Sanya Meitianya Tropical Oceanic World
4 min readThis is the last day of your stay in Sanya，and we will go to Meitianya Tropical Oceanic World to have a visit.
Hello, here we are. Sanya Meitianya Tropical Oceanic World is located to the west of the famous scenic spot Tianya-Haijiao, covered with coconut groves, white beaches and green waves.A stone path in the forest will lead you from Tianya-Haijiao to Sanya Meitianya Tropical Oceanic World. Meitianya Tropical Oceanic World is the only large-scale comprehensive spot of marine biological resources exploitation in Hainan Island. In the spot, there are 8 major entertaining items such as Tropical Aquarium, Seafowl Park, Crocodile Park, Turtle Park. Tropical Aquarium will show you over 400 tropical marine species including the well-known zebra sharks, white tip sharks, Spanish mackerels anc living corals. There are dozens of kinds of parrots in the Seafowl Park, rare turtles in the Turtle Park and the estuarine crocodiles from Thailand in the Crocodile Park. Sea lion, crocodile and seafowl shows are given every day here.
Meitianya Tropical Oceanic World not only provides entertainment, but also oceanographic education to strengthen the awareness of environmental protection. Sanya Meitianya Tropical Oceanic World is a perfect combination of marine intelligence and vigour. You don’t have to take a long hike or voyage to search for age-old animals, the one-century-old turtles are meeting you here. Merry birds may stand on your hand, your shoulder, bringing you back to your childhood. Fish, corals, sea anemone are freely manifesting themselves in the long history of lives. Crocodile fighting for bits of food, naughty sea lions smooth sea otters, or a wet, soft kiss from them, will make you lost.
You can meander in the underwater tunnel, admire the view on the other side of the giant piece of glass, wondering if any drops here may reach downtown. You’ re not in the crowded city anymore, away from pollution, awayfrom pressure, but back to our original neighbours, back to the very beach where we left our first track. Our ancestors came from the ocean, maybe it’s the very beauty of the South China Sea that makes you feel at home.
The several major entertaining items here are characteristic in different ways：
1.Dolphin and sea lion shows:the dolphins from Indonesia and sea lions from South America will do ballet and ball-heading in the water as well as on land volleyball，math and other 50 shows.
2.Sea Lion Park:the popular sea lions here are regarded as the comedians of the Sea World，dancing elegantly against music.Sea lions mainly inhabit the North Pole，the South Pole and the nearby temperate or tropical seas.The predators of sea lions are mostly polar bears and polar sharks.Sometimes sealions will funnily crawl on the land.Their arms and legs that help them swim smoothly in the water can’t play a useful role but support their fat bodies.This always makes visitors burst into laughter.
3.Aquarium:colorful hues wave in the water，where there are marine animals from the South China Sea，sharks，corals and shellfish，amounting to hundreds of species.Here you can not only witness the fierce sharks tearing up food in the blood，but also admire the colorful scene where all kinds of fish swim in every way. You will experience the fantastic sea world, and realize how creative nature is. Here you can enjoy yourself with the visual feast, and enlighten yourself with abundant oceanographic knowledge.
4. Turtle Pool: there are different kinds of turtles inhabiting Hainan Island, including the rare hawksbill, an animal bringing good luck in Chinese legend. In ancient China, turtle is regarded as the incarnation of Xuan Wu, one of the four holy beasts in Chinese legend, controlling the North of the world. Therefore turtle is the symbol of longevity and immortality, with the ability to prolong life span, which makes turtle so attractive to emperors as well as bureaucrats who pursue immortality.
5. Exciting Thailand crocodile shows: actors will dance with crocodiles, kiss them, sleep next to them, and get things out of their mouths. Thai crocodile has another name called Crocodylus siamensis, whose body is 25 centimeters long at birth, and reaches a length of 4 meters in adulthood. They used to live mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. In spite of the danger Thai crocodiles may bring to other species, most of them have died out except that nowadays the majority of them are living in the river basin and wet land of Mekong River within Cambodia and Laos.
6. Crocodile Pool: almost a hundred wild crocodiles are in the pool, where you can see their bloody and fierce fighting for bits of food.
7. Bird Show:a dozen of precious birds will give over 20 kinds of shows like playing basketball, wire-walking, uneven bars, and wheelbarrow.
The park resonates with laughter，together with the amazing animal shows and will relieve your tiredness.If you don’t mind，you can lift a bill into the air，because the seafowls are smart enough to snap it，like a flash of lightening.As the camera clicks，the naughty birds have already nimbly put your money into the collection box for charity，prompting a burst of applause.Here you can taste the three delicacies of Yazhou:sea-ear，shark fin and trepang，and other fresh seafood.
