Identify the building and the east or west zone
Sun and Moon Plaza is in Haikou's Guoxing Avenue area. It consists of several commercial buildings named after constellations, rather than a single department store to explore from bottom to top. Signs such as Gemini, Cancer and Leo in the photographs show that finding your way requires identifying the east or west zone and the specific building, as well as the floor. When meeting friends or looking for a restaurant or shop, giving the building name is clearer than simply saying “at Sun and Moon Plaza.”
Pedestrian spaces and connecting passages between the buildings make it possible to combine shopping, meals and a break within one commercial area. Unlike the traditional street-facing qilou shops around Zhongshan Road, its main value lies in concentrated commercial facilities. If you want old-town architecture and small-shop life, explore the old neighborhoods separately rather than treating the two as the same experience.
Assess ordinary and duty-free shopping separately
Hainan Airports' website states that the plaza provides premises for the CDF Haikou Sun and Moon Plaza duty-free store and the Global Premium Duty Free store. This means different operators share the plaza. The place name “Sun and Moon Plaza” does not describe one unified duty-free shop, nor does it mean every product sold in the plaza qualifies for duty-free treatment. Check the full store name rather than searching only by the plaza's name.
Ordinary dining and leisure purchases are separate from Hainan offshore duty-free shopping. Foreign visitors planning duty-free purchases should ask the relevant operator directly whether their documents and itinerary for leaving Hainan or China qualify. Also confirm payment, collection locations, shopping deadlines and return or exchange conditions. This article does not treat the business scope in an old approval or a past promotion as current policy, or promise that any particular document will necessarily allow an order.
Deciding whether to make a special visit
The plaza's group of commercial buildings is convenient if you want to combine shopping and dining around Guoxing Avenue. If you are looking for only one brand, checking its current store information and building first can reduce searching between buildings. For duty-free shopping, establish the products you want and the applicable conditions before comparing operators' prices, stock and collection arrangements.
The exterior photographs in the article were taken in 2017 and 2020 to show the scale of the complex and the layout of its constellation-named buildings. Signs in the images are not a current brand directory. Service information was accessed on November 11, 2026. Check the latest notices from the plaza or individual businesses for opening hours on your visit, shop changes and events.
Useful official references
Check the relevant official service before making arrangements. These links are references, not a guarantee of current services.
