[2025 Ding'an Attraction] Travel Guide for Anding Ancient City (Updated Jul)

Just back! The 5 most hidden and lesser-known secret spots in Ding'an, Hainan Avoid the crowds during the May Day holiday, Ding'an is the real treasure of Hainan!! It feels like stepping into the Emerald City 🌿, every corner is breathtakingly beautiful!! Every snap is a forest-themed masterpiece 📸 · 📍Navigation: Wenbi Peak Pangu Cultural Tourism Area Tips: The only Taoist cultural sanctuary in Hainan, the panoramic view from the mountaintop is stunning (wear Hanfu for ethereal photos, best to go early in the morning when fewer people) · 📍Navigation: Nanli Lake National Wetland Park Tips: Hainan’s "Little Thousand Island Lake," with lake islands, boardwalks, and sunset reed marshes (kayak rental 50 RMB/hour, aerial shots are gorgeous) · 📍Navigation: Ding'an Ancient City Tips: A 600-year-old Ming and Qing dynasty old street, with bluestone roads and arcade buildings (check out the "Eight Views of Ding'an" mural wall, even more stunning when lanterns light up at dusk) · 📍Navigation: Herb Garden Shared Farm Tips: Lavender/verbena flower sea + Hobbit house (30 RMB entrance fee includes herbal tea, light is softest after 4 PM) · 📍Navigation: Jiuwentang Cold Spring Tips: Natural cold spring pool under volcanic rock, free foot soaking and small fish catching (bring slippers + snacks, picnicking under the shade is super cozy) · 🍲 Must-try foods within 3 km ✔ Xiangou Beef: freshly slaughtered and grilled "dancing beef" (recommended "A Cai Beef Shop") ✔ Vegetable-wrapped rice: Ding'an intangible cultural heritage, wrapped in wild vegetable leaves (old brand "Hechao Vegetable-wrapped Rice") ✔ Black pig zongzi: salted egg yolk + black pork, more fragrant and glutinous than Danzhou zongzi · 💗 Tips: 🌿 Wear light-colored/cotton-linen long dresses for full forest vibe 🦟 Wetland park has many mosquitoes, mosquito repellent is a must!! 🚗 Recommended to drive yourself (1 hour from Haikou), taxis are inconvenient between spots 📅 Best from April to June, with lush green rice fields + refreshing cold springs

Ding'an in Hainan is located next to the Hainan Ring Expressway, south of Haikou. It is a small city with local cultural characteristics. There is a well-preserved attraction in the old city of Ding'an, called Ding'an Ancient City, which was actually the former county government office. It can be said to be the representative and essence of Ding'an Ancient City. Although this attraction is small, it is very exquisite. If you come to Ding'an, you must visit this ancient city in the old city.

When it comes to Hainan, ninety-nine percent of people will think of Sanya, and the impression of Hainan is beaches, sunshine, waves and bikini beauties. In fact, there is a different Hainan around Haikou. Ding'an Ancient City is the most intact city preserved in Hainan today. Although the scale is small, the old city gate is still well preserved. Before going to Ding'an, the imagination of the ancient city gate of the small town is the tall figure in the TV series. I didn't expect that there would be such a small city gate, which is estimated to be the width of a car. Many houses in the city have been ruined, and many residents still live there. When I went there during the Chinese New Year, many families had offerings in the living room to worship the public. Ding'an Ancient City is the best preserved county city wall in Hainan, and it is the place in Hainan that looks most like an ancient city. The ancient city built in the Ming Dynasty has the existing west gate and north gate. In ancient times, there were thirteen counties in Qiongya, but only Ding'an was not by the sea. There is a folk saying: 'Wenchang has no Li, Ding'an has no sea'. The traditional brick and tile houses, modern arcades, and modern villas are intertwined. The tropical rain comes quickly and fiercely, the rainwater seeps into every generation of houses, and also makes the color of the small city richer and more ancient. 🧱Location: No. 34, Zhongnan Street, Ding'an County, Hainan 🎫Ticket: Free 🚗Traffic recommendation to drive by yourself. 🚌Take the bus at the provincial bus station to Ding'an Bus Station, and then take a taxi to the north gate or west gate of the ancient city.