Chengmai County

Understand

Chengmai is situated just west of Haikou.

Getting there

By bus The town of Laocheng can be reached from Haikou by public bus. The main buses operating between Haikou and Laocheng are buses 57 and 59. Another notable bus is Tourist Bus 6, which travels to the Yongqing Temple in Laocheng's north. Buses from Haikou to Jinjiang and other towns in Chengmai generally depart from the Haikou West Bus Station.

1 Chengmai Bus Station, 109 Wenming Road, Jinjiang Town (109) (in the center of Jinjiang Town; about 500 meters from the Chengmai County Government building). (updated Feb 2022)

By train There are two railway stations in Chengmai:

2 Fushan Town Railway Station, Fushan Town (in the north of Fushan Town; bus no. 6). (updated Feb 2022) 3 Laocheng Town Railway Station, Zhanqian Road, Laocheng Town (in the south of Laocheng Town; bus nos. 11 and 18). (updated Feb 2022)

Getting around

By bus Public buses operate in Jinjiang, Fushan and Laocheng, as well as some rural areas surrounding these towns. The bus networks in the major towns are interlinked. Take bus nos. 5 or 6 to get from Fushan to Jinjiang. Take bus no. 11 to get from Laocheng to Jinjiang. You can also get around using long-distance buses. The Haikou-Jinjiang bus passes through Laocheng and several other places on its way to Jinjiang.

By train Between Laocheng and Fushan, there is the option of taking a train. The train from Laocheng to Fushan takes only 10 minutes, but doesn't run very often (typically only once a day; but five times a day in the other direction).

See

Museums and historical sites 1 Fushan Coffee Cultural Center, County Highway 300, Fushan Town (300) (about 2 km south of Fushan Town Railway Station; take bus no. 6 from the station), ☏ +86 898 67583779. 08:00-11:00, 14:30-17:30. A museum about the coffee industry in Fushan Town. ¥30. (updated Apr 2022) 2 Meilang Twin Pagodas (Meilang Sister Pagodas), Meilang Village, Meiting Township (take bus no. 9 from the Jinshan Temple), ☏ +86 898 67611278. One of the oldest historical sites in Hainan, the pagodas date back to Yuan Dynasty and were originally part of the Jirui Nunnery, a nunnery that no longer exists. They were built by a Buddhist man named Chen Daoxu in honour of his two daughters. There is a small museum at the site. Free. (updated Apr 2022)

Parks and nature 3 R&F Mangrove Bay Wetland Preservation Park, Hainan Western Expressway, Fushan Town (about 12 km east of Fushan Town Railway Station; take bus no. 16 from the station; alternatively get a bus from Haikou to Fushan and tell the driver to drop you off at this place), ☏ +86 898 36506688. 08:30-17:30. A wetland park established by a private real estate developer. ¥40. (updated Apr 2022)

Religious sites 4 Jinshan Temple, Gongyuan Road, Jinjiang Town (1.3 km east of the Chengmai Bus Station), ☏ +86 898 67615723, +86 13697505699, [email protected]. The second largest Buddhist temple in northern Hainan. It was founded during the Ming Dynasty but destroyed in the 1940s and rebuilt in 1992. A notable structure at the temple is an 88-meter high pagoda, which is said to be the tallest pagoda in the world dedicated to Bhaisajyaguru, the Buddha of medicine and healing. General entry to the temple is free; ¥50 is charged to visit the pagoda. (updated Feb 2022) 5 Yongqing Temple, 10 Yongqing Avenue, Laocheng Town (10) (if coming from Haikou; take bus 204 or Tourist Bus 6; if coming from Laocheng; take bus no. 10), ☏ +86

Drink & nightlife

1 Fushan Coffee, National Highway 225, Fushan (225) (about 750 meters south of the Fushan Town Government building; take bus nos. 5; 6 or 16), ☏ +86 898 67583199. 10:00-22:00. This is the central branch of the Fushan Coffee coffee shop chain. Another branch can be found near the Fushan Coffee Cultural Center. There is also a branch about 2 km east of the Yongqing Temple. More branches can be found in Haikou and other places in Hainan. (updated Apr 2022)

Sleep

Hotels can be found in all major towns in the county. However, Laocheng has far more options for foreigners than the other towns.