Like other island areas ,Hainan island used to experience the astonishing volcanic eruptions .the next stop is hainan Volcanica crater park .Let me make a brief introduction about this attraction. It is of the world geological park .
The park lies at shishan town ,about 10km.away from the center of haikou city .our coach is running along haiyu central highway .It takes about 20minutes by bus from haikou city to the Volcanic Crater Park .The volcanic eruptions happened more than 27000 years ago. The remains we can see there have been left since then .hainan Volcanic Crater Park is listed as one of the best-reserved inactive volcanoes in the world .
This volcanic crater is also called Maanling Volcanic Crater by the local people .Ma an means saddle in english .The hill where the volcanic craters are located looks like the saddle ,so the place is named Maanling .Because of the ruins of volcanic eruption the soil in this area is very rich .There are varieties of fruit growing here ,such as litchi,longan ,and carambola .This area is one of the well-known fruit villages .When the fruit is ripe in April and May ,the visitors can enjoy the fresh and tasty fruit .
So far a series of inactive volcanoes have been discovered ,the Maanling Volcanic Crater is the only one that has been built into a park .Outside of the bus you can see the volcanic stones ,some are used as the building material and some are lying around .if you watch them carefully you can find some differences between the common rocks and the volcanic ones .Main differences lies in two :one is color and the other is the face .The volcanic rocks black and have the honeycomb-like face .They are distinctive .
Standing at the top of the hill and looking north-eastward ,you can see the Qiongzhou strait ,and outline of haikou city .it is the ideal place to enjoy the wonderful view of this modern and beautiful city .Apart from the nature reserve and the cultural attraction,this place is also famous for its dietary culture with the traditional dish ,the shishan mutton .The most popular restaurant is Liwanjiuxiang Garden Restaurant .It was the chief celebration site of 1996's World Tourism Day in China .In the garden you can hardly realize you are not at the fairy land on teh earth :trees and flowers and modern gardens ...all the things are so appealing ,and so natural that no one can hide his excited feeling .while having the mutton dish ,you can enjoy the traditional singing and dancing performance by the Li and the Miao people .You will be invited to join them in the bamboo dancing .That will offer you a wonderful evening .
This tourism area has been undergoing a great change .In the future you can enjoy playing variety of holiday services ,such as golf playing ,spa fitting ,riding ,fishing ,accommodation ,catering .