Not too long ago Luhuitou Peninsula was a quiet piece of land jutting into the South China Sea, inhabited by a few villagers. Now that it's been "discovered" the penminsual has become the famous (in China) Serenity Beach or  半山半岛 (ban shan ban dao) super luxury resort area.

The Intercontinental Sanya built a very modern, very beautiful resort here and the boutiqe chain Banyan Tree also has a resort hjere. The whole peninsula has become the "beverly Hills" of China, as they liek to cal lit, with highrises sandwiched inbetween resort villas and perfectrly manicured walkways. The high rises house the rich and wealthy and command an average of 49,000RMB per/m2

The mountains that separate the peninsula from the rest of Sanya are a good place to glimpse endemic flora and, if you're lucky, some fauna. The beaches aren't the best around, but it's nice to get some elevation and have a look around. Many short hikes and walks are possible in the area.

If you're interested in culture you might enjoy the strange sculpture of a deer with an attached man and woman. This is a depiction of the myth that gives the peninsula its name; Luhuitou translates to something like "deer turning its head," and the story goes that a young hunter trapped a deer at the water's edge, but the deer fortunately morphed into a beautiful young woman and the hunter and the woman lived happily ever after and populated most of the peninsula with their love. 

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