct precipitation mm = 235.9

| Nov precipitation mm = 74.3

| Dec precipitation mm = 16.0

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 3.4

| Feb precipitation days = 3.6

| Mar precipitation days = 3.9

| Apr precipitation days = 5.6

| May precipitation days = 10.0

| Jun precipitation days = 14.0

| Jul precipitation days = 13.8

| Aug precipitation days = 16.0

| Sep precipitation days = 17.0

| Oct precipitation days = 13.5

| Nov precipitation days = 6.6

| Dec precipitation days = 3.7

| Jan humidity = 77

| Feb humidity = 80

| Mar humidity = 82

| Apr humidity = 83

| May humidity = 83

| Jun humidity = 84

| Jul humidity = 85

| Aug humidity = 85

| Sep humidity = 84

| Oct humidity = 79

| Nov humidity = 77

| Dec humidity = 74

|Jan sun = 188.1

|Feb sun = 151.8

|Mar sun = 180.7

|Apr sun = 207.8

|May sun = 242.7

|Jun sun = 215.8

|Jul sun = 241.7

|Aug sun = 224.7

|Sep sun = 198.0

|Oct sun = 205.7

|Nov sun = 191.1

|Dec sun = 177.0

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| Feb uv = 11

| Mar uv = 12

| Apr uv = 12

| May uv = 12

| Jun uv = 12

| Jul uv = 12

| Aug uv = 12

| Sep uv = 12

| Oct uv = 10

| Nov uv = 9

| Dec uv = 8

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|lang = en-us}} Weather Atlas{{Cite web|url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/china/sanya-climate|title=Sanya, China - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast|last=d.o.o|first=Yu Media Group|website=Weather Atlas|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709185653/https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/china/sanya-climate|url-status=live}}

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|Jan mean C = 23.5

|Feb mean C = 24.3

|Mar mean C = 26.2

|Apr mean C = 29.1

|May mean C = 29.2

|Jun mean C = 29.9

|Jul mean C = 29.1

|Aug mean C = 29.9

|Sep mean C = 28.3

|Oct mean C = 27.4

|Nov mean C = 25.5

|Dec mean C = 23.2

|Jan record high C = 31.0

|Feb record high C = 32.0

|Mar record high C = 32.0

|Apr record high C = 34.0

|May record high C = 36.0

|Jun record high C = 34.0

|Jul record high C = 34.0

|Aug record high C = 34.0

|Sep record high C = 35.0

|Oct record high C = 34.0

|Nov record high C = 32.0

|Dec record high C = 32.0

|Jan high C = 29.3

|Feb high C = 28.7

|Mar high C = 30.3

|Apr high C = 32.6

|May high C = 32.6

|Jun high C = 33.2

|Jul high C = 32.0

|Aug high C = 33.5

|Sep high C = 31.7

|Oct high C = 31.7

|Nov high C = 30.0

|Dec high C = 27.8

|Jan low C = 20.0

|Feb low C = 21.1

|Mar low C = 23.6

|Apr low C = 26.6

|May low C = 26.9

|Jun low C = 27.7

|Jul low C = 27.2

|Aug low C = 27.2

|Sep low C = 26.0

|Oct low C = 24.5

|Nov low C = 22.3

|Dec low C = 20.4

|Jan record low C = 18.0

|Feb record low C = 18.0

|Mar record low C = 19.0

|Apr record low C = 25.0

|May record low C = 25.0

|Jun record low C = 25.0

|Jul record low C = 25.0

|Aug record low C = 25.0

|Sep record low C = 23.0

|Oct record low C = 21.0

|Nov record low C = 16.0

|Dec record low C = 14.0

|Jan humidity = 69

|Feb humidity = 75

|Mar humidity = 77

|Apr humidity = 78

|May humidity = 81

|Jun humidity = 85

|Jul humidity = 84

|Aug humidity = 83

|Sep humidity = 85

|Oct humidity = 79

|Nov humidity = 75

|Dec humidity = 66

|source 1 = [https://rp5.ru/Weather_archive_in_Sanya_Phoenix_(airport),_METAR Weather archive in Sanya Phoenix Airport, METAR]

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Before 30 July 2014, there was direct jurisdiction over four county-level districts and two township-level subdistricts ({{lang-zh|s=乡级管理区 |p=xiāngjí guǎnlǐqū |labels=no}}), six towns ({{lang-zh|s=镇 |p=zhèn |labels=no}}) and four state-run farms in Sanya City. Now there are four districts in Sanya.

File:Atlantis Sanya Aerial.png is one of multiple resorts located in Sanya]]

In recent years Sanya has become a popular tourist destination. Numerous international five star luxury hotel and resort chains are now established in the area. In 2009, the luxury Mandarin Oriental, Sanya hotel opened in the Dadong Hai area, the first Mandarin Oriental property on Hainan Island. Atlantis Sanya opened in 2018, becoming the first Atlantis branded hotel in China. There are now over 100 hotels, ranging from international brands to locally managed resorts.

