Chinaunlimited and Haikou on Hainan Island

The beautiful city Haikou, the capital of the island province Hainan is situated on the north coast of Hainan Island, facing the Leizhou Peninsula, across the Hainan Strait which is 15 km wide.

The area reaches from Zengmu Ansha in the south to the Qiongzhou Strait in the north. It is bordered by the sea areas of the South China Sea, and facing Vietnam in the west, across Beibu Bay.

Beibu Bay is at the the Gulf of Tonkin and is an arm of the South China Sea. The Island of Hainan forms the eastern limits of the gulf.

Haikou is an important port to export agricultural produce and livestock. There is a growing amount of industry, including canning, textiles, rice hulling, and light engineering.

The city originally grew up as the port for Qiongshan, the ancient administrative capital of Hainan Island, which is situated some 5 km inland. It became a military post in the 13th century and was fortified under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

Nowadays Haikou is increasingly getting popular as a tourist destination for people visiting the exotically island Hainan, and there are many fine restaurants, hotels and scenic spots to visit.

Welcome at Haikou

Haikou, (海口; Hǎikǒu), is situated at the north of Hainan Island. The city is the capital of Hainan Province and has an estimated population of 830,000. It is by far the largest city on the island which is located in the South China Sea.