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Hainan Island
End of Earth - the Simble of Hainan Island
The Chinese government said on Jan. 4, 2010 that it aims to build the southern island of Hainan into a top international tourism destination by 2020. And Resorts, lotteries coming to Hainan.
Hainan Island is China's most southerly province and the second largest island after Taiwan, the largest ocean island and the smallest land province in China, located in the South China Sea about 60 minutes south of Hong Kong by air. The closest city by flight to Hainan Island is Guangzhou (Canton), only 50 minutes to Haikou, the capital city of Hainan island, and 70 minutes toSanya.
With a landmass of about 34,000 sq km, Hainan Island is made up of Hainan, Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands. The province has a total coastline of about 1,529 km and covers a sea area of about 2.1 million sq km. Hainan Island is a vaulted mountain which is high in the middle with lower elevations on its surrounding areas. Its coastline is 1528 kilometers long with sandy beaches. Hainan Island is a combination of Mountains (25.4%), hills (13.3%), mesa (32.6%), and savanna (28.7%). Many swimming areas are less than 2 meters' deep, with bottoms full of sand, as far as 200 meters out from the shore.
Except the capital city Haikou, Sanya is the second largest city on Hainan Island, where is the key attraction of the island, most tourists congregate and there is the most beach and famous tourism attractions. If you will plan a holiday in Hainan Island, we will suggest you to have minimum 2/3 of your vacation in Sanya. We will discover the fantastic land to you.Please click here for more information about Sanya. Boao and Xinglong are also well-known.
Founded in April 1988, Hainan Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is one of the five SEZs in China. Over the past two decades, remarkable progress has been made in Hainan's economic and social development. The appearance of cities and villages has also undergone profound changes.
Climate
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The Hainan Province climate is the tropical monsoon climate and the tropical oceanic climate. It's always high temperature and wet, dry and rainy seasons are distinct. There are more tropical storms and typhoon in summer. The average temperature very year is 22-26℃, in January-February average temperature is 16-24℃ and in July-August the average temperature is 25-29℃. It's like spring all the year round. |
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Transportation
Visitors could also reach the island by Flight, by Ferry , by Trainor by Bus. Middle, east and west-line, the three arterial highways from Haikou to Sanya as well as the east-line Express way going through the eastern from north to south complete the land traffic skeleton of the whole island
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Population & Ethnic PeopleMore than 8 million people live in Hainan, one of the famous overseas Chinese districts. There are Li, Miao, Hui and other ethnic minorities, more than 1,2million people. Various ethnic minorities still retain their unvarnished customs and living habits. |
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