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,{{cite web |last1=Fauna |title=Sanya Restaurants Ripping Off Customers, Fleecing Tourists |url=http://www.chinasmack.com/2012/stories/sanya-restaurants-ripping-off-customers-fleecing-tourists.html |website=chinasmack.com/ |date=2 February 2012 |access-date=2014-06-18 |archive-date=2014-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713194833/http://www.chinasmack.com/2012/stories/sanya-restaurants-ripping-off-customers-fleecing-tourists.html |url-status=live }} Hainan government officials and Sanya city officials have vowed to crack down on the practice.{{cite web |last2=Dan |first2=He |last1=Yiming |first1=Huang |title=Hainan vows to stop price gouging |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013_315/2012-02/10/content_16299253.htm |website=China Daily |access-date=2014-06-18 |archive-date=2013-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003011002/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013_315/2012-02/10/content_16299253.htm |url-status=live }} 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 ({{lang|zh-hans|亚龙湾热带 天堂森林公园}}) and Sanya Coral Reef National Nature Reserve ({{lang|zh-hans|三亚珊瑚礁国家级自然保护区}}) are located nearby Yalong Bay, and Yalong Bay National Tourism Holiday Resort was created. In recent years, as the waters of Sanya Bay and others below mentioned are becoming clearer and healthier, several species of dolphins, including endangered Chinese white dolphins, appear along the coasts from time to time. However, they have not been considered as targeted tourism attractions.2016. {{cite web |url=http://www.hnfjz.com/about-op-con-gid-182148398614.html |script-title=zh:海南海洋生态保护良好，成为大型珍稀海洋动物的“乐园” |website=hnfjz.com |access-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305201126/http://www.hnfjz.com/about-op-con-gid-182148398614.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://hi.people.com.cn/n2/2016/0622/c231190-28550658.html |script-title=zh:三亚凤凰岛海域出现海豚成群嬉戏美景 |website=people.com.cn Hainan |date=2016-06-22 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |archive-date=2017-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312055134/http://hi.people.com.cn/n2/2016/0622/c231190-28550658.html |url-status=live }}

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.

The Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail links Sanya and Haikou and runs along the east coast of Hainan Island. There are 15 stations in between, either in operation or still under construction. Trains are designed to travel at {{cvt|250|km/h}}. Travel time from Sanya to Haikou is approximately 1 hour and 22 minutes. The Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway, running along the west coast of the province also links Sanya to Haikou.

{{main|Sanya Tram}}

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Sanya's tram service began trial operation on 7 January 2019.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hellosanya.com/m/news/458.html |title=Sanya City Trams Have Started Their Trial Runs-Hellosanya |website=www.hellosanya.com |access-date=2020-01-06 |archive-date=2020-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815052237/http://www.hellosanya.com/m/news/458.html |url-status=dead }} 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.

There are a total of 54 hospitals in Sanya as of March 2019, both public hospitals funded by the state and private hospitals. There are also numerous clinics for doing annual health-checks, which are usually brands of national chains in China, such as Ciming Healthcheck.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Hainan 301 Hospital, a branch hospital of People's Liberation Army General Hospital, is located in the Haitang Bay area of Sanya.{{Cite web |url=http://en.haikoutour.gov.cn/view.asp?ArticleID=270 |title=haikoutour.gov: Hainan 301 Hospital |access-date=2014-06-16 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223122/http://en.haikoutour.gov.cn/view.asp?ArticleID=270 |url-status=live }}

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.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Sanya Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital ({{lang|zh-Hans|三亚市中医院}}) is located on Fenghuang Road.{{Cite web |url=http://www.syzhy.com/ |title=Sanya Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital |access-date=2014-06-17 |archive-date=2014-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710034310/http://www.syzhy.com/ |url-status=live }} It is a grade-A tertiary hospital offering medical care, education, research, healthcare services and International Chinese Medicine exchange and cooperation.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

The Sanya area of Hainan offers a free trade port offering opportunities for overseas service providers to enter the local market, and it is actively developing its commercial health services industry to promote medical tourism. A pilot project was approved by the People's Republic of China State Council in 2013 called the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone, also known by 2024 as Boao Hope City,{{cite web |title=Boao Hope City: trailblazing medical tourism in Hainan through preferential policies |url= https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3277496/china-axe-drug-device-import-tariffs-hainan-pilot-zone-aid-medical-tourism |website=daxueconsulting.com |date=8 November 2024}} as the only medical tourism special zone in China. Specialist medical services as well as specially licensed drugs are available in the zone. The importation of medical technologies and equipment, or drugs approved for marketing outside of China but not yet approved in China, may be used in the pilot zone with special approval of state authorities. The zone is likewise available for trials and testing. Lecheng received approximately 300,000 medical tourists in 2023, and also served some 28,000 persons who reside in the zone.{{cite web |title=Hainan's Free Trade Port: Medical Tourism and the Development of Boao Lecheng Pilot Zone |url=https://research.hktdc.com/en/article/MTc1Njc2MDAyNQ |website=hktdc.com |date=8 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=China to axe drug, device import tariffs in Hainan pilot zone to aid medical tourism |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3277496/china-axe-drug-device-import-tariffs-hainan-pilot-zone-aid-medical-tourism |website=scmp.com |date=8 November 2024}}

