GLOBALink | Sports Geography: Discover the Charm of Beach sports in Sanya-Xinhua
GLOBALink | Sports Geography: Discover the Charm of Beach sports in Sanya
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-04-25 17:36:51
SANYA, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sanya, a world-famous tropical coastal resort in Hainan, China, boasts crystal-clear waters, soft white sandy beaches and year-round warm sunshine. It is an ideal destination for beach sports, attracting countless tourists and athletes from home and abroad to enjoy beach volleyball, beach soccer, surfing, stand-up paddling and more.
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 9, 2025 shows tourists surfing on a beach in Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)An aerial drone photo shows a large flock of yachts sailing in waters in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, June 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)Abdelwadod Faris Mahmoud Ananzeh (2nd L) of Jordan competes during the beach handball men's preliminary round group B match between Jordan and Thailand at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, April 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)Wang Jiaqi (top L), an outdoor club operator in Sanya, plays beach volleyball with friends at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)Wang Jiaqi (R), an outdoor club operator in Sanya, plays beach volleyball with friends at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Chen Aixia (L), vice principal and beach volleyball coach of Sanya Amateur Sports School, instructs her students at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)Chen Aixia (C), vice principal and beach volleyball coach of Sanya Amateur Sports School, instructs her students at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)A student of Sanya Amateur Sports School attends a beach volleyball training session at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 14, 2026. (Photo by Zhai Yifan/Xinhua)People play beach volleyball at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)A student of Sanya Amateur Sports School attends a beach volleyball training session at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Zhai Yifan/Xinhua)A foreign tourist (L) plays beach volleyball at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)Students of Sanya Amateur Sports School attend a beach volleyball training session at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)A student of Sanya Amateur Sports School attends a beach volleyball training session at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Zhai Yifan/Xinhua)Students of Sanya Amateur Sports School attend a beach volleyball training session at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)A foreign tourist plays beach volleyball at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)Wang Jiaqi (R), an outdoor club operator in Sanya, plays beach volleyball with friends at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, on April 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)■
