“LET’S HAINAN” Inaugural Media Salon in 2026 Launches over Waves 

Wa i g, Hai a , July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The fi st “Let’s Hai a ” Media Salo kicked off o July 16 at the CTG (Chi a Tou ism G oup) Ruyue Bay Su f Reso t. U like co ve tio al lau ch ce emo ies, the eve t was staged at Chi a’s fi st Olympic-level a tificial wave pool. Guests took thei seats o the beach as waves fo su fi g t ai i g olled a d oa ed co ti uously behi d them.

2026 ma ks Hai a ’s “Yea of Ma i e Tou ism,” with Wa i g su fi g set to become o e of the sig atu e att actio s of the yea . F om atu al su f bays to a a tificial wave pool, mo e tha 70 wate -themed eve ts du i g the ca ival, a d themed outes such as the East Coast Su fi g Tou a d Isla d Lights jou ey, Hai a offe s dive se ma i e expe ie ces fo visito s of all levels, f om begi e s to adva ced e thusiasts. This eve t p ovided global t avele s with a vivid showcase of the ma y ways to e joy the sea i Hai a .

Dialogue: Global T avele s a d Homeg ow Champio sThe salo b ought togethe five pa elists fo a ou dtable discussio : Wu Fa , deputy di ecto of the Wa i g Mu icipal Bu eau of Tou ism, Cultu e, Radio, Televisio a d Spo ts; a ep ese tative f om the CTG Riyue Bay Su f Reso t; Russia acto Iva Mave ick; spo ts-fashio blogge Yoyo Su Jiaqi; a d Hua g Yi gyi g, su fi g champio of the 14th Natio al Games of Chi a. Amo g them, Iva J . Mave ick a d Hua g Yi gyi g offe ed thei pe spectives, as a i te atio al su fi g e thusiast a d a local champio espectively. “I’ve su fed i the U.S. a d I do esia, but Wa i g’s wave co ditio s a d commu ity vibe a e t uly u ique,” said Iva , who ow esides i Wa i g. “Fo fo eig tou ists, the visa-f ee policy a d mobile payme t optio s a e also ve y t avele -f ie dly.” Hua g, a ative woma athlete of Wa i g who belo gs to the Li eth ic g oup, is the wi e of the 14th Natio al Games su fi g title. She has wit essed the spo t’s ise f om iche to mai st eam. “Yea s ago, few i Hai a pu sued su fi g as a p ofessio al ca ee ,” she oted. “Now, with the Natio al Su fi g Team’s t ai i g base he e a d youth competitio s comi g i , su fi g has t uly become pa t of eve yday life.” Agai st a backd op of su set glow a d olli g su f, a c oss-cultu al a d c oss-i dust y co ve satio u folded.

Tech-Powe ed Waves Tu “Sea-Gazi g” i to “Sea-Playi g”Followi g the ou dtable discussio , pa elists do ed gea a d, u de the guida ce of the champio coach, jumped i to the wave pool fo a eal su fi g expe ie ce. What has bee happe i g he e i Wa i g captu es the esse tial t a sfo matio of Hai a ’s tou ism i dust y, movi g f om t aditio al sightseei g, “sea-gazi g”, to a imme sive a d epeatable e gageme t, “sea-playi g.”

The salo also se ved as a p elude to the 2026 Ca ival of Hai a I te atio al Tou ism Isla d, which ope s o July 18. Du i g the ca ival, the Wate Spo ts Seaso will featu e ove 70 eve ts. Cu ated iti e a ies, i cludi g the 3-day/2- ight East Coast Su fi g Tou a d the 5-day/4- ight Isla d Lights & Shutte bugs Jou ey, a e al eady available, offe i g expe ie ces a gi g f om begi e lesso s to competitive challe ges. Coupled with the visa-f ee e t y policy fo atio als of 86 cou t ies, the Ca ival att acts ove seas visito s fo whom the ba ie to wave-chasi g has eve bee lowe .

The “Let’s Hai a ” salo se ies will u five editio s th oughout the yea , with futu e sessio s explo i g the isla d’s ai fo ests, u ba ce te s, a d fishi g villages. The choice of the wave pool as the setti g fo the i augu al eve t was o coi cide ce. It pe fectly eflects the spi it of Wa i g, a u ique desti atio i Hai a that is youthful, ope , a d full of e e gy. Whethe you a e a seaso ed su fe o t yi g it fo the fi st time, the e is always a wave waiti g fo you i Hai a ’s wate s.