Yalong Bay
{{Short description|Bay in Hainan, China}}
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{{Infobox Chinese
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|piccap=A view of Yalong Bay
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|s=亚龙湾
|t=亞龍灣
|p=Yàlóng Wān
|altname = sometimes written as
|s2=牙龙湾
|t2=牙龍灣
|p2=Yálóng Wān
|order=st}}
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| footer = Yalong Bay is the most expensive and well-known beach in Hainan, and the location of numerous 5-star hotels.
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Yalong Bay ({{zh|s=亚龙湾}}) is a {{Convert|7.5|km|mi}} beach located in southeast Sanya, Hainan, China. It is also known as the Yalong Bay National Resort. The eastern part of the bay is occupied by PLA Navy as the East Section of Yulin Naval Base.{{cite news|title=China’s Most Important South China Sea Military Base: The Yulin Naval Base is shaping up to be the most strategically important military base in the South China Sea|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-most-important-south-china-sea-military-base/|publisher=The Diplomat|date=2017-03-09}}
Hotels
Many internationally operated hotels have opened in Yalong Bay, including the St Regis Yalong Bay Resort, Sheraton Sanya Resort, Marriott Hotel, Ritz-Carlton Sanya Resort, Pullman Yalong Bay, Grand Hyatt and MGM Grand Resorts. Several domestically-operated hotels including Resort Horizon, Mangrove Tree Resort, and Cactus Resort are also operating in the area.
Transportation
=High-speed rail=
Yalongwan railway station is located here.
=Bus=
Image:HN SanYa YaLong Bay National Resort.jpg
Passengers should pay the bus fare when boarding. Usually the exact fare should be put into the box by the driver. Fares vary according to distance travelled.
Two bus routes of particular use for visitors are the Number 8 and Number 27 which serve Sanya Phoenix International Airport and Yalong Bay.
In addition the Number 25 and 16 buses run regularly between Nanshan Temple and Yalong Bay, their routes passing through downtown Sanya and Dadonghai.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|position=left|Yalong Bay}}
{{Hainan topics}}
{{Bays of China}}
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{{Coord|18|12|39|N|109|39|16|E|type:waterbody_region:CN-46|display=title}}