Chinanews.com, Sanya, January 1 (Reporter Wang Xiaobin) The warm winter in Sanya is like spring, and tourists from all over the world come to escape the cold for the New Year's Eve holiday.
On the last day of 2022, citizens and tourists in Sanya bid farewell to 2022 and welcome 2023 by listening to concerts, lighting candles and other means.
On December 31, the Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area held the "Tianya? Yinchun" New Year's Eve concert.
Photo courtesy of He Junchai
On the evening of December 31, 2022, the "Tianya Haijiao" New Year's Eve concert will be held in the Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area.
Visitors present at the outdoor camping area, listening to brisk or melodious music, send off 2022 "old friends" and welcome 2023 "new friends".
On December 31, in the Nanshan Scenic Area of Sanya, people lit candles and put out blessings.
Photo by Luo Yunfei
In the Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone, the New Year's Eve folk custom activity with the theme of "Ringing the auspicious bell at the southern end of the motherland and praying for blessings in 2023" attracted citizens and tourists to participate.
People hung blessing bags on the wishing wall to wish for the new year, and lit more than a thousand wax lamps, and put out the words "Pray for the prosperity of the country and the people in 2023" to welcome the arrival of the new year.
On December 31, in the Nanshan Scenic Area of Sanya, people lit candles and put out blessings.
Photo by Luo Yunfei
At 11:30 that night, at the Auspicious Bell Pavilion of Nanshan Temple, monks led tourists to ring 108 bells in order from 1 to 108 to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
Nanshan Ringing the Bell to Welcome the New Year has been held for more than 20 years and has become one of the highlights of Hainan folk festivals and cultural activities.
On December 31, in the Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area, citizens and tourists listened to the "Tianya? Yinchun" New Year's Eve concert.
Photo by Luo Yunfei
Houhai Village is the "Internet celebrity village" that has gained fame in Sanya in the past two years.
On the evening of the 31st, tens of thousands of tourists flocked to Houhai Beach to "carnival" New Year's Eve all night.
"The village and the beach are crowded with people, let alone driving on the road, even riding a bicycle can't go." The owner of a small stall in the village said that selling shrimp cakes for 10 yuan, the net income on the last day of 2022 exceeded 2,000.
On December 31, people ring the bell at Nanshan Temple in Sanya to welcome the New Year.
Photo by Chen Wenwu
The reporter learned that in Sanya during the New Year's Day holiday in 2023, literary concerts, exciting water sports, "intangible cultural heritage carnival" special activities... Many scenic spots have launched themed cultural tourism activities to enrich the supply of holiday cultural tourism products.
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