Sanya Hainan Island | CHINA'S HAWAII

[@ELGtheMAN]

My grandfather's hometown!! I'm Chinese Malaysian here! My grandfather migrated to Malaysia in 1932!! I wanna visit this place and find out more about my grandpa's village and hometown, sob sob....

[@Donphon911]

Hi ,I'm Ron from Minnesota .I was born in Kampot province ,Cambodia.My real name is liang in Hainam language or meaning Dragon .My grandpa also migrate from Hainam around that year as well.

[@kcfmark]

Sukinang!

[@UnitedRedAngel]

Thank you for such an awesome video! I'm moving to Sanya in a few weeks, and this only made me a million times more excited.

[@wnose]

What's the internet access like? Is it reliable and what's your speedtest.net results?

[@samik6190]

I was there for a year as a trainee and now I'm back home. it's been two months and I still miss Sanya. Such a beautiful place

[@Alexpktang]

Was there 5 years ago. It was then a good place for the Northerners to escape the harsh winter and poor air. I was not so impress with the infrastructure then, but I heard the government had done a tremendous job to clean up the island, improved the road and airport, built a round the island High speed train network, and turned it into a non industry but touristy paradise . Also surprised to learn that foreigners do not require visa to enter this Chinese island. I shall return to check it out again.

[@sirsir1896]

Very true about the harsh-winter-escaping tourist part. There were so many Russians in January 2013 when I was there. Hainan was not so nice back then, still decent. I remember there were a lot of hotels and stuff being built around that time.

[@poisedonis]

Wow, didn't realize it was that cool there, definitely will add to my list, thanks Pat.

[@queenzychannel4989]

I was there in march ...😍..so beautiful island....

[@tinaflescor1246]

i stay in Sanya and i know that its beautiful and i love Sanya,Hainan😍😍

[@scottmcmurray3233]

I absolutely loved Sanya! The heat and humidity was a bit of a struggle mind you.

[@MillennialTravelConfessions]

We've always wanted to go to Hainan Island and you've just confirmed that this place is a little gem! Thank you for taking us along with you. 😍🤩

[@dragonfly02490]

Thanks for showing us Hainan. It says "Kung Pao Chicken" on the wall for the chicken dish.

[@joon-bumhan9687]

I was there last week. Hotel was great. Only a few people at swimming pool. Beach at Haitang Bay was empty. It was very relaxing.

[@do_me0126]

Super ❤️ To be honest, it’s really hard for russians too to understand locals, despite there is a russian translations everywhere. Chinese people don’t understand russian and don’t understand english too. But in any case Hainan is incredible! Thanks for this video, I miss Sanya so so sooo much now when coronavirus is everywhere and the borders are closed 😢

[@alexanderk.3056]

WOW!
I would move there permanently! ... Absolutely Stunning!

[@kintarogintama9149]

Thanx PatMax! Awesome short yet insightful video

[@jeffreyshowell1]

I was there about 5 years ago for 5 months when winter. Hopefully when I move back to China I can move to this island with my wife. Thank you so much for this video very nice.

[@WilliamR540]

Lived here for 8 months years ago, still my favorite place, watch out for the jellyfish though they hurt!

[@user-ph9wn6zl3c]

Amazing! ❤❤❤ Thank you! 👍

[@ExcursionSteve]

Recently found out my grandmother is from Hainan. Didn’t realize how beautiful this place was. Looking forward to visiting one day

[@TheMantis25]

It is nothing wrong with being cheap sometimes! The 15 yuan you saved can be spent on some food and something to drink. The ice cream was well deserved after walking around in all that heat! The Nanshan temple looked really beautiful. Great job on the video as always. Looking forward to the next one! Take care! 😊

[@JustLIkerapunzel]

Omg I am soo glad I saw this video! I planned tocome this week actually but ditched my holiday in favor of studying in Yangshuo (also beautiful place). I heard that Sanya is best for surfing in winter and not as excruciating hot but still summerweather so I figured I go for winterholidays. So awesome to now find out I don’t need to get a visa!!!

[@namelesswarrior4760]

This is my dad's birth place! I'm sure it doesn't look anything like this when my dad was there. He was born in 1915 lol

[@jennyfermilenagalvez171]

Thank you so much for this vlog. It is exactly what I was looking for.

[@walkerj3871]

beautiful!! i'm going there with my family this winter.

