HAINAN

Consisting of Hainan Island and the South China sea Islands; the smallest province in China

Location: Hainan Province is situated at the southernmost part of China.
Area: 34,000 sq km
Capital: Haikou
Coastline: 1,580 kilometers

Population: 7.87 million (March 2001)
Urban Population: 1.8 million

Ethnic groups: Han nationality--totaling 84.1 percent of the population--and the rest are the Li, Miao, Hui and other minority nationalities. The Li nationality has a population of 980,400 people, and the Miao, 45,600.

Tourist Attractions: Sanya, a city at the extreme south of China, meets all your resort requirements with year-around sunshine (no winter), flat and see-through beaches, greenery surroundings and non-polluted environment.

Climate: Hainan Island has monsoon tropical climate with annual average temperature 22-26Cº and annual rainfall 1500-2000mm. More than 300 days of a year are sunny days. Hainan is a good place for escaping cold, relieving summer heat, having holidays and traveling due to above-mentioned climate.