CITY JOURNAL / Hainan

Sanya

Coastal rocks and Buddhist architecture frame the same broad sea.

Sanya’s Tianya Haijiao and Nanshan are separate coastal destinations. Inscribed boulders and Buddhist buildings offer different ways to notice the relationship between people and the shoreline.

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A Buddhist statue inside a hall in the Nanshan cultural tourism zone.
A Buddhist statue inside a hall in the Nanshan cultural tourism zone. Photo & artwork credits

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