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The area of Hainan Island (32,900 km 2 (12,700 sq mi), 97% of the province) is slightly smaller than that of Taiwan Island. To the west of Hainan Island is the Gulf of Tonkin. Wuzhi Mountain is the highest mountain on the island at 1,840 m (6,040 ft). Hainan Island measures 288 km (179 mi) long and 180 km (110 mi) wide.
The Hainan people (Chinese: 海南人 Hái-nâm nâng), Hainam people or Hainanese people is a term referring to the residents of Hainan, the southernmost and smallest Chinese province. The term can be used to refer to all residents and of Hainan island.
Location map of Hainan Island. Hainan Island, located in the South China Sea off the Chinese coast and separated from mainland China by the Qiongzhou Strait, has a complex geological history that it has experienced multiple stages of metamorphism, volcanic and intrusive activities, tectonic drifting and more. [1]
The Hlai, also known as Li or Lizu, are a Kra–Dai-speaking ethnic group, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.The vast majority live off the southern coast of China on Hainan Island, [3] where they are the largest minority ethnic group.
The local government exercised jurisdiction over Hainan by sending patrolling naval boats. [8] Naval forces of the Liu Song dynasty (420–479 CE) patrolled the southernmost island of Hainan. [9] In the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE), Hainan was placed under the administration and authority of the Qiongzhou Prefecture (now Hainan Province). [9]
Ganquan Island Site 甘泉岛遗址: Tang to Song: Paracel Islands: 6-174 North Reef Wreck Sites 北礁沉船遗址: Tang to Qing: Paracel Islands-Spratly Islands-Macclesfield Bank: 6-175 Old Danzhou City 儋州故城: Tang to Qing: Danzhou: 6-176
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Military history of Hainan (3 P) S. History of Sanya (3 P) Pages in category "History of Hainan" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.