Ding’an County is located in the northeastern of Hainan province and the south bank of the Nandu River, adjacent to provincial capital Haikou and neighboring city of Wenchang, city of Qionghai and County of Tunchang. Ding’an County a total population of 320,000 and an area of 1,189 square meters with a jurisdiction of 10 towns and 3 state -owned farms.
Ding’an has a long history which can trace back to the immemorial. According to the archaeological discovery, as early as Neolithic period, ancestors began to dwell here and live a settlement life on primitive agriculture and husbandry.
Ding’an County is a rich land fostering more talents and celebrated personages. In Ming and Qing dynasties alone, there were 77Juren and chin-shih. Wang Honghai, chancellor of rites department in Nanjing and the director of Crown prince made a memorial to return to Hainan and established the Academy of Shangyou, laying the foundation for education of selecting talents through imperial examination. Zhang Yuesong, the only overall third pick from Hainan during the Ming and Qing dynasties, make emperor of Jiaqing eulogize” I don’t need to apprehend there would be no talents in China. Ding’an county enjoys the good reputation like “there Jinshi within one li”, “both father and son are admitted to Jinshi “and” Gongsun Jinshi”.
Ding’an county particular with plain nature of people and local customs. Originating from Ding’an county, the Qiong opera has a history of more than 300 years, so it is reputed as the home of Qiong opera. Ding’an County is also a shrine of QiongYa Revolution insurgents. Murui Mountain which is the QiongYa revolution base is like the Jing Gang Mountain, a revolution center in Hainan has made an indelible contribution to preserving the revolution flame and constant fighting for 23 years.
In recent years, based on Nan Li Lake scenic area and pioneered by Taoism Culture court, the people f An Ding County has achieved dramatic progress in tourism resources by inheriting the historical heritage and reinvigorating the local cultural tradition. Its profound culture, beautiful environment and good ecology as well as revolution shrine have contributed to the booming tourism industry.
Tunchang County is situated in the north of central Hainan and is also a hub of transportation network that is latitudinal and longitudinal through the Island of Hainan within. It is within the Haikou economic circle and is about 85 kilometers from the city of Haikou. The county has a total area of 1,231.5 square kilometers and a population of 280,000 with a jurisdiction of 8 towns, 119 village committees and 6 state-operated farms.
The climate is tropical island monsoon type in Tun Chang, warm and humid with. 1900-2100 hours of sunshine, average temperature of 23 degree and annual rainfall of 2350 millimeter. The county is subject to little direct effect of typhoon. There is no frost in the county and it looks as if the spring lasts all year round. Terrain is characterized by hill and semi-hill and the red soil and sand loam as the main types of soil. The soil is fertile and rainfall is abundant. The county has an area of 1.65 million square agriculture land, of which , farmland is 187,000 mu and forest 1.044 million mu with forest coverage of 57.8℅. Total volume of water resources is 1.593 billion cubic meters. Mineral resources mainly cover Molybdenum ore, gold ore, kaolin, granite, Shuijing Kuang, quartz stone
In Tunchang County, cash crops - paddy, plant oil, vegetables and fruit in winter, pan potato.
Tropical plants-rubber, pinang, pepper and southern medicine.
Fruit-Sugar cane, lychee, longan, mango, star fruit
Livestocks and poultry-cattle, pig, goat, duck, chicken and goose.
Fresh water cultivation-Tilapia, shrimp, crab
In recent years, the Tunchang County has strengthened construction of infrastructure and paid best efforts to build the county to a commercial & trade and logistics center, center for culture, education, spors and health, center for transportation and information. With the implementation of national policies to expand domestic consumption and strategy of speeding up central development by the provincial communist party committee and provincial government, central part of Hainan has embraced the high tide of development and exploration and Tunchang County will come to the precious opportunity of development. The Haokou-Tunchang County expressway and the Hong Ling reservoir are going to be initiated. After the operation of middle-line expressway, the distance between Haikou and Tunchang will be shortened from 85 kilometers and driving time will be reduced to 40 minutes from 1 hour. After the completion of Hong Ling reservoir, the artery channel stretching through Tunchang County will mainly enough water for irrigation, industry, and domestic use. Now the county is planning many projects which include little exit-area of expressway, little area of northeastern of city, south-loop and Muse-leisure area for holiday-making. These will provide a great mount of lands. Under the impetus of these projects, the advantages of Tunchang County will be more notable in geographical location, transportation hub, natural environment and natural resources.
Located in the northwest of Island of Hainan and adjacent to provincial capital, Cheng Mai County has an area of 2,072 square kilometers and a population of 517,000, of which people engaging in agriculture accounts for 65%. The County has a jurisdiction of 11 towns, 176 village committees and 867 natural villages with Town of JinJiang as the County capital. Hainan has a history of 2119 years since the establishment of County administrative level among its 3 counterparts in which county administrative system has been earliest implemented.
