Tianya
Haijiao
(End of the Earth and Corner of the Sea)
 Located
at the foot of Xiama Hill in the town of
Tianya, 24 km west of Sanya, Tianya Haijiao
with its irresistible witchery, in recent
years, attracts countless tourists all over
the world.
There are numerous rocks, with
different size and shape, scatter along
the silvery beach. Among them, these two,
which are respectively engraved with Chinese
characters "Tianya Haijiao" (end
of the earth and corner of the sea) and
"Nantian Yizhu"(the huge rock
that emerges from the sea, making a "corner")
are most famous.
According to legend, two lovers
form two hostile clans once escape here.
They swore that they would never separate
no matter where they traveled and what happened.
Constantly pursued by troops from both clans,
they were forced to leap into the sea from
this spot. People believe that this couple
later changed to two huge rocks, which stand
facing the sea. Moved by the loyal love
between the two lovers, today, many couples
come here to declare their love and promise
that they would go to the "end of the
earth" for one another.
Despite the name, here is not
really the end of the earth and the corner
of the sea. During the long feudal society
in history, this place served as the penal
colony of the criminals. In the Song dynasty,
some officials were banished here for criticizing
the government. For them, the unfrequented
wilderness must have been felt the real
"end of the earth".
Near the beach, there
is also Pearl Farm where you can purchase
Hainan's famous seawater pearls.
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