Diving into paradise

There is more to the Philippines than coconut tree-lined coastlines, fine-sand beaches, world-class resorts and myriad underwater attractions. Xu Lin reports.

The underwater world is dim at dawn. And, suddenly, a long-tailed thresher shark swims by slowly. Chen Xue, 30, is excited to see that the large fish is only about 2 meters away.

This is the fourth time that Chen is in the Philippines for open-water diving.