Holiday Beach, Hainan, Public beach in Haikou, China.
Holiday Beach is a 7-kilometre-long, 33-hectare sandy beach along Binhai Road in Haikou, Hainan, officially established in 1995. The beach runs about twenty metres from the seawall to the waterline and is divided into a sunbathing zone, a water-sports zone, a seafood dining zone and a leisure resort zone. Land beside the beach has been landscaped with pathways, and the shoreline is maintained by workers who remove rubbish.
Holiday Beach was officially established in 1995 as a 33-hectare beach area along Binhai Road, essentially an extension of Xixiu Park to its east. Development followed with restaurants, swimming pools and an amphitheatre. In 2014 Typhoon Rammasun damaged the shore; coastal reinforcements were installed from around May 2015 and completed by 2017.
The shaokao area holds several hundred stone tables with a barbecue pit at the centre; groups pay for a table with charcoal and bring their own chuanr, soft drinks or beer. It is especially popular with young Haikou residents, and on weekends the area fills to capacity.
The beach runs about 7 km along Binhai Road, with a roughly 20-metre strip from seawall to waterline. The Chinese source divides it into a sunbathing beach zone, a water-sports zone, a seafood dining zone and a leisure resort zone. The shoreline is maintained by workers who remove rubbish.
The beach has hosted major kitesurfing and volleyball competitions, and an amphitheatre stands among the restaurants and pools added after 1995. The shoreline is maintained by workers who clear rubbish along its whole length, and the sand runs about twenty metres from the seawall to the waterline.
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