Wanning

Wanning (万宁, Wànníng) is a city on the east coast of China's Hainan Island.

Understand
The city has been substantially influenced by a wave of Overseas Chinese who immigrated to Wanning from Southeast Asia during the mid-20th century. This is particularly evident in the Xinglong area where most of them originally settled. Xinglong is one of the main tourist areas in Wanning. It is especially famous for its coffee.

Wanning's coastal areas are also quite well-known and compete with Lingshui and Sanya. One specific coastal area, namely Riyue Bay (or Sun and Moon Bay) has emerged as the surfing capital of China and hosts regular surfing events and competitions.

By plane
The closest airport is the Qionghai-Bo'ao Airport in the city of Qionghai. From there, you can take a bus or taxi to Qionghai Railway Station and then transfer to a train heading to Wanning. Qionghai-Bo'ao Airport is a small airport, however. Generally speaking, it's easier to get a flight to Haikou or Sanya. The airports in both Haikou and Sanya have their own railway stations with direct train services to Wanning.

By train
There are two railway stations in Wanning:



By bus


Bus services also link Sanya to Wanning's coastal resort areas, including Riyue Bay and Shimei Bay. However, these places have no formal bus stations, so if you want to go back the same way, you will need to hail a bus from the side of the road.

Get around
Pratically all tourist destinations in the city can be reached by public bus. Being a small city, however, the buses don't run as often as they do in Haikou or Sanya. Some bus services only run once every 40 to 60 minutes and some only operate a few times a day.

Taxis and motorized pedicabs are also available.

Xinglong


Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden and Xinglong Tropical Garden are two different gardens and should not be confused. The former is generally the most popular one.

Drink
Xinglong Coffee is very famous both within Hainan and on the Mainland. You should have no problems finding somewhere to try it, particularly of course in the Xinglong area, which has dozens of small cafes.

Go next

 * Qionghai
 * Lingshui