Wanning Shenzhou Peninsula Travel Guide: Slow Days on a Peninsula in the Sea
中文版 Chinese version → In December 2025, I drove south from Haikou along the east coast into Wanning, and moved into a friend's home on Shenzhou Peninsula. For nearly half a month after that, this peninsula was the base for the whole Hainan island loop: Sanya, Wuzhishan, Wenchang, Danzhou — every trip started here and came back here. The peninsula reaches out into the sea, and living on it, the sea becomes a neighbour. 1. Where the peninsula sits Shenzhou Peninsula is in Dong'ao Town, Wanning, on Hainan's east coast — a piece of land reaching into the South China Sea. On its southern side is the coastline around Leto Bay: gentle beaches, waves rolling in layer after layer. Looking out to sea, the waters offshore are home to the Dazhou Island National Marine Ecosystem Nature Reserve. There is a lighthouse on the peninsula, a place to watch the sunset in the evening. Wanning sits in southeastern Hainan, 112 km south of Sanya and 139 km north of Haikou, in the middle of...