[Photo by Huang Yiming/China Daily]

7. Old fishing village:

Located on the east coast of the island, Tanmen town, under the administration of Qionghai city, is one of the most famous fishing villages in Hainan province and boasts a history of fishing over a thousand years. When President Xi Jinping visited the province in 2013, he paid a special visit to Tanmen, and chatted with local fishermen.

Besides eating fresh seafood on a fishing boat and visiting local temples, make sure you check out the Treasures Museum of the South China, which is home to a beautiful collection of pottery relics spanning several dynasties found by fishermen.

If you go

There are flights going directly to Haikou and Sanya from major cities in China.

If you fly from Beijing, it takes about four hours and the ticket price varies from 500 to over 1000.

If you set off from Shanghai, the flight will be around three hours, and the ticket can go as cheap as less than 300 yuan if you buy the ticket earlier.