Xiuxiu Beach Park

　　Highlights:     Xiuxiu Beach is the nearest and largest seaside bathing beach to Haikou, and also the first beach scenic spot visited upon arrival in Hainan.  

　　Introduction:     Xiuxiu Beach Park was formerly known as Haikou Xiuying Seaside Bathing Beach. It is located on Qingling Avenue in Haikou City and shares the same tourism planning area with the Dongzhaigang Mangrove Forest, with the two attractions being relatively close to each other.     It was voted one of the “Eight Scenic Spots of Haikou” by local citizens in the 1980s. In 1986, the National Sports Commission designated it as the only national-level winter training base for sailing and windsurfing in China, where many Asian Games champions, world competition medalists, and Atlanta Olympic champion Hong Kong athlete Lee Lai Shan were trained, including Qi Guojian and Li Ke.      The beach is about 6 kilometers from downtown Haikou, covering an area of nearly 100 acres, with a coastline of approximately 1,200 meters. The seawater quality meets the national Grade II standard suitable for swimming, and there is high-quality hot spring water at 49.5 degrees. Nearly 300 athletes come here for winter training for 4–5 months every year, and the beach receives up to 500,000 visitors annually.     Currently, it has been developed into a comprehensive coastal tourist destination integrating an international sailing and windsurfing training and competition base, international yacht club, public beach swimming area, and water sports center, along with other tourism support services for competition, sports, leisure, and entertainment.  

　　Transportation:     1. Take bus routes 28, 29, or 40 to Holiday Beach, which go directly here.     2. You can take Tourist Bus 1 or 2, with a fare of 2 RMB.     3. “Gong Suda” air-conditioned buses, with fares ranging from 1–3 RMB. The first bus departs from Qiongshan Hongchenghu Road at 6:30 AM, and the last bus leaves Tropical Ocean World at 8:30 PM.     4. Taking a taxi from downtown costs around 20–25 RMB.  

　　 Haikou, Hainan