Tianya Haijiao lies to the west of Sanya and roughly translates to ‘Edge of the sky, Rim of the Sea’, or simply ‘End of the earth’. It is a beach and park area, and since this is China, you have to pay to get to in. The beach was a bit too crowded for me, but since the Chinese love crowds, I had to learn to go with the flow. The beach is characterised by the large rock formations that everyone was climbing on, despite the signs. There was a poor police officer who looked exasperated as he constantly moved people off the rocks. He had the patience of a saint and characterised my impression of the Chinese Police – professional, polite and cool at all times.
It was also a favoured location for fake wedding shoots. Can you imagine being a photographer competing for a clean background in the middle of this? ( I count 8 separate shoots on that outcropping)!
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