[@LuckyXinRu]

Thanks for sharing this... I'm moving from Brazil to Sanya in the next few days and I'm very nervous, anxious and freaking out about moving to another country, another culture etc etc
One thing I can't find though is about the urban life in Sanya, I guess most people who goes there are looking for the beaches so all the videos are related to it, but I'm a more urban type of guy haha

[@shiwang8989]

OK bro you got me. Will be in Hainan coming 2020, LOL

[@scapelplease8273]

Ivan Ly 2020? You here bro ?

[@leronglin7077]

how's that going mate with the coronavirus

[@hmj1116]

I've been to both Hawaiian islands and Sanya Islands!

[@mingy2392]

Hiiiii, thank you for exploring my hometown Hainan. It is really nice video. I think you did a better job than Hainan tourism board for showcasing Hainan, lol. I agree with you that there is lack of English translation in services, which is inconvenient for English speaking tourists and many other foreign tourists that do not speak either Chinese or Russian. I really think Hainan government should improve that if they want to promote the island to international markets. Also, I didn't see you had any Hainanese dishes, at least in the video. I would highly recommend you to try some local Hainanese food, and go out of Sanya city, you would see a different side of Hainan island. Thank you again for this awesome video!❤️

[@ExpatNatt]

Great video! Nice to see a video where someone discussed the prices of things in Sanya so I can compare them to the prices in Shanghai 😂

[@afunguynamedkawhi7959]

Sanya is super nice in the low season, very inexpensive.
Don't go there during Chinese New Year, most of us likely can't afford a 4 Star hotel.

[@SunilKumar-tm8zi]

loved it...
it would be more lovely if you had included nights of 'da dong hai'

[@summerz51]

haha that's how I felt about the Kung Pao chicken when I was in the states, so different, thank you for the video, it is fun to watch. Will def go check it out after the covid clean up in Shanghai.

[@jraptor96]

It's not a true Patmax Adventures video, if Patrick doesn't trip over something! 🤣 Loved the video, great content as always!

[@PatMaxAdventures]

Your comment gave me a good laugh tonight! It's so true lol

[@icebaby6714]

Love your video, Patrick, very professionally done!

[@hanful100]

Thank you visit my home town. Wonderful video, I like it so much. Your channel deserves more subscribers.

[@penguinpingu3807]

Hainan is a good alternative to Hawaii if you in a budget
Never know senya is popular destination in Russia

[@JCLIAO007]

sanya have large russians for traveling.

[@anousidsouliya7519]

Oh ...Thank you so much for updated this wonderful video on youtube , i just graduated high school in this year june 2019 and i am going continuous my study in the Hainan university .hope that would be fun and beautiful as i thought #from laos

[@cavemanabc]

Hello how’s the university in Hainan? I tried the contact the international dept, but I think the email address was not valid.

[@terrancethomas5483]

I live here bro. Awesome video. Next time, you should come to Atlantis in Haitang Bay. Come visit.

[@anelisakona1448]

I'm going to sanya next week, I'll note this down 😎

[@jacobrocks7]

Terrific and informative video. Great job! I love Panda Express Lol!

[@befriendmywater142]

I was in Sanya in December 2014, I felt sad when it was time to leave.

[@LETSLOCALS]

I like your video. Really great! Now it's a good time to travel in Sanya, Hainan. Of cause, you can also go there in winter. I think Sanya is always a great travel destination for holiday. Sanya is also the most popular tourism city among China natives. Thank you for your share and welcome to travel to more cities of China like Xi'an, Chengdu and you will have a completely different but the same amazing travel experience
👍😊👍

[@jasonrossrealty]

What a fun video!! Never heard of this place, but loved watching this!!

[@chancellorpalpatineakathes6130]

Nice, I spend a lot of time traveling on google maps throughout South East Asia and didn’t even know about this place lmao 😆

[@jaydenlin1943]

Hope you got a chance to eat the coconut chicken hotpot , they are everywhere in Shenzhen but in Hainan is better.

[@edamame5540]

This is interesting! Thanx for the informative vid, Pat ;-)

[@hiihee3973]

Since you said thanx, try listening to ‘thanxx’ by ATEEZ. :)). It’s a really good song!