By and large, the air quality in Cheng Mai County is good, reaching the national first grade and the waters are affluent and clean exempt from pollution. The overall quality of surface water is sound and the water in rivers and lakes which are subject to test and examination lives up to or goes beyond the three types of national-level standards on surface water. The forest coverage rate in the county is 49% and the area of public green belt per person in the towns and cities is 10.6 square meters, so it is no exaggeration to call it a“ natural oxygen bar”.
County of Cheng Mai ranks among the top in terms of average life span. In the year 2008, the number of senior citizens who was over 60 years old was about 61,713, making up 12%. There were 10,916 beyond 80 years old, about 2.09%, 2,525 over 90 years old and 125 over 100 years old, accounting for 23.5/100,000. It exceeds by a large margin the of 7/100,000 and 7.5/100,000, a standard of percentage of the survival 100-years-old senior citizens among the settling citizens which is stipulated by China and UN about longevity village.
In recent years, by giving full play the role of central cities, Cheng Mai County has actively implemented the strategy of introducing in large-sized enterprises absorbing large projects and depending on high-tech, accelerated the construction of new-type of industrial county and initiated a large number of ultra-large projects. All these has formed a strategic industry complex integrating oil and gas, electrical power, fodder, building materials, aquatic products processing and software. The county has planned to develop non-hazardous agriculture, non-chemical and ecological agriculture and organic agriculture in the orientation of exporting agricultural products to the mainland and other countries as well as providing them to hotels and supermarkets and aim at building the county in to a base for production and selling of melons, vegetables, fruits. The modern service industry with the tourism, modern logistics and real estate as the mainstay industry has boomed.
Chengmai has won 20 national awards-China's investment environment integrity security zone, China's most investment value of the top 20 economic development zone, China's top ten counties fruits and vegetables, pollution-free fruit and vegetables top ten counties in China, China's pollution-free fruit and vegetable science and technology demonstration counties, China's Fu-orange Township, the Chinese nuclear lychee hometown of Chinese science demonstration counties, national scientific and technological progress advanced counties, counties of China's best leisure and tourism, national support exemplary County.
"To invest, you make a fortune, I have developed!" - Chengmai has created a favorable investment climate by adhering to the guidelines " I will grant protection for you to make profits, I pave the way for your development, I contribute service while you pay taxes, I would help you if you have trouble. This preferential investment climate and the improvement in infrastructure will make this county an ideal place for you to invest.
Cheng Mai is emerging and pressing forward on the road to prosperity. All the ethnics in Chengmai are making contributions to the well-being with their diligence and wisdom. We sincerely and eagerly hope visionary persons both home and abroad will make a travel and investment in Chengmai to realize your ambition and we will jointly work together for the prosperous, environment-friendly and opening-up Cheng Mai.
Muse Tourist Resort is located at the south of Tunchang County. It is a famous tourist resort which has beautiful landscape and a mild temperature, cool in summer and warm in winter. There are scenic spots like Fengmu Deer Farm, Muse Lake, and Xianlu Park, as well as shops, hotels and recreational facilities.
Fengmu Deer Farm is surrounded by the sea at three sides and has exquisite scenery. It is the largest comprehensive deer farm in South China. Various kinds of deer are available for the tourists to watch and there are also excellent tourism facilities in the park.
Wenbifeng Pangu Cultural Tourism Area is a national AAAA grade scenic spot located at the foot of Writing Brush Peak in Ding’an County of Hainan. It has been considered as a land of treasure since ancient times. In the quiet and tranquil primitive natural environment, the natural remains from remote ancient times are still shiny today.
The picturesque landscape featuring harmony between the human and the nature is the blending of the essence of cultural ideologies like Pangu culture, Taoism and historic culture. Under such a context, a large cultural tourism area of national grade is built integrating sightseeing, relaxation and recreation, Taoism health preserving, religious pilgrimage and culture study as a whole.
Yongqing Temple is located in the Yingbin Peninsula Tourism Area, Chengmai County. Originally built in Northern Song Dynasty, Yongqing Temple is known as one of the famous eight views of Chengmai in ancient times. There are three halls and more than 10 wing-rooms in the temple. With flourish woods around, the temple is quiet and has beautiful landscape. It is a famous Buddhist temple in the history of Hainan Province.
Hainan Mangrove Wetland Park is located at Fuli •Hongshu Bay, Chengmai County. It is a AAAA grade national level nature reserved developed by Fuli Property. The park covers an area of 2,200 mu (1,466,667 m2) and is a 30 minute drive from downtown of Haikou City.
The park has been designed with seven recreational areas, including a 4.2-km-long timber boardwalk, a mangrove wetland exhibition pavilion, an amusement park, a featured restaurant, Flamingo Island, and other facilities.