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Sanya's diverse tourist souvenirs are all sourced locally, ranging from crystal necklaces, pearl jewelry, and other handicrafts to culinary specialties like coconut candy, coffee, and yellow lantern chili sauce. For shopaholics, Sanya also boasts the Haitang Bay Duty Free Shop, the world's largest single duty-free store. Here, you'll find a wide selection of internationally renowned brands of cosmetics, luggage, jewelry, clothing, shoes, and more, offering the allure of duty-free prices without having to leave the country.
The newly opened Haitang Bay Duty Free Shop, located on Haitang North Road in Sanya's Haitang Bay, opened on September 1, 2014, approximately a 30-minute drive from downtown Sanya. Within this nearly 70,000-square-meter shop, you can not only indulge in the thrill of shopping, but also savor a wide selection of international and domestic delicacies in the three-story food court. You can also stroll across the shop's glass-walled covered bridge and gaze out at the azure blue skies of Haitang Bay. Here, shopping becomes an unparalleled pleasure.
Store address: No. 118, Haitang North Road, Haitang Bay, Sanya
Opening hours: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Contact number: 400-6996-956
Transportation: To get to Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center, you can take a taxi, bus, the duty free shop shuttle bus or drive yourself.
the bus
▲ Bus Route 34: Sanya Bay Green Sea Garden Community - Water Conservancy Building - Luhuitou Square - Dadonghai Square - Jiyang Vegetable Market - Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center
The first bus departing on the outbound route is at 9:00 and the last bus departs at 21:00
The first return bus departs at 10:00 and the last return bus departs at 22:00
▲ Bus Route 35: Sanya Railway Station - Phoenix Water City - Friendship Road - Yingbin Garden - Municipal Federation of Trade Unions - Tongxin Home Phase III - Qiongzhou University (Ring Expressway) - Linwang Expressway Exit - Haitang Square - Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center
The first bus departs at 8:30 and the last bus departs at 21:00
The first return bus departs at 9:30 and the last bus departs at 22:00
Free shuttle bus to duty-free shops
The duty-free shop provides 3 shuttle bus routes, all of which are round-trip routes and depart every 30 minutes.
Shuttle bus information hotline: 400-699-6956
▲Dadonghai Line: Luhuitou Square - Dadonghai - Hongsha - Jiyang Town - East Line Expressway - Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center
▲Yalong Bay Line: Yalong Bay Plaza - Hotels in the Yalong Bay area - Jiyang Town - East Line Expressway - Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center
▲Wuzhizhou Line: Wuzhizhou Wharf - Hotels in Haitang Bay - Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center
The first bus departs at 9:30 and the last bus departs at 20:00
The first return bus departs at 12:30 and the last return bus departs at 22:00
1. Airport Pickup Shopping Process
Select the product → Check out at the cashier at the product counter → Check your shopping eligibility → Verify your ID → Make payment → Confirm your identity and flight information → The product is sealed → Keep the delivery receipt → The product is shipped to the airport → Pick up the product in the airport quarantine area with the delivery receipt;
2. Buy Now Pick Up Shopping Process
Select the product → Check out at the cashier at the product counter → Check your shopping eligibility → Verify your ID → Make payment (product price + tax deposit) → Confirm your identity and flight information → Seal the product → Keep the "Duty-Free Goods Verification Sheet" → Leave the store with the sealed duty-free goods → Present the "Duty-Free Goods Verification Sheet" and the sealed duty-free goods to complete the deposit refund procedures in the airport quarantine area.
Always remember that duty-free shops have purchase limits. So when making a purchase, ask the salesperson if they have a set. A set counts as just one piece, regardless of how many items it contains. This way, you can buy as much as possible within the purchase limit.
Duty-free shops have purchase limits; even a single cent over the purchase amount is prohibited. The same applies to quantity; buying more than one item is also prohibited. Therefore, it's best to plan your shopping accordingly before making a purchase, ensuring your most desired items are not subject to purchase limits, and then carefully consider other items.
The prices of duty-free goods in Sanya do have great advantages, but it is best to understand the prices of counter goods before departure, and then go to the duty-free shop to compare prices to ensure that you can buy your favorite products at a more economical price.
To ensure that the goods arrive at the airport pick-up point on time:
▲ Passengers departing from Haikou Meilan Airport must complete their purchase during business hours at least one day before their flight departure;
▲ Passengers departing from Sanya Phoenix Airport must complete their purchase at least 6 hours before flight departure (based on the time of the last purchase);
▲If you cannot guarantee the above shopping time, you can use the "buy now and pick up now" mode mentioned above to purchase.
▲The pick-up location at Sanya Phoenix Airport is opposite the China Southern Airlines VIP room in the isolation area;
▲The pick-up location at Haikou Meilan Airport is Gate 4 in the isolation area.
▲Duty-free items cannot be taken out of the quarantine area;
▲ Goods not on board will be stored or returned;
If conditions permit, you can avoid peak flight times when booking your flight to avoid spending too much time queuing at the airport pickup area.
▲ Reserve two times in advance (travelers departing from Sanya Phoenix Airport should complete all shopping six hours before their flight; travelers departing from Haikou Meilan Airport should complete all shopping 24 hours before their flight). After arriving at the airport, you must pick up your purchases one hour before your flight. Please plan your shopping and pickup times in advance.