[@clementyap1009]

At least its island is not stolen by force, unlike Hawaii.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

The Communist Party stole all of China by force (and millions of dead Chinese people were the result (upwards of 100 million in total in the Chinese Civil War, Cultural Revolution, Great Leap Forward). I believe no Hawaiians died (but not positive). The original inhabitants of Hainan, who were not ethnic Chinese (and not Han) were driven from Hainan by invaders from Fujian Province. Some fled to the Mountains, and others left Hainan for what is the current day Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and elsewhere. And then there were also those who fled after the Communist Party took power.

[@sanguine5161]

@@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO lol, get well soon, cringemaster

[@scalyfoot8142]

1989?

[@scalyfoot8142]

@@sanguine5161 cry

[@scalyfoot8142]

@cuiying deng the ccp doesnt want you saying that

[@commandoslayer]

It does feel like you are in Hawaii or Cancún, México.

[@christinekim361]

What a beautiful place. What's the conversion to the U.S dollars to UN and how expensive is the hotels there? I never heard of this place, I think a lot of Americans never heard of it either, but now I think more Americans will visit there thanks to you. : )

[@weizhang2834]

Christine Kim America media quiet intrested in report fake news about China, for instance: xin jiang , Tibet, HK .....

[@donsalluste7296]

No thanks, please, we want to keep this place american-free.

[@dougg1976]

Wow!! Totally worth going there !

[@aarontcagle]

There are some incredible plant species endemic to that island -- would love to see a jungle/hiking review.

[@rikinpatel2710]

What is the best season to visit hainan? And what is the best way to go from guangzhou?

[@carrotstealer818]

I think early spring, autumn, and winter would be better （and try to aviod all Chinese Public Holidays）. Fly to Sanya is the fastest way, you can also take a train from Guangzhou.

[@birdyashiro1226]

rikin patel in winter i guess😂

[@phoswings3653]

i pretty love this island, hopefully would be there in next summer .

[@weekendwalker139]

It’s so beautiful, your videos gives me motivation to go to Sanya.

[@patrickwong6572]

Thanks Pat. Sanya really looks like Tropical 6!
三亞的同胞們, 為什麼三亞的景色那麼像小島大亨? 市長是玩遊戲玩多了嗎?

[@leog3035]

木鸡，可能是。也许该玩玩城市天际线XD

[@Ebenezer456]

Great video. I'm going in 2 days time and this helped a lot! Thanks and best wishes from Beijing

[@liamhunt6980]

Which beach would you recommend to avoid the crowds during Golden Week?

[@jennydu6355]

My beautiful home town. Aloha from Hawaii !

[@tashamoodley8846]

very informative and interesting presentation of sanya. thankyou patmax

[@hujiaming6151]

Wow, what a good day in the sunny paradise. Good for you mate.

[@jesszhang3301]

I smiled when seeing you swim in the ocean. Great video!

[@kippath3739]

Hey you said Americans can travel to Hainan, China for 30-days Visa Free, there is one important part that I've seen from various sites, don't you require a Travel Agency to obtain the 30-days Visa Free entry? As that's a bit of a drawback as I would think we should be able to do without one. BTW, great video!!

[@11TruthAssassin]

looks beautiful and clean air !!!!
I dont know why so many Canadians and Americans say its boring there !?
heck id rather stay in tropical weather and go surfing daily than staying in pollution and smog !

[@tassietraveller5264]

Lovely video keep up the good work

[@dragonism5712]

nice vids and welcome back to China again

[@arronshi7960]

every plane to Sanya flies around the
Guanyin buddha before landing

[@ozsharpener]

I can feel the high temperature through the video. I wouldn't walk in the sun that way.

[@shiweicai4872]

Love the idea electrical scooters only.

[@arsalanzahoor9760]

I was there in 2016... I miss this place too much.

[@carsondial5570]

Appreciate your videos. Looks like a lot of work!

[@jackjakie6076]

very good place.I love it.

[@ssgcd]

very quiet place , no more tourists

[@kurniawan5723]

When autumn or spring in Hainan could we able to swim at beaches or openned pools ?

[@heartlandca]

Love ur videos, thanks, bro.

[@user-vs2gi2oz3w]

Hainan And Yunnan are me FAVORITE places！

[@JennyCatherineLiu]

Does anyone know is Sanya is still visa free? What are the COVID restrictions for international travelers?

