at the hotel lobby come to fetch us for breakfast
before we start our sight seeing journey
They bring us to one of the dim sum restaurant for breakfast
It's very crowded on Sunday morning and lucky that
they have called & reserved 3 tables earlier on.
The tablet that I am standing in front of it,
is 3.98 metres high, is 50 tons in weight,
was made of an entire block of basalt,
a volcanic-generated rock,
and placed at the park entrance.
Haikou's Shishan Volcanic Cluster National Geopark, a natural volcano geology museum is located just 15 kilometers from the city centre and gives a great insight into the early formation of Hainan Island. The park covers 180 square kilometers and consists of over 40 Quaternary volcanoes with a number of lava landscapes and up-to 30 volcanic caves.
The eruption of the ancient Qiongbei Volcano left the most intact volcano craters here. According to geologists, the last eruption happened about 13,000 years ago. And now, 36 relics of the craters can be seen here. Among them the highest one is the Saddle Hill which is about 222.8 meters up.
Start your day early as you will need your energy, to climb the many stairs to the top of the volcano. Once you reach the top, you can descend on the various paths to the caves inside the extinct volcano. On a clear day, the views over Haikou City are picturesque and give you a birds-eye view of the area below. On the day that we visited with our parents, it was hot and humid.
The park was awarded Geopark status by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Today, the park has the volcano cultural garden, ecological garden, the green corridor, and the crater's garden, attracting visitors from both home and abroad. You can also enjoy the rustic flavor of the local people, try the country house food, and purchase the local handiworks too.
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