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Three cool days in Wuzhishan

In early July, during a week the writer calls one of the hottest, they spent three days in Wuzhishan as a highland break…

A visit to a Li village

The Li are described as Hainan’s earliest inhabitants, living mainly in Lingshui, Baoting, Qiongzhong and Wuzhishan, wit…

Four days for a couple: Haikou and Sanya

A repeat visitor’s plan covering Haikou and Sanya in four days and three nights, including food and shopping. Byline on …

Packing a meal and going to watch the moon meet the sea

A four-day trip through Wenchang and Qionghai. The writer says travel used to be a way to forget a pale routine, and is …

A 15-day loop away from the cold

A counterclockwise circuit for people leaving a cold north: Haikou, Danzhou, Dongfang, Sanya, Wanning, Qionghai, Wenchan…

East-coast Hainan, mountains on one side and the sea on the other

The writer flew south, stepped into heat in Sanya, then left the crowded beaches to follow the east coast for scenery an…