[@HeheLife123]

我去年去海南旅游，结果下了整整一个礼拜的暴雨，住在棕榈岛酒店，超级便宜的海景房480元一天（淡季特价），从深圳过去机票也很便宜，可惜没有去海边

[@oldschoolwaverider]

Seems like a great place, but I hope it's possible to find water for a lower price than that.

[@xwah5016]

Def going in the future 👍🏻 tyyyyy

[@dylanpeace5877]

Wow, I love this place 😍

[@baqikenny]

my hometown! wish u had fun there

[@cindytong173]

what was the name of the beach you said is best for surfing at 5:00?

[@yux.tn.3641]

I think Hainan needs better marketing to attract more foreign visitors?...but yeah i feel Hainan wants to be like Jeju island

[@ghostpeppered4524]

Why is sunscreen more expensive?

[@btnn3534]

Beautiful & clean. Does anyone know if Americans can purchase a property here on the island?

[@jenniferpearson6843]

I was wondering how expensive the place you stayed was. Some place not posh but clean and safe?

[@afunguynamedkawhi7959]

I just checked on ctrip. At the end of October you can have a three Star hotel for 30 dollars. Not bad at all

[@martinxma6949]

If you go there during the off seasons, Hainan is very cheap, even Marriott/Hilton are going to be less than 100usd after tax with killer beaches. 30~50usd gets you a nice holiday inn express level hotel. Do not recommend go any cheaper than $30, won’t be as clean. Or there’re always hostels.

[@Flyingaceful]

Just subscribed to your channel, didn’t know China has such coastlines!

[@brokleen770]

Thank you ⚡

[@irinakolcheva5212]

Russian language and Cyrillic alphabet in China. Big surprise for me. :):):)

[@michaelfung4629]

the visa free program has a massive catch to it. you will need to book something through their travel agencies. They always ask where you're from and they factor in the cost of a visa into whatever they book for you so the trouble of messing around with that "benefit" for the uncertainty of a print out from a travel agency thats going to over charge you.

[@subbuadari]

Hai friends and patmax family

[@subbuadari]

Use samsung bixby vison language problems clear

[@SCIFIGAMESFANS]

It's a pity not to live in the Treehouse Hilltop Resort over there.

[@khukiku4d]

I feel that the food is expensive in Hainan. A coconut costs you RMB20!!!

[@reedluang8160]

that's right.Sanya is too expensive.In Haikou,it only costs you 7-10RMB.

[@dd3623]

三亚的朋友请进来：
我的老外邻居、朋友们这几年都想几家大小一起去三亚过冬，观光。但签证问题一直搞不懂，
护照几乎全球免签证的他们，习惯了买了机票订了酒店就飞去。从不跟团。 但查了相关资料，似乎海南的免签证不是那样，有些说要去“组团”，有些说可以自由行但要联系三亚的旅行社向三亚当局申报之类（也就是要付钱给旅行社）。听起来就是是免签证，但有额外手续和费用，是这样吗？
有那个官方的网站可以查询到权威答复？

[@darrenruan08]

Didn't you leave China already due to unhappiness travelling around the country this time round?

[@chuaray3143]

My ancient's hometown. Love Hainan !

[@baqikenny]

haha, ancients. it's my hometown too, just more direct, i was born there and moved to canada recently

[@hoowoo235]

Most Chinese won’t go to Hanna for vacation, cause Thailand is much more cheaper ¡

[@samsara1]

From what I knew, this is the closest tropical island for Russian. You may not know many northern Chinese who lived in the border of Russia and China moved to hainan because they can speak Russian and Chinese.

[@Anna-lb4ux]

Thanks for the video. The grocery prices in Sanya seem higher than even Shanghai... and aren’t all monkeys emotionally unstable towards human!🤣🤣

[@huocheda5895]

Actually, what you have for dinner is kung pao chicken(宫保鸡丁), a little different from orange chicken on the sauce

[@FaiSatchaphom]

So nice

[@voongnz]

Very very interesting, thanks.

[@dd3623]

the free Visa to tourist seems with restricted condition right?
for example: as a UK and Germany passport holder. must join a tourist group? ( that means pay to those agency in Sanya to solve this "free" visa problem out.
seems not as easy as just: bring passport, book hotel, book air tickets, bring money,then go.

[@rickr9435]

it's visa free for 59 countries. im pretty sure UK and germany are among those. So I don't think you need to join a tourist group