Duoduo the Xisha Islands as water lilies, like floating-Green Wave 10,000 ares in the South China Sea. It is located about 180 sea miles southeast of Hainan Island, and the Pratas, in the sand, the Nansha Islands constitute the southernmost territory of China. Xisha Islands, stretching southwest from the northeast, 250 km in length, a width of 150 km of sea area, from 45 Island, Cheung Chau, reefs, beaches composition. Xisha Islands, east of suitable Germany Islands, from North Island, Shidao and Yongxing Island, and so on seven islands, west of the Wing-lok Islands, from gold and silver, in the building, coral eight islands.

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     Xisha Islands, located south of the Tropic of Cancer, abundant rainfall, the water temperature in the sea area near the island in small change. These advantageous natural conditions of the Xisha Islands formed a unique landscape. The first boarded the Xisha Islands Big Island Yongxing Island, as one walked into a tropical botanical garden. There full of tropical plants, lush seasons. Shadi island within the region to avoid the growth of white frosting composition of the tree forest, the island through the centre of higher plants, the more near the coast, the dwarf plants. Shadi in the outer islands, the coast is the growth of grass-tong and Pittosporum and other tropical trees and shrubs.
       
     Marine Tong mainly in the island of Shadi 50-100 meters wide, as if along the island as windbreaks. It's better material, while many low branches, and strong wind. Grass is Pittosporum coral island tropical evergreen shrub, widely distributed, large area, in addition to the tide flooded the area can be, other islands have local growth. In addition to natural forests, the island is also available in the history of China's military and civilian planted coconut trees, in some places a small-coconut forest.

Xisha Islands on the habitat of more than 40 kinds of birds, bonito are common birds, Ukraine terns, black pillow terns, the Fengtou terns and dark eyes, and so the rural edge. Throughout the woods and over the top, tens of thousands of seabirds circling flight all day, 1,000-ming million Zhuan, since a miracle, of "bird's paradise." Even more interesting is the bonito birds, it will in the sea for fishing vessels navigation, according to the fishermen during the day bonito birds assembly and Xunsi direction, sailing to sail forward to fishing nets in the evening to follow them to fly back to the line, the fishing boats from the vast sea Proceed to the parking near the islands. Bonito fishermen say the birds as "bird navigation." Xisha Islands are China's major tropical fish farms, where fish and corals in the ocean more than 400 species of fish, tuna fishing, Ma Jiaoyu, Red drum, bonito, flying fish, sharks, grouper important fishing grounds. Seafood is the main sea turtles, sea cucumbers, pearls, shellfish, abalone, algae and other dozens of fishing. Luxurious compared with the king of the sea turtles leatherback turtles, sea cucumbers King of the Plum Blossom Senate, the world's most famous pearls - Nan Zhu, baby, more than 10 unicorn. With land, sea and air traffic continues to develop, people visit the South China Sea Islands desire of the scenery will soon be realized.

     Xisha Islands Telephone complaints:

     Sanya tourism complaints Tel :0898-88392211
     Hainan Provincial Tourism complaints Tel :0898-6535845
     National Tourism complaints Tel:-65275315

     Xisha Islands trip:

     Xisha best time to a year in October the following year in August, while June to September will blow a typhoon and heavy rain, big waves at sea, the ship will receive a significant impact on traffic, not Italian tourist.

     Xisha UV particularly strong, I feel Shangren have been exposed to the sun, SPF40 sunscreen above a certain ready, mosquito coils, the wind Youjing, governance colds, gastroenteritis such drugs should carry.
 
     Xisha Islands reminded:

     Xisha to take the formalities: to study lumbar Xisha Islands in the South West Development and Construction Corporation, the approval can make the trip, information Tel :0898-65378428.
 
     Application procedures:
     1, one week in advance southwest of Pratas Islands development and construction company submitted a photocopy of identity cards, prepaid and 30% of the inspection fees.
     2, after receipt of notice, to pay the full cost.

     Investigation units are usually charged 1,600 yuan / person inspection fees, including the following:
     1, permits;
     2, and from Haikou - Qinglan Harbor transport fares;
     3, "Qiongsha No. 2" from the tickets;
     4, meals, accommodation
     5, visit the Yongxing Island, Shidao costs (not including the Lantau Link to seven fishing boats package fee).