Hainan
WELCOME TO HAINAN PROVINCE !
Hainan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located at the southernmost end of the country. It consists several islands, the largest of which is also called Hainan (Hainan Dao).
Total List of China administrative regions by area|Ranked 28th]]
34,000 km²
Population]]
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Density List of China administrative regions by population|Ranked 28th]]
7,870,000
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History
Hainan Island was called the Pearl Cliffs ,the Jade Cliffs( qiong2 yai2), and the Qiong Prefecture , the latter two gave rise to the province's abbreviation, Qiong in Simplified Chinese).
Administration
Hainan Province consists of:
- 2 regional cities Haikou and Sanya
- County-level:
- 4 counties ** 7 county-level cities Wanning
- 1 office: the Office of West, South, and Central Sha Archipelagos South China Sea Islands)
- 6 nationality autonomous counties all are for the Li, sometimes cohabited with the Miao
- 5 municipal districts
- Subcounty-level:
- 2000 townships
- 97 regions
- 2533 villages
Hainan was historically part of Guangdong Province, being as such, it was the Qionyai in 1912 (the establishment of the Republic of China). In 1921, it was planned to became a Special Administrative Region and in 1944 and became Hainan Special Administrative Region with 16 counties that contains the South China Sea Islands.
Geography
Hainan is the second largest island of China (after Taiwan). Qiongzhou Strait Not just one island, Hainan also contains all 250 South China Sea Islands as a part of the official PRC territory. The containment of the South China Sea Islands makes Hainan Province have a very large water body, but disproportionally small land area. James Shoal which is presently occupied by the PRC, signifies the country's southernmost border. But the Malaysians also claim it is on their continental shelf.
Economy
Since the 1980s, the Hainan province has been a special economic zone of China. The province has a reputation for being a "Wild West" area.
Demographics
There are 10,000 Buddhist Hainanese, and 6,500 Muslims. Because Hainan had been a point in the travel route of missionaries, there has been a high number of Christians: 35,000 Protestants and 4100 Catholics.
Like in most eastern provinces, there is around 80% Han Chinese. Most, if not all, of the 6500 Muslim Hainanese mentioned above are Hui Chinese.
Culture
Tourism
Lu hui tou (sanya city,),Tian ya hai jiao (sanya city,it means the corner of the sea.)Usually ,from Oct. to March are the good times to travell. I am Michelle.Wang.022
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Hainan" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
