Danzhou City

A place of history and culture in western Hainan, whose main draws are Dongpo Academy and the western coastline.

Danzhou lies in northwestern Hainan Island, facing the Beibu Gulf, and is an important city in western Hainan. The Northern Song poet Su Shi (Su Dongpo) was once exiled here, leaving sites such as Dongpo Academy, which make it a good place to learn about Hainan's cultural history. The western coast has bays and fishing-port scenery, Shihua Water Cave Geopark displays karst cave landscapes, and Yangpu is an important port. Local folk traditions such as diaosheng singing are distinctive. Winter and spring have pleasant weather. You can arrive on the western section of the Hainan ring high-speed railway, or fly into Haikou Meilan International Airport and transfer.

Destinations

• Danzhou

Itineraries

• Hainan West Coast Mountain & Sea Road Trip – Drive north from Sanya to Haikou, visiting Jianfengling, Qizi Bay, Bawangling, and Dongpo Academy.
• Hainan Grand Island Loop In-Depth Road Trip – Connect the East Coast, Central Rainforest, and West Coast to explore all major regions of Hainan over two weeks.