Happy Chinese New Year from Hainan!

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March 1st 2015

Published: March 10th 2015

Becky and I spent our Chinese Spring Festival holiday around Sanya, Hainan Province. Hainan is the largest Chinese island and is located off the coast of northern Vietnam. The Chinese nickname Hainan the “Chinese Hawaii.” I think it’s actually more like the “Chinese Florida” because there are thousands (millions? Hard to say, really!) of retired people (mostly from Dong Bei = China’s N... Read Full Entry

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Jeremy Chiron

Jeremyaroundtheworld

I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info

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enjoying the fresh air

first evening in Sanya. Lots of retired people come spend the winter in Sanya

quiet night at the beach

selling his radio-guided plane on the beach

buying a coconut...

interesting clothes for cutting cocos...

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night scene

Yes... The coconut is bigger than your head!...

on sale...

our kitchen on the balcony

in Crazy Chinatown along Sanya Bay, 5 minutes from the beach. Hard to believe...

How Chinese is the view from our balcony?!

bamboo scaffolding on the other side

changing my inner-tube on Day 1... TMD!

We rode to Yalong Bay.

going through the Holiday Inn.

beautiful colors in Hainan

Holiday Inn at Yalong Bay

Chinese people don't swim...

or can't swim!

enjoying Yalong Wan

Yalong Bay

at Yalong Bay, 30 km from Sanya City center

prettiest beach in Sanya?

enjoying Yalong Bay

we walked towards the military base, through the Holiday Inn private beach... there was nobody around. It was a miracle since 100 meters away the beach was awfully crowded!

Happy in Sanya

Feb 2015

Yalong Bay... Best beach in Sanya... but not during Spring Festival!

cycling to Yalong Bay

mango plantation

10th March 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

What a scene!
You have such a great attitude toward what might be, for me, massive overload. How great that you were able to enjoy the constant circus and also get out by yourselves on the beaches and mountain! Best wishes for another longish holiday, and Happy New Year!

11th March 2015

Jeremyaroundtheworld
Jeremy Chiron

Happy Year of the Ram, Tara!
It's always nice to hear from you. How have you been? Certain beaches were super crowded in Hainan but I knew they would be. We managed to get away from it all. It was sunny, it was warm, we ate well, we had ice cream and tons of fruit every day, I got to practice my Chinese every day and see Becky finally relax... Life was great in Hainan!

12th March 2015

RVMASS
Herve Masson

Salut
Sacré Jérémy ! où que tu sois, tu trouves toujours des plages de rêve... et des jolies filles ! ;) merci pour tes nouvelles, c'est toujours un plaisir de te lire, bises de tes cousins d'Auvergne

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