The vast majority of international brand hotels are opening resorts along the lovely coastlines of Sanya, located at the southern tip of Hainan Island below China's mainland. In fact, Sanya is located 150 miles due east of Vietnam in the tropics, a genuine tropical paradise with nicer, milder temperatures than sweltering Thailand and Malaysia where temperatures too often hover from 35 to 40 degrees. Sanya rarely tops 32 degrees in the summer and averages 20 to 26 in the winter high season. Here is that surprising list of resorts already opened or opening soon: 1. Mandarin Oriental: At the end of 2007, the oriental luxury of Mandarin Oriental comes to Sanya with the opening of their first property in China at the local-flavored Da Dong Hai beach in Sanya. 2. Banyan Tree and Intercontinental: Over the hill at Lu Hui Tou's Xiao Dong Hai beach, the Intercontinental and Thailand's Banyan Tree are opening 5 star resorts alongside the area's newest golf course, all currently ...