Hainan means "South of the Sea".

Hainan is the tenth largest island in tropical Asia. It is located at the southernmost tip of China, about a 60 minute flight south of Hong Kong. It is China's most southerly province and the smallest land province. It occupies a land area of 35,300 km2, (about 13,629 square miles), roughly the same size as Belgium. To the west, across the Gulf of Tonkin, lies Vietnam. Its neighbour to the east is the Philippines and Malaysia and Brunei lie to the south.

 

Hainan Normal University, (HNU), is situated in the picturesque, tropical, and coastal city of Haikou, Hainan, China. 

 

Founded in 1949, and famous for being “The Cradle of Teachers in China”, HNU is an award-winning and a multi-disciplinary university that focus on teachers’ education in Hainan Province.

 

HNU boasts of 17 schools and 25 research institutions with 45 baccalaureate and 17 master programs. With an experienced and dedicated teaching staff of over 840, the university houses over 20,000 students on its 400-acre campus.

 

At present, Hainan Normal University has cooperative or exchange programs with more than 60 universities and research institutes from more than 45 countries and regions worldwide.  

 

December 18th 2010 saw the

opening bell of what is becoming an annual treat for boxing lovers in Haikou.

 

23 athletes from 14 countries including China, the United States and Japan took part in a two day boxing competition filled with adrenalin and raw excitement.

The competition was sponsored by the Hainan local government with the backing of the WBC, (World Boxing Council), and the WCK, (World Championship Kick boxing).

 

Hainan is one of the main centres for boxing in China and the competition was one of the major activities of the 2010 China Sports Tourism Expo.