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Tourists rest on the Yinyu Island in Xisha. Photo: CFP The cruise ship, Coconut-fragrance Princess on the sea in Sanya, Hainan Province. Photo: IC

Yan Lizhu immediately started planning her trip to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea after the Chinese government‘s 2013 announcement that they were opening the region to tourism。

“We‘ve known about the Xisha Islands for many years， ever since the Vietnam War。 At that time it seemed remote and unreachable， but now these islands are open to the public and we felt we had to go，” she said。

Yan is a retired woman in her 50s。 She eventually went to the islands in October last year and has since told all her friends about them。 Since they were opened up， media reported that more than 10，000 tourists have already been to the islands。

Limited sightseeing

On the first day of her trip， Yan was nearly moved to tears。

The boat took her to Yinyu Island， and she attended a flag-raising ceremony with the rest of the crew， hosted by staff stationed there。 The sound of the Chinese national anthem against the ocean wind echoed over the white-sand beach， and the crowd broke into cheers。

“Everybody swore ‘I love our country， I love Xisha，’” she said。 “We felt a sense of pride。 The Xisha Islands were so beautiful； we couldn‘t give this place up。”

The sense of patriotism stayed all through her four-day journey。 One evening， a movie made in the 1970s about people who live on the Xisha Islands was screened。 After being taught about the Xisha Islands from a young age， Yan felt genuinely excited to set her foot on the tiny isles。

“We also know that China and Vietnam fought a war over the islands in 1974， and now we have fishermen living on these isles， there‘s even a residential committee， it must be the smallest in the country，” she said。

There was only one boat that Chinese tourists can take to the region， and it is literally called the Coconut-fragrance Princess， or Yexiang Gongzhu。 The boat retired this year and was replaced by a slightly larger one。 They can only go sightseeing on three islands that are at the southern end of the archipelago - Yinyu， Yagong and Yongfu。

The boat can carry about 200 tourists and leaves from Sanya， South China‘s island Hainan Province and sails through the night to the islands。 The tour does not take travelers to Yongxing Island， where the administrative center of the islands was established in 2012， or Qilian Yu， which has recently been a hotspot of infrastructure construction。

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