National surveys often show that people from the tropical island province of Hainan are high on the happiness scale. A healthy ecology and green-themed sustainable practices are the key elements cited.
Pakistan is among 26 founding countries of the Boao Forum for Asia, established in 2001. The name Boao comes from a small town of fishermen in Hainan province in southern China.
The 62-year-old farmer, Lin Minghuan, says he felt he was in an abyss after seeing typhoon Rammasun ruin all his crops in minutes in Wenchang on the eastern coastal Hainan island on July 18, 2014.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Hainan becoming a province and a special economic zone. In this series, we'll look at the island's achievements in social, economic and cultural development, especially in the sectors of ecological environmental protection, science and technology, agriculture and tourism, as well as its opening-up to the outside world.
A media group comprised of journalists from around the country recently visited Hainan villages full of overseas Chinese mainly in Wenchang, Qionghai and Wanning to learn about the province's great changes in the 30 years since its establishment.
Sanya recently provided letters of guaranteed service for two foreign sailing ships that came to Hainan to compete in the ninth Round Hainan Regatta.
The two-day Fifth Hainan Bird Watching Festival and the First Xinying Bird Watching Competition concluded on March 25.
