Perfume Bay (香水湾, Xiangshuiwan) is Lingshui's most celebrated beach: a long, east-facing stretch of white sand backed by hills, with consistent waves that have made it popular with the small surfing community on Hainan's east coast. The bay is part of what the Chinese tourism industry calls the "Chinese Riviera" — a stretch of the southeastern Hainan coast that has been developed more thoughtfully than Sanya's resort zone, with less density and more preserved shoreline.
Compared with Sanya's Yalong Bay or Dadonghai, Perfume Bay remains relatively uncrowded on weekdays. There are a few hotels and beach restaurants along the seafront, but wide stretches of the beach are still accessible without paying a resort fee. The water is clear and the waves moderate — good for swimming and bodyboarding, manageable for novice surfers. Getting here from Sanya takes about an hour by road; from Lingshui town, about 20 minutes.