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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.
Hainan Han people, who today form the majority population of the island, trace their origins to Han colonists and exiles from Fujian and Guangdong province. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] By and large, they were not voluntary colonists, but were acting on government orders to populate the sparsely populated peninsula and island. [ 3 ]
In Hainan, nearly all county-level divisions (the eight districts excepted) come directly under the province. This method of division is due to Hainan's relatively sparse population. However, it is planned that the counties and cities in Hainan (excluding Sansha) would be merged into five city-level cities, just like those in mainland China.
Located approximately 3 km northeast of Haidian Island, this is an under-construction artificial island. Simapo Island: Located in the Nandu River directly to the south of the Qiongzhou Bridge, this island was once farmland, and is now being developed as a golf course. Wuzhizhou Island: This island is located off the coast of Hainan Province ...
The Paracel Islands are a group of islands, reefs, banks and atolls in the northwestern part of the South China Sea. Woody Island is part of the Amphitrite Group in the eastern Paracels and is approximately equidistant from Hainan and the Vietnam coast. The island has been under the control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1956.
The vast majority live off the southern coast of China on Hainan Island, [3] where they are the largest minority ethnic group. Divided into the five branches of the Qi (Gei), Ha, Run (Zwn), Sai (Tai, Jiamao) and Meifu (Moifau), [4] the Hlai have their own distinctive culture and customs. Traditional weaving methods of the Hlai on Hainan Island ...
Tiếng Việt; 文言; Winaray; 吴语 ... Biota of Hainan (2 C, 1 P) Buildings and structures in Hainan (15 C, ... This page was last edited on 2 July 2020, at 09: ...
Thổ Chu Island (Vietnamese: đảo Thổ Chu or đảo Thổ Châu) is the largest island of Thổ Chu Islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Here lies the administrative center of Thổ Châu Commune, Phú Quốc District, Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam. In the West, [1] the island is also known as Poulo Panjang or Pulo Panjang. [2] [3] [4]