Escape the Crowds This May Day Holiday! The Relaxed Vibe Only Sanya Locals Know

🍜 Food: East Coast Night Market Guide - Opens at 19:30, look for local vendors wearing flip-flops! That's the local relaxed vibe~ ✔️ Coconut Cake: I love all kinds of sticky coconut 🥥 cakes. When it comes to coconut delicacies, Hainan is definitely the place to go! ✔️ Seafood Buns: So fresh and sweet, seafood by the sea is such great value! ✔️ Hainan Qingbuliang: The most authentic ones are sold by grandmas pushing carts. Rich coconut flavor, though a bit too sweet for me, haha! 🏡 Accommodation: Stay in a fishing village with ocean views from your window ▪️ Xidao Shihai Guesthouse Area: Avoid the noise of Sanya Bay and enjoy exclusive coastline behind coconut groves, great value for money! ▪️ Room selection tips: Choose rooms with terraces! Super convenient for watching sunrises and sunsets! 🛵 Activities: Be a wild islander for a day ❶ Coral Old House Adventure - Rent an electric scooter for 30 yuan (remember to bargain!), explore the 300-year-old coral wall houses, the area near "Xidao Elementary School" is most photogenic. ❷ Beachcombing Surprise - Check the tide schedule (using the "Tide Sprite" mini program), bring iron tongs + bucket to Niuwangling Reef area. Small crabs hide under rocks, and starfish are found in shallow waters. ❸ Introvert-Friendly Bookhouse - "Sea Bookhouse" converted from an abandoned fishing boat, exchange seashells you collect for a book, sit on the deck to enjoy the breeze and daydream. 🛵 Tianya Town, not far from Sanya, is also nice. You can stroll at a leisurely pace and try local food recommended by residents. 🦆 Haimengmeng Herb Duck Don't be fooled by the name! The duck is first fried then braised, with crispy skin, tender meat, and a hint of lemongrass fragrance. Perfect with chicken oil rice (small portion enough for 2 people). 🧆️ Fuyu • Hainan Basket Rice They put fish 🐟, oysters 🦪️, salted duck eggs, and pineapple 🍍 all together. As someone from Guangxi who loves sweet and sour flavors, I absolutely love it! ⚠️ Pitfalls to Avoid (Learned the Hard Way) ❶ Last boat leaves the island at 18:00! Don't miss it. ❷ Beachcombing tools can be borrowed from guesthouses, don't buy overpriced rakes at the pier. ❸ Prices on the island are high, bring mineral water from the city center. ❹ Don't go barefoot in coral reef areas! Broken shells are very sharp.