Deer Turns Around with Fräulein Bärbele

So I found my Fräulein Bärbele who kindly accompanied me to Lu Hui Tou (鹿回頭) for the day. Ironically, I was a bit sick as well, and the weather was not so great because of the typhoon that had arrived in Guangzhou. Nonetheless, the day was just so relaxing and enjoyable. While watching the sunset behind the cloudy sky, the stillness enveloped the atmosphere.

Lu Hui Tou, which literally means "Deer turns around", refers to a park at the top of a hill on a small peninsula sticking out into the ocean. Its name comes from a legend where a Li (黎 - one of the minority groups in China) hunter chased a deer for several days, trapping it on one of the cliffs of the hill. Left with no recourse, the deer turned around and transformed into a beautiful maiden.



My camera is not functioning still, but between the two of us, we had one that worked. Views of Sanya City from Lu Hui Tou:

Phoenix Island (鳳凰島), linked to Sanya City by a bridge:

An old and yet still formidable tree near the top of Lu Hui Tou:

The view of the peninsula and ocean out from the top of Lu Hui Tou:

Sunset behind the clouds:

Afterwards, we had dinner at a small shop that served very authentic Hainanese Chicken Rice (though the dish seems to be more popular in Malaysia and Singapore than Hainan):

There was also a very tasty (but perhaps odd looking) local dessert called 雞屎藤 (Ji Shi Teng), which comes from one of the herbs we saw up on Lu Tou Hui.