Sanya, the dream holiday destination?

If you're still thinking of getting to Sanya (which has often been touted as the Hawaii of China) for that long-awaited getaway, you might very well change your mind after you see this video. Some Chinese guys on holiday in Sanya were disappointed to find out that it wasn't only not all that it was cracked up to be, it was also very dirty and polluted. Armed with a digital camera, they took down everything that they saw. They found a leak in the sewer pipe of a certain five-star hotel which released untreated sewage water into the ocean and a foul stench into the air. The waters are murky, the corals have died and nothing is living in it anymore. At the end of the clip, the video makers entreat local authorities to do something about the situation. We wonder if anything will be done at all if no names were named? Or will their eyes finally be opened only when the pollution inflicts a severe damage on Sanya's tourism market and people's livelihoods are hurt?

Email This Entry


Comments (3) [rss]

This is just too sad...

is anything pristine in china anymore? it seems like the entire country has been spoiled.

China is a dying junkyard of its own creation.

Post a comment (Comment Policy)

Personals

Enter our FREE personals site!

Tips

About Shanghaiist

Shanghaiist is a website about Shanghai, China.

Editor: Elaine Chow
Founding Editor: Dan Washburn
Publisher: Gothamist

About | Advertising | Archives | Arts/Entertainment | Calendar | Contact | Contribute | Facebook | Favorites | Feedburner | Food/Drink | Jobs | Mobile | News | Other | Personals | Popular | RSS | Staff | Top Users | Twitter | Write For Us


Shanghaiist Direct

Too busy to check the site? Receive a daily email with links to all Shanghaiist posts from the previous 24 hours.

Enter your email


Recent Comments

Contribute

Latest Tip:

I thought Plum Rain season was supposed to be over?
[more]

Latest Photo:

Subscribe

Use an RSS reader to stay up to date with the latest news and posts from Shanghaiist.

All Our RSS