Hainan

Hainan is an island province at the southernmost part of China, just across the Gulf of Tonkin from Vietnam. "Hainan" literally means "South of the Ocean" and is made up of approximately 200 islands. Located in the South China Sea, south of China Mainland, Hainan Province is Hainan is a visitor paradise, especailly for winter vacation.

Hainan Island, as virgin tourist attraction, has greenery land, tropical climate, beautiful sunny beaches and fresh air. The aboriginal Li, Miao and  Zhuang Minorities give ethnic or folk atmosphere around the island. Their unique culture and traditions are a favorite part of any visit to Hainan. They are believed to be the direct descendents of the original settlers of the island more than 3,000 years ago.  Hainan acquired an air of mystery and romance since it Hainan was once considered a backward place serving as a place of exile for failed officials and criminals on the fringe of the Chinese cultural sphere.

Hainan's climate is tropical, characterised by hot and humid summers, with mild, pleasant winters. Temperatures usually range from 24-35°C in the summer,  and 19-25°C in the winter. Hainan is abundant in seafood, rice, coconuts, pineapples, coffee, tea, cashews, rubber and sugarcane. These year, its cities such as Sanya, Boao, Wenchang, Haikou have been much-visited by young tourists and they praise Hainan as: "a wonderful honeymoon resort" and "a vacationland in heaven".

Today, it is undergoing heavy tourist-oriented development with various international hotel chains establishing resorts, especially in the Sanya area. These days, many wealthy Chinese from the northern provinces own second homes in Hainan, where they move to in the winter to escape the bitter cold that characterises much of northern China. It has been popular with Russian tourists for decades. Now it is being promoted as "China's Hawaii". The entire island has been declared a Special Economic Zone.