__NOTOC__ Sanya Bay () is one of the five major bays in Sanya City,

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

Province, China. Located at the southern coast of Hainan, directly south of Sanya city, it has a 22 km

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh ...

. It is bordered by a peninsula at the east side. Within the bay are two islands called Xidao and Dongdao. The artificial resort Phoenix Island is located in the bay near the eastern end of the beach. In recent years, as the waters of Sanya Bay and others below mentioned are becoming clearer and healthier, several species of

dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the ...

s including endangered Chinese white dolphins appear along the coasts from time to time, they have not been considered as targeted tourism attractions.. Phoenix Island, Sanya Bay - 03

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. Bays of Hainan Beaches of China Sanya {{China-stub

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