{{See also|List of universities and colleges in Hainan}}

Sanya University ({{lang|zh-Hans|三亚学院}}) Located at Xueyuan Rd., Yingbin Ave. Sanya Hainan 572022. Sanya University is an independent undergraduate university. The university has fourteen schools: Social Development, Law, Finance and Economics, Management, Tourism Management, Humanities and Communication, Arts, Foreign Languages, Engineering, Physical Education, General Education & Foundation Courses, International Tourism, International Education and Music, and other, and offers 56 undergraduate majors.{{cite web |url=http://www.sanyau.edu.cn/ |title=Home |website=sanyau.edu.cn |access-date=2022-08-07 |archive-date=2014-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730180703/http://www.sanyau.edu.cn/ |url-status=live }}

Qiongzhou University ({{lang|zh-Hans|琼州大学}}) is located at 1 Yucai Road. The only public university located in Sanya, Qiongzhou is actively pursuing more foreign enrollments, hoping to attract Chinese tourism and language students to the city.{{cite web |url=http://www.qzu.edu.cn/ |title=Home |website=qzu.edu.cn |access-date=2022-08-07 |archive-date=2010-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217035457/http://www.qzu.edu.cn/ |url-status=live }} Courses offered to international students are: elementary Chinese, intermediate Chinese, advanced Chinese (listening, speaking, reading and writing), English, Russian (listening, speaking, reading and writing), Chinese calligraphy and painting, Chinese martial arts, Chinese history, studies of Li and Miao Cultures, tourism and recreational management, and music performance.

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."[http://english.sanya.gov.cn/business/htmlfiles/englishsite/I%20of%20v%20s/201109/2467.html Education in Sanya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063051/http://english.sanya.gov.cn/business/htmlfiles/englishsite/I%20of%20v%20s/201109/2467.html |date=4 March 2016 }}" (). City of Sanya. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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". 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.

The International School of Sanya (formerly Canadian International School of Sanya) is the first school to offer two programs: Canadian and Mandarin, in Hainan. The school has announced its relocation to the [http://www.banshanbandao.com/# BanShanBanDao -Serenity Coast] ({{lang|zh-Hans|半山半岛}}) residential area in August 2014, where the new campus will offer pre-K. day students and boarding facilities for students.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

The city has hosted:

• Boao Forum for Asia Annual high level forums for world leaders focused on the Asian region and its stakeholders.
• [http://wttc.org/events/hainan-2014/global-summit-news/ 2014 WTTC Global Summit] Keynote speakers: Kofi Annan, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dame DeAnne Julius, Yao Ming
• 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, 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{{cite web |url=http://www.comprehensivenews.us/news-2892236-Haitang-Bay-Sanya-International-Beach-Music-Festival-23-the-curtain-good-sound-to-help-out.html |title=Comprehensive News — Coming Soon |access-date=2012-12-17 |archive-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421222528/http://www.comprehensivenews.us/news-2892236-Haitang-Bay-Sanya-International-Beach-Music-Festival-23-the-curtain-good-sound-to-help-out.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Haitang Bay Gloria Sanya appointed as sponsor hotel for 2012 Sanya Int'l Beach Musical Festival |url=http://www.whatsonsanya.com/sanya-travel-2200.html |publisher=whatsonsanya.com |access-date=2014-06-18 |archive-date=2013-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117015632/http://www.whatsonsanya.com/sanya-travel-2200.html |url-status=live }}
• 2013 ITF Women's Circuit – Sanya
• 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race In-port race and Leg 4 Start to Auckland
• FIA Formula E Sanya ePrix from 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/china-sanya-city-joins-season-five-formula-e-calendar-1055433/?s=1 |title=Sanya joins season five Formula E calendar |date=3 July 2018 |access-date=2018-07-03 |archive-date=2018-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703133257/https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/china-sanya-city-joins-season-five-formula-e-calendar-1055433/?s=1 |url-status=live }}
• 2020 Asian Beach Games{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073209/sanya-city-2020-asian-beach-games |title=Sanya City 2020 Asian Beach Games |website=www.insidethegames.biz |date=12 December 2018 |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111537/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073209/sanya-city-2020-asian-beach-games |url-status=live }}

File:Sanya Sunset photo by Dale Preston.jpg| Sanya Sunset

File:Sanya Beach_Photo by Dale Preston.jpg| Setting Sun at Sanya Beach

File:Hainan Sanya 2.jpg|East part of Sanya

File:Sanya River.JPG|Sanya River

File:Sanya beach scene.jpg|Beach Scene

File:HainanSanya5.jpg|Sunset at Sanya Bay

File:HainanSanya3.jpg|A hotel in Sanya

File:Sanya bay sea beach.JPG|Sanya Bay Beach

File:People in Sanya.JPG|A street corner

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• [http://newsgd.com/travel/routeofthemonth/200504290001.htm Guanyin of the South Sea of Sanya article] — with pictures, author confuses "Buddha" and "Guanyin".
• [http://www.whatsonsanya.com/ Whatsonsanya.com: News, travel, business and cultural guide to Sanya and Hainan Province]

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