Located in the northwest of Hainan Island, Lingao faces Chengmai County in the east, borders Danzhou City in the southwest, closes Qiongzhou strait in the north. It covers an area of 1317 square meters. Total population 467.4 thousand people. It governs 10 towns, 154 village committees, 17 neighborhood committees and 733 natural villages, there are two state-owned farms in Lingao. The county government situates in the town. The convenient transportation is available, the circle West Link Expressway and the Guangdong-Hainan Railway runs through the county. The main mineral resources are lignite, oil and tribute rock, quartz sand, etc. Owning richness of the land resources, flat, fertile soil, abundant rainfall, it has unique conditions for agricultural development, abundantly producing rice, rubber, sugarcane, litchi, banana and other crops. Suckling pigs, water spinach and other excellent multilingual agricultural products are well-known inside and outside Hainan Island. It covers a coastline of 71 kilometers and possesses 11 Harbors, there are Jinpai, Xinying, Tiaolou, Huanglong and other natural good harbors, the shallow beach covers an area of 5333 hectares, and it is a major fisheries production county in Hainan Island with developed marine fishing industry, having the favorable conditions for the development of marine aquaculture. The customs are unique, it was named as "National folk art village", fishermen's Song "Lilimei" and the puppet plays are classified as folk art treasures in China. Tourist attractions comprise Lingaojiao, Gaoshanling, Tongxiangxiayin, Confucius Temple, Duowenling, Bairen tan, Xiantaifuren Temple, etc