Пляжный отдых beach holiday

Three of us rested: grandfather, woman and grandson of 7 years. I traveled around the world a lot, I was not fond of beach holidays, but for the sake of my grandson...
There are no complaints about the Horizon Hotel. Beautiful territory, excellent beach with clean white sand, warm sea with a constant small wave, good pools: for children with slides, for adults and with sea water. There are few people, mostly Chinese, few Europeans, there are Russians. The breakfast is good, but could have been more varied with fruit. The room in the second building is excellent: a balcony overlooking the territory and the sea, a large bathroom, a stove, a refrigerator, a microwave oven, a washing machine (although we didn’t use anything except a kettle and a refrigerator, but it’s still nice.
Nutrition. We only had breakfast at the hotel. The restaurants are expensive, but right in front of the hotel there is a shopping and restaurant complex. There are many restaurants to choose from. A little further behind this complex, another complex of small shops and restaurants has been built, but it has only just begun to be developed. Several times we ate at a restaurant called "Birch". Not bad. Cuisine Russian and Northern Chinese. In particular, a very good sour okroshka on white kvass (if anyone understands what it is), they cook meat well. Lunch for three 150-200 Yuan. To eat good fish at reasonable prices, it is better to go to Dadonghai. 20 minutes by taxi or 25 by tourist bus (runs every 20 minutes, with air conditioning, fare 5 yuan). Taxi drivers want 50 yuan, but they take you for 30-40. The Russian manager at the reception, Sergey, recommended the cafe "Tanya" in Dadonghai. The cafe looks very so-so, but the Chinese hostess Tanya is very good-natured and charming, there is a menu in Russian, fish freshly caught from the aquarium and stewed in sauce is excellent, fried shrimp (also fresh) is beyond praise, seafood soup is good.

Shopping. (Not my element, but I can say something). Shopping in Dadonghai is much richer and cheaper than in Yaalungbei, and even richer and cheaper in Sanya. Consumer goods as in the Moscow markets (as I theoretically imagine them). The main goods that make sense to buy are pearls, silk and tea. (which, in fact, everyone buys). Cheap pearls are sold right on the beach (river, but it seems not fake). We have to bargain. A thread with a length of 80 cm can be bought for 50 yuan. Tea is offered on excursions to a tea factory, they tell the properties of different varieties, the rules for brewing, etc. , but the prices are 2-2.5 times higher than in a supermarket. Shark oil (they say it is very useful) is sold at a shark oil factory and in pharmacies, the price is the same. I am not a specialist in silk, but the choice is rich.
Excursions. Due to the presence of a grandson, we did not travel much. Park "Deer turned his head" is good, included in the sightseeing tour along with the factories. The Shell Museum is a five minute walk from the hotel. There you can also get a ticket to the Butterfly Gorge. The gorge is beautiful, but it is better to go there in the morning in good weather, when the butterflies are active. From shells km 1.5. Monkey Island is a complete delight for children, it is also interesting for adults. You can get there by taxi (km 50-60). A taxi will take you, wait and bring you back for 200 yuan. The zoo was said to be closed. The oceanarium on the coast beyond Dadongkhai is very modest, although you can see fish, crocodiles, turtles, and dolphins.
Chinese medicine. Directly opposite the hotel is a sanatorium of Chinese medicine. You can come in, take a prospectus in Russian with a price list and decide whether you need it or not. We did a weekly course of acupuncture, massage with preliminary diagnostics. Not cheap, but probably useful. It takes 2.5 hours a day.
In general, I recommend.