Hainan has been seeing bluer skies and seas recently due to better air quality.
The New Year shopping market on Qilou Old Street in Haikou drew large crowds of people on Jan 30 with its special New Year decorations.
A horse-themed carnival will be held in a characteristic town with a strong aerospace and sports culture in Wenchang, Hainan province, from Feb 7- 9.
Director of Hainan Tourism, Cultural, Radio and Television and Sport Department Sun Ying said at a meeting on Sunday that Hainan's National Sport and Tourism Demonstration Zone Overall Plan will be submitted soon.
South China's island province Hainan recorded a GDP growth of 5.8 percent in 2018, Shen Xiaoming, governor of Hainan, said Sunday.
Hainan province will seek greater cooperation with leading international institutions and think tanks as it creates a world-class ecological civilization zone using international standards, a senior environmental official said at a news conference on Monday.
Lingshui Li autonomous county in Hainan received over 5.31 million tourists in 2018, an increase of 20.85 percent over 2017, setting a new record and continuing the recent trend, according to the local tourism commission.
