Surrounded by sea

Island getaways are growing in popularity among China's summertime travelers, especially high-end jetsetters. Yang Feiyue reports.

Islands have long been associated with paradise, but it's only recently that a growing number of affluent Chinese travelers have started heading to archipelagos during summer sojourns.

This recently prompted HHtravel, the high-end brand of China's largest online travel agency, Ctrip, to release a list of the top summer islands for luxury travelers.