Hainan Province is located at the southern tip of China, and Hainan Island is the second largest island in China after Taiwan Province Island. Hainan is bordered by the Qiongzhou Strait to the north, the Beibu Gulf to the west and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the South China Sea to the east and Taiwan Province Province, and the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia to the southeast and south in the South China Sea. In 1988, Hainan Province became the fifth special economic zone in China, and its administrative area included Hainan Island, the islands and reefs of Sansha Islands (Xisha Islands, zhongsha islands Islands and Nansha Islands) and their sea areas. Hainan is located in the northern edge of the tropics and belongs to the tropical monsoon climate. It has always been known as a "natural greenhouse", with high temperature and little cold, sufficient light and temperature and high photosynthetic potential. The four seasons on the island are evergreen and the air is fresh. It is known as "a good place to return to nature and an unpolluted longevity island." It is a resort for winter swimming and shelter from the cold, and a paradise for tourism and shopping.
the average annual temperature in Hainan is 23 ~ 27℃, the coldest January is 15 ~ 24℃, the hottest July is 26 ~ 29℃, and the average annual precipitation is 1639 mm. Long summer without winter. When the northern country is frozen thousands of miles away, it is still warm and warm here, and you can take a sea bath.
Hainan is rich in tourism resources and has its own characteristics. Hainan Island is located at a similar latitude to Hawaii in the United States, and there are tourism resources that can be developed and built into a world-class tourist destination all over the 1528-kilometer-long coast. The island has a pleasant climate all year round, flowers and birds in all seasons, and is rich in mineral, animal and plant resources, especially oil and natural gas reserves. The tropical rain forests and mangroves are rare forest types in China, and they are the ideal places to carry out scientific research, tourism and teaching.
Hainan's tourism resources are very rich and distinctive, mainly in the following aspects:
1. Coastal landscape: On the 1,528-kilometer coastline of Hainan, sandy beaches account for about 5-6%, with a width ranging from several hundred meters to several thousand meters, and the slope to the sea surface is generally 5 degrees, extending slowly; Most places are calm, the sea is clear, the sand is as white as floc, clean and soft; The shore is shaded by trees and the air is fresh; The seawater temperature is generally 18 ~ 3℃, and the sunshine is abundant and bright. Sea bathing, sunbathing, sand bathing and wind bathing can be carried out most of the year. Today, international tourists like sunshine, sea water, beach, green and air, and the coast around Hainan Island has both.
2. Mountains and tropical virgin forests: Hainan Island has 81 peaks over 1m above sea level, which are undulating, unique and magnificent. The top of some famous mountains is serrated, finger-shaped Wuzhishan and magnificent Yinggeling. The most distinctive feature of Hainan's mountains is that they are densely covered with tropical virgin forests. The most famous ones are Jianfengling in Ledong County, Bawangling in Changjiang County, Diaoluoshan in Lingshui County and Wuzhishan in Qiongzhong County, among which Jianfengling is the most typical.
3. Rare birds and animals: In order to protect species, Hainan has established a number of wildlife nature reserves and domestication farms, including the black-crowned gibbon reserve in Bawangling, Changjiang County, the Dalupo reserve in Dongfang County, the Dazhou Island (Jin Siyan) reserve in Wanning City, and the macaque reserve in Nanwan Peninsula, Lingshui County.
4. Scenery of rivers, waterfalls and reservoirs: Nandu River, Changhua River, Wanquan River and other rivers, with alternating beaches and lakes, winding and clear rivers, are good places for sightseeing, especially the famous "Wanquan River Scenery" in China. Small rivers or mountain streams deep in the mountains swirl in the deep mountains and forests.
5. Volcanoes, caves and hot springs: Volcanic eruptions in history left many dead craters in Hainan Island. The most typical one is Shuangling, located in Shishan, Qiongshan City, more than 2 meters above sea level. There are two craters on the ridge, and a concave ridge is connected in the middle, which looks like a saddle, also known as Ma 'anling. The crater of Leihuling near this mountain and the crater of Luo Jing Pan are also well preserved and wonderful. There are also many karst caves in various forms, such as the drop pen cave in Sanya, the Qianlong cave in Baoting County and the Emperor cave in Changjiang County. Hot springs are widely distributed on the island. Most of them are therapeutic hot springs with low salinity, high temperature, large quantity of water and good water quality, and the scenery of the hot springs is pleasant.
6. Beach, diving and seafood are the three eternal themes of Sanya's tourism and holiday. Sanya, located at the southernmost tip of Hainan Island in China, is known as "Hawaii of the East" with summer-like seasons and blooming flowers. Wuzhizhou enjoys the reputation of "the first diving base in China" and has the best protected ecological coral reef in China.
7. Duty-free goods
The implementation of tax refund policy for outlying islands in Hainan is another hot spot of Hainan tourism. Sanya Duty Free Shop is divided into two floors, covering an area of 7, square meters, and deals in dozens of commodities, including perfume, jewelry, watches and leather goods, including nearly 1 luxury brands. Among them, GUCCI, Tiffany, Armani, Montblanc and other brands set up duty-free brands in China for the first time.