Hainan
Province: | Hainan |
Official Name: | Hǎinánshěng |
Status: | Province |
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Population Figure: | approx. 7,4 million |
Area: | 34,000 square kilometer |
Location: | South-China; island in the South-China Sea |
Capital City: | Haikou |
Sights: | Sanya is the best known seaside resort in China. |
General Information: | Hainan belonged to the kingdom Wu, one of the three kingdoms following the Han-Dynasty. In 1950 Hainan was conquered by the PR China. Before it was the last bastion of the Guomindang under Jiang Jieshi. Hainan became a Chinese province in 1988, before it belonged to Guangdong. Now Hainan is a special economy zone. The climate is semitropical. |
Links: | http://www.hi.gov.cn/ : |
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