Sanya produces tropical fruits year-round, and best of all, they're affordable. Coconuts, priced between 6 and 8 yuan each, are readily available in Sanya, and sipping coconut water will fill you up. Mangoes, papayas, durian, wax apples, bananas, guavas, dragon fruit, jackfruit, lychees, mangosteens, and other fruits are all fresh. The area also offers specialty freshly squeezed juices and stir-fried ice cream, guaranteed to leave you savoring the flavors.
How to eat tropical fruits
1. Don’t be greedy with tropical fruits. Eating too much mango or pineapple can easily cause internal heat.
2. Do not eat pineapple or carambola on an empty stomach. Especially people with diabetes should not eat carambola, as it may be life-threatening.
Coconuts come in three varieties: green, yellow, and red. Red coconuts are the best, followed by yellow. They are sweetest and most delicious in the morning and evening. They are best chilled for a better experience. Young coconuts are large and juicy, with tender, jelly-like flesh. Old coconuts have thicker, chewy flesh that can be used in soups, and coconut water is sweet and delicious. But be careful; coconut water dripping onto clothing can discolor it and make it difficult to wash out.
Sanya has a wide variety of seafood and a rich variety of dried seafood, including bundles of sea snakes, yards of shrimp balls, and dried sea fish taller than a person. Which one do you like best?
When it comes to purchasing tropical fruits, both the First Market and Honggang Market are excellent choices. Honggang Market may offer a slight edge in price, and it's also a dedicated fruit wholesaler with a wider variety than the First Market. Honggang is also a hub for dried seafood, making it a great place to buy both fruit and dried seafood. There are also fruit delivery platforms that offer convenient delivery to hotels or airports. Follow the WeChat official account: Call a Gorilla.
Honggang Market
Address: Yingbin Road, Jiyang District, Sanya City (opposite Jiyang District Government and Hongtukan Village, Yuya Road)
Transportation: Take bus No. 3, 4, 6, 11, 16, 20, or 21 and get off at Honggang Market Station
After buying fruit at Honggang Market, you can immediately pack it up and have it delivered nationwide, making it very convenient for friends and family or to your home. When selling fruit, you can ask the stall owner for express delivery, as all major express delivery companies have pickup points there.
First Market
Address: No. 155, Xinjian Street, Sanya City (near Hexi Road)
Transportation: Take Bus No. 1, 10, 16, 2, 7 Inner Ring Road, 7 Outer Ring Road, 8, 12, or 22 and get off at Yishichang Road Intersection.
In Sanya, you can find coconut milk and coconut trees everywhere, and of course, you can also find a variety of coconut-based products. Using coconut milk and coconut meat as ingredients, you can make coconut candy, coconut flakes, coconut cakes, coconut powder, coconut jam, coconut crackers, and so on. The variety is too numerous to count.
At restaurants in Hainan, you'll find a small bottle of yellow chili sauce on nearly every table. This is the famous Hainan "Yellow Lantern Chili Sauce." Hainan's yellow chili sauce is made from the "Huangdi" pepper, which grows exclusively in southern Hainan. Its golden color and lantern-like shape give it the nickname "Yellow Lantern." The Huangdi pepper boasts a spiciness of 150,000 units, the highest among all peppers worldwide, making it the true "King of Chilies."
Hainan's coffee is very famous, with major producing areas including Wenchang, Chengmai, and Xinglong. What's special about Hainan's "three-in-one" instant coffee is that it's made with coconut milk, making it much more fragrant than some foreign brands.
These Hainan specialties are available at major supermarkets, with Wanghao Supermarket near the Sanya Bus Station being the most popular. Other Hainan specialty stores like Chunguang and Nanguo are also great places to shop.
Wanghao Supermarket (Jiefang 2nd Road Store)
Address: No. 69, Jiefang 2nd Road, Hexi District, Sanya (opposite to Xinxing Electric)
Tel: 0898-88366683
Wanghao Supermarket (International Shopping Center Store)
Address: International Shopping Center, No. 1 Jiefang 1st Road, Hexi District, Sanya
Pearl Plaza
This is the largest commercial plaza in Sanya city, with high-end commercial brands and many Hainan specialties.
Address: No. 668, Jiefang 3rd Road, Sanya City (opposite to the Second Market)
Tel: 0898-88369855
The waters around Sanya and Lingshui are characterized by pleasant temperatures, a lack of pollution, and abundant marine life, providing ideal conditions for the growth of pearl oysters. Sanya is particularly renowned for its South China Pearls. In addition to pearl jewelry, you can also purchase pearl powder, which offers health and beauty benefits at a relatively low price. However, when purchasing pearls, be sure to purchase from reputable vendors.
Hairun Pearl Science Museum
Address: Luhuitou Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya
Tel: 0898-88665888
Haiyu Jewelry Center
Address: HSBC International, No. 103 Fenghuang Road, Sanya
Tel: 0898-88281298
Jingrun Pearl Culture Museum
Address: No. 186, Jiyang Avenue, Sanya City
Tel: 0898-8871 0362; 0898-8871 0762
The crystals produced in Sanya are high-quality and natural, and can be processed into a variety of necklaces, bracelets, brooches, earrings, glasses, and exquisite crystal handicrafts. Crystal ornaments are not only decorative but also have health benefits.
Sanya Dijia Crystal Craft Factory
Address: Dijia Crystal Craft Factory, No. 321, Fenghuang Town, Sanya City
Tel: 0898-88340430