China's Beautiful Sansha in South China Sea

AndrewJin · Jul 26, 2016

The people living in Sansha City should enjoy the same as on the mainland!

AndrewJin · Sep 1, 2016

China's New School Semester in Sansha

As most middle and elementary schools in China start new semester on September 1, China's southernmost school in Sancha city of Hainan province also begins new session on that day.

Yongying School, which was established in December 2015 to meet the educational needs of the children of locals and soldiers, will enroll 29 students this semester, with 21 in its kindergarten and the rest in elementary section. The school has eight teachers.

From this year the curriculum will include course on safe commuting on water and lessons on marine life in Sansha. The aim is to teach the students the importance of protecting the marine environment.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/01/content_26669840.htm

Opening day ceremony is held at China's southernmost school Yongxing School in Sancha city, Hainan province, Sep 1, 2016. [Photo/Hinews.cn]

Students, staff members and soldiers pose for a group photo at the start of the new session at China's southernmost school Yongxing School in Sancha city, Hainan province, Sep 1, 2016. [Photo/Hinews.cn]

Students of China's southernmost school Yongxing School study on the first day of the new semester in Sancha city, Hainan province, Sep 1, 2016. [Photo/Hinews.cn]

Students of China's southernmost school Yongxing School listen to a teacher on the first day of the new session in Sancha city, Hainan province, Sep 1, 2016. [Photo/Hinews.cn]

A kindergarten teacher reads a book to two children at China's southernmost school Yongxing School on the first day of the autumn semester in Sancha city, Hainan province, Sep 1, 2016. [Photo/Hinews.cn]

A kindergarten teacher plays toys with two children at China's southernmost school Yongxing School on the first day of the autumn semester in Sancha city, Hainan province, Sep 1, 2016. [Photo/Hinews.cn]

A kindergarten teacher and three children start their new session at China's southernmost school Yongxing School in Sancha city, Hainan province, Sep 1, 2016. [Photo/Hinews.cn]

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TaiShang · Sep 24, 2016

What life is like on Yagong Island, Xisha Islands
Xinhua, September 23, 2016

The life of the fishermen living on Yagong Island in the Xisha Islands, within the South China Sea. A dozen households live on the island. These fishermen also serve China as militia, safeguarding the peace and stability of the South China Sea. Photo taken on Thursday, September 22, 2016. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/Li Jin]

Jlaw · Sep 24, 2016

Life is not bad there. It's peaceful with nice weather year round. It be nicer once they start building hotels and have cruises going in and around SCS.

yantong1980 · Sep 24, 2016

Hope for build my own house and fishing there someday. :tup:

Three_Kingdoms · Sep 24, 2016

Jeez horrible living conditions for our PLA soldiers

Can their sheds be upgraded immediately and better equipped with solar powered air conditioners, freezers. TVs, showers, convience, wifi and desk-tops, for example

AndrewJin · Dec 10, 2016

New cruise ship to offer tour in South China Sea

HAIKOU, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- A new cruise ship, named Nanhai Zhi Meng, will start its maiden voyage in late December from Sanya to the Yongle Islands, which are administered by China's southernmost city of Sansha in Hainan Province, the city's tourism bureau said Friday.

The cruise ship has finished a trial voyage and has seen hot ticket sales since booking opened in late November.

With a maximum capacity of 893 people, the ship is owned by the Nanhai Cruises Company. The trip will take four days, mainly visiting the islands of Yinyu, Quanfu and Yagong in the Xisha Islands.

The ship is scheduled to make the voyage four to six times each month.

The Xisha Islands are a cluster of islets, sandbanks and reefs southeast of Hainan Island and famous for their unusual scenery and ecosystem.

Sansha City, on Yongxing, one of the Xisha islands, was founded in July 2012. The city envisages tourism as its economic engine and administers three island groups -- Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha -- along with surrounding waters in the South China Sea.

Another cruise ship owned by the Hainan Strait Shipping Co. Ltd. has offered cruises along the route since it opened in April 2013. So far, 23,000 tourists have taken the tour. The new ship is expected to attract more tourists to Sansha.