http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardMon 23 Jan 2011 20:21:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/Hainan, China's largest island (not counting Taiwan, which is not currently under Chinese rule), is also the country's smallest province measured in terms of land, but curiously, it is China's largest province measured in terms of its geographical span, since Hainan Province includes numerous smaller and larger islands - some quite distant - including the archipelagoes of Nansha, Xisha and Zhongsha. Hainan Province is also China's largest SEZ, or Special Economic Zone, the special, rapid econ...Tue 18 Oct 2010 3:28:00 GMThttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/transport.htm...Sat 7 Nov 2008 3:33:00 GMTirishttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/transport.htmExpressways are the main means of transportation within Hainan, and at present the total length of expressways in Hainan is over 17000 kilometers. Trunk lines link ports, cities and countiesthrough the island, and branch lines reach to 318 villages and towns and all tourist sites. Thanks to the recently opened(June 20, 2008) round-island expressways, just two-hour drive is needed to travel from Haikou to Sanyathrough Hainnan East Expressway....Sat 7 Nov 2008 3:30:00 GMTirishttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/transport.htmBoat plays an important part in the transport of Hainanbecause Hainan has highly developed sea route system. The whole province boasts68 natrual bays, among which 24 are used asharbours now.Haikou and Sanya have been connected with 24 countries and regions in the world by sea routes, so it is convenient for tourists travel to Hainan from Hong Kong, Macao,Taiwan andabroad. Xingang Harbour Address: Binghai Road, Haikou Telephone: 0898-66243600 Xiuying Dock Address: Binghai Road, Haikou Telep...Sat 7 Nov 2008 1:28:00 GMTirishttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/transport.htmHainan transportation is developping rapidly these years and has established comparatively complete transportation network including air, train, bus and boat. Special Notice: Though Hainan has a well-developed car renting market, foreigns can not drive in China unlesstheir have a Chinese driving license....Sat 7 Nov 2008 1:09:00 GMTdeirdrehttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/transport.htmThe Guangdong-Hainan railwai, which was open to trafficat July 1st, 2003, ends the history of Hainan being unconnected with the outside world by trains, thus making it more open to the outside world. Trains from Beijing to Hainan are also available. The Schedule of the trains from Beijing to Sanya is as follow: Train Number Train Stations Arr. Time Dep. Time Distance(km) T201/T204...Fri 6 Nov 2008 2:58:00 GMTirishttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/transport.htmHaikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport have flights to and from 39 cities at home and abroad， including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Changchun, Harbin, Dalian, Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Nanjing, Hefei, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Wenzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Guiyang, Guilin, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Shenzhen, Shantou, Zhanjiang, Beihai, Changzhou, Lanzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. In addition, t...Fri 6 Nov 2008 2:20:00 GMTirishttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/history.htmWith a long history, Hainan was once connected with the southernmost part of Mainland China. During the Geologic Time (fourth century), the frequent crustal movement makes it to be separated from Mainland China and formed a strait of 20-40 kilometers wide from north to south, 80-100 kilometers long from east to west, and 100-140 meters deep, called Qiongzhou Strait. From then on, Hainan becomes the second largest island of China, next to Taiwan. Human inhabitation in Hainan can date back to 6,0...Thu 5 Nov 2008 0:39:00 GMTjasminehttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/weather.htmHainan belongs to typical plateau continental climate. The temperature does not change much all year round, but has sharp temperature difference between day and night. It has dry and windy spring, short and hot summer, humid and rainy autumn and dry and warm winter. Due to its complicated topography, different kinds of local climate and microclimate exist. Its annual average temperature is between 22.5 ℃ and 25.6℃. Annual sunshine hours are 1780-2600 hours. Average annual rainfall ranges from 15...Mon 20 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/hainan/minorities-festival.htmHainan Island has rich folk culture, and there are many unique folk festive activities. Under the advocacy of the government, some new festive activities and celebrations have gradually appeared in Hainan. Nowadays people in Hainan have festivals to celebrate almost every month. Besides the traditional New Years's Day (January 1st), Spring Festival (January 1st according to Chinese lunar calendar), and Hainan International Coconut Festival (the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month) from Ja...