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Complimented by tourists, Yalong Bay is called as China¡¯s Hawaii.In a
sense, Yalong Bay is a symbole of Sanya. Whenever tourists marvel at
the beauty of Sanya,what appears in their mind is the water and beach
at Yalong Bay.

Approved for construction in October 1992,the Yalong Bay, covered
with 18.6 square kms, is the only state-level tropical seaside resort.

The most striking view of the bay is the sea and the beach.The seawater is crystal clear with visibility as far
down as 10 meters .Under the surface is colourful tropical fish,making it an deal destination for divers.
After 10 years of construction,Yalong Bay has built into a first-rate natioal tourism and recreational resort.It
has six hotels at five-star and four-star level,a golf course,a lido,luxurious villas,coference center,an under
£­water world,an on-the-sea center,a yacht club, etc.,providing tourists a complete range of catering,accomodation,travelling,and shopping and recreational service.

The landmark in the bay is the central square,where stands a 26.8-meter high stone pillar engraved with
the gods of the sun,wind,rain,thunder and lightning as well as auspicious animals in Chinese culture.
There are two more tourist attractions in Yalong Bay-the Sea Shell Museum and Butterfly Park.The Sea
shell Museum,the first of its kind in China,has a vast collection of all kinds of sea shells and coral retrieved
from the world oceans.The Butterfly Park actually is a gigantic steel-wire net,in which tourists would be able
to see all butterflies fluttering around you.

Aspring to the best resort in Asia, Yalong Bay is building more attractions,among which is a costly on-the
-sea amusement park.