[Sponsored Article] With golf set to return to the upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil for the first time in over a century, the sport, often described as “a rich man’s game”, started to attract more and more interests from people in all walks of life. But sky-high prices and limited options have always stopped many people from trying to take a swing themselves. Now they have a choice: in China’s Sanya.

[Sponsored Article] Sanya hosted 2,000 weddings parties, received 300,000 couples to shoot their wedding photos, and 200,000 honeymoon holidaymakers in 2015, according to Sanya Wedding Tourism Association, turning the city into an increasingly popular destination for young couples who want to tie the knot on a gorgeous beach, the same way many of their favorite celebrities did.

It's been more than a decade since Sanya burst into the international travel scene with a successful hosting of the Miss World pageant. Since then, the city has annually experienced double-digit growth in domestic tourism numbers and investment, an explosion of high-end luxury hotels and resorts, and a growing global footprint as a desirable vacation spot. 

Sanya's clean air is making it an increasingly popular destination for tourists, part-time residents and investors from across mainland China, as pollution becomes more of a concern. 

Sanya's society has undergone some interesting changes since the city's economic miracle began more than a decade ago. Many locals have taken advantage of their improved circumstances and moved away from basic farming and fishing activities into other business lines.