Sanya / Hainan Island

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Made it to Haikou: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haikou for my meetings, weather not really pleasant, humid / foggy and only around +15 degrees celsius.
Killing some time between meetings and visited Haikou Yongqing Temple, the temple is located not far from the Haikou / Hai'An ferry terminal connecting the island with the mainland.

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More Haikou Yongqing Temple pictures......

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Bo'ai Road is a neighbourhood located on the south side of the Haidian River, at the northern part of Haikou. It comprises many dilapidated buildings with European fusion-type architectural facades. The buildings are almost all painted white, and are usually no more than a few stories tall. The area contains mainly narrow streets and alleyways, and is populated almost entirely by indigenous Hainan people. The neighbourhood is the commercial centre for textiles, pets, exotic foods, replica antiques, shoes, hardware items, and wholesales convenience store products.

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Bo'ai Road / Haikou......

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Bo'ai Road / Haikou by night looks totally different....

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Bo'ai Road / Haikou by night - busy with street vendors and customers....

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After a few days up in Haikou heading South again towards Sanya to warmer pleasant weather (National Road #224).

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Natural Rubber Plantations and lots of Beekeepers along National Road #224.

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lot's of new tourist attraction signs along route #3 (National Road #224), haven't seen them a year ago, going the same road with a 4x4.

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Not so fast, still cold in Shanghai I was informed this afternoon through reliable sources on the ground up North.



Some interessting agricultural motor vehicles around in the Hainan woods.....

Huh, that captivates my imagination! RTW or AA (Around Asia) with that would be unforgottable experience. Just thinking to what use the space on the vehicle would be good for. You could always sleep on it, but other than that can't really say. But hey, at least packaging the luggage would be no problem anymore. You could just toss stuff over the vehicle.


Edit: Hell yeah! One could be a pack mule with that vehicle, if doing a group ride!