Q: How many Duty Free Shops does Sanya have?

A: (1) Sanya International Duty Free Mall

Address: The Sanya International Duty Free Mall is located at #118 N. Haitang Rd., Haitang District, Sanya. It’s close by the Hainan G98 East Round-Island Highway, just 30 minutes from Sanya.

The Duty Free Mall covers an area of 120,000 m2, and has two buildings: A & B, with over 300 well known international brands, including cosmetics, fragrances, apparel, watches, jewelry, infant formula, health products, electric appliances, candy, and chocolate, for a total of 38 types of duty free commodities.

(2) Mangrove Tree Duty Free Experience Shop

Address: Sanya Mangrove Tree Resort Hotel

The Mangrove Tree Duty Free Shop covers an area of over 740 m2. The Duty Free Experience Shop offers an e-commerce experience area, a merchandise display area, as well as other function areas, displaying top international brand duty free goods, and providing specialized shopping assistants to explain Hainan’s Island Departure Duty Free shopping policy to shoppers, and allowing them to experience the efficiency of duty free shopping and get a taste of top international brand culture for themselves.

(3) Nanshan Tourism Scenic Area Duty Free Experience Shop

Address: Nanshan Tourism Scenic Area

The Duty Free Experience Shop offers and e-commerce experience area, a merchandise display area, as well as other function areas, displaying top international brand duty free goods, and, through the e-commerce experience area, allowing shoppers to better understand the e-commerce purchasing process.

Q: How can I take the Media Bus?

A: During the Games, the Organizing Committee will provide a special Media Bus to transport the media back and forth between the main Media Center and each Competition Area, offering daily service at set times and locations, as well as at the same time providing a regular Media Bus that will operate a route circling between the three Competition Areas.

Please Note:

(1)   The Media Bus will operate a scheduled route to each Competition Area from the first day of official training for the first sporting event until the 2nd day of the last event’s final competition.

(2) The first Media Bus of the day from the Main Media Center to each Competition Area will be scheduled to allow the members of the media to arrive 40 minutes before the start of competition.

(3) The last Media Bus of the day from the Main Media Center to each Competition Area will be scheduled to depart 1/2 hour after the start of the last competition of the day.

(4) The last Media Bus will depart from each Competition Area to the Main Media Center two hours after the conclusion of the last competition.

(5) The time interval between bus departures will be 1/2 hour. (Subject to change due to the actual conditions at each Competition Area)

A: Sanya is located in the lower tropical latitudes, and enjoys a tropical maritime monsoon climate with long summers and no winters. The climate makes the area a “natural greenhouse”. The rate of forest coverage is over 64%, and Sanya ranks at the top of China’s environmental quality ratings. It’s a great place to get away from the cold, take a summer vacation, or travel all year round!