Zaha Hadid Architects wins design competition to build Sanya’s new harbourside cultural district

Read more: Situated on the southern tip of Hainan Island, China’s most southerly province with its tropical forests, mountain parks and white sand beaches welcoming over 80 million tourists each year, Sanya has grown to a city of over a million residents. Facing Sanya Bay, the harbour is the centre of the city’s leisure, shopping and business districts. Incorporating yachting marinas and one of China’s busiest cruise ship terminals, the harbour also includes the city’s commercial and fishing port. Located at the entrance to Sanya’s harbour, the new cultural district by ZHA is adjacent to the Jiangang Road terminus of Sanya’s tram network that connects many of theresidential and hotel districts on Sanya Bay with the city’s high-speed rail station. Establishing the harbour as the heart of Sanya’s cultural life, the new district defines the city as a