Cool off at the Ding’an Cold Spring
The natural cold spring is located within Jiuwentang village in Ding’an County, some 80 kilometres south of downtown Haikou and it’s the perfect place to beat the summer heat.
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Author: Jake Canning
The Island Castaway Club Haikou
The Island Castaway Club is a large water sports community based on Xi xiu beach in Haikou.
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Tang Mu – Guomaoa
A great little restaurant in the centre of Haikou that serves a whole range of south-east Asian dishes.
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Chimac – Widest selection of dishes and community hangout
You’ll spend ten minutes browsing the wide selection of carefully crafted western-style dishes on the Chimac menu. Everything looks so
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Porch Cafe to release new breakfast menu from April 6
The Porch Cafe on Haidian island releases their new breakfast menu
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Measures to be taken by schools for a safe and smooth start of the spring semester
Schools take new measures for a safe, smooth start to the semester.
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Cheery – Guomao
Decent pub grub. One of the best spots in town for a burger and beer.
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The Porch – A living room away from home
The Porch is a family-run restaurant that serves home-cooked, western and Filipino recipes. Its comfortable ambience, home décor, and warm
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Commune Guomao
Widest selection of imported drinks in town and good food. Has a large indoor seating area and some outdoors. The bar gets really busy later on in the evening. Commune also has a small outdoor seating area.
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CHIMAC Guomao
A great spot in town for food & drinks and one of the latest additions to the Guomao bar scene. CHIMAC is probably one of the most popular ex-pat hangouts in the city.
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WOW bar Guomao
Cheap drinks & shots, hookah pipe, food and a small dance floor. Wow bar is pretty much the student bar of Haikou and now has two locations open in Guomao. A night out at WOW won’t break the bank.
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New semester for grade 3 expected to start in April
Grade 3 students are expected to start the new semester from April 7 depending on the epidemic situation
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Public places and some communities no longer need QR code check
Public places and some communities no longer required to use the Health QR code check
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2020 Public Holiday updates announced
Latest updates for