Cycling Through Chengmai: Coffee, Sweet Potatoes & Ancient Temples

Published: Oct 03, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/03/2026 187 views

Discover 9 days exploring coconut groves, digging for sweet potatoes, and tasting bold, local coffee in Chengmai, Hainan’s historic coffee heartland.

If you’ve ever wanted to dig your own sweet potatoes out of sandy soil, sip locally grown coffee in a temple-shadowed town, and bike past ancient brick pagodas—all in one trip—Chengmai, Hainan has you covered. This nine-day self-drive journey offers more than scenic countryside: it’s a deep dive into Hainan’s little-known coffee culture, heritage architecture, and the simple pleasure of roasting your own sweet potatoes over an open fire.

FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou's FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。