The ambient air quality of Hainan province was excellent in 2017 with 98.3 percent of the year being considered "fine air days", according to a bulletin released by the Department of Ecology and Environment Protection of Hainan Province on June 4.
Tourists visit a duty free shop in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, Feb 18, 2018. Hainan aims to be an international tourism consumption center.
South China's Hainan province issued an alert for a forthcoming typhoon Monday morning, adding that the province would see heavy rains in the following days.
Hainan, China's southernmost province, has established a new benchmark area to promote development of the China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone, it was announced on Sunday.
Ledong, a county located in southwest Hainan Island, is well-known across the country for its tropical fruits and off-season vegetables and for being the first national modern agricultural demonstration area in Hainan.
Hainan saw 24,263 inbound visitors in the first month of its new visa-free entry policy implemented on May 1, an increase of 8 percent year-on-year.
Efforts made by Haikou city to restore ecosystem have improved the water quality of wetlands, which are expected to play a better role in flood prevention, climate regulation and preservation of the local biodiversity.
