Map of Haikou, Haikou map, Haikou City

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Map of Haikou, Haikou map, Haikou City

Haikou City, the capital of Hainan Province, is located on the southern bank of the Qiongzhou Strait, facing the mainland's Leizhou Peninsula. Built on the mound of the coast, it is the biggest city in Hainan Province. Haikou City has an annual mean temperature of 23.9 centigrade degree and an annual mean rainfall of 1,690 mm. It is an ancient city. It has tropical crops processing, pharmaceutics as the mainstays of its light industry, and it is a foreign trade and sea port city with advanced communications and a complete range of service equipment.. The city has beautiful scenery, a pleasant climate and luxuriant vegetation.

Haikou, known also as the 'Coconut City', With the sea on three sides Haikou enjoys a long coastline that features excellent bathing beaches and seaside resorts. Holiday Beach is the most popular one, while Xixiu Beach is venue for the National sailing and windsurfing competitions.

The transportation in Haikou is very comvenient with morden public transportation network. Haikou Meilan Airport, railway, ferry and expressway links the city with other area in Hainan and the mainland China. Since January 2007, railway routes has connected Haikou to Sanya, which brings great benifit to the islanders and outsiders as well.

Haikou is a modern and ancient city at the same time. It has a number of important sites of historical interest. The Wugong Temple (The Five Official's Temple), Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling, the Tomb of Hai Rui and the Xiuying Emplacement each serve as reminders of the historical importance of Haikou.

Haikou has evolved from a simple sightseeing city to an attractive seaside resort and business center. The services for visitors to the city are being extended with the aim of establishing Haikou as Southern China's key center for tourism.

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