A cool glass of chardonnay; fresh grouper with French beans and roe crab; a view across perfectly cut lawns past an infinity pool to a turquoise sea; a marble bathroom, BBC World and a kingsize bed...
The Maldives? The Seychelles, Mauritius, Dubai, Caribbean, even Bali? Well, obviously. But now you can add Hainan to the list, a Chinese island on the South China Sea that's about to transform the way we think about holidays in the world's most populous country.
The resort of Sanya on the southern tip of Hainan, 300 miles from Hong Kong, was little more than a sleepy agricultural backwater a decade ago, with a few hotels offering R&R to Beijing's elite and HK expatriates.
Now it is in the midst of a Dubai-style hotel expansion, adding a beach option to the busy cultural itinerary of Beijing (The Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall of China), Xian (Terracotta Warriors) and Shanghai (the country's most vibrant, westernised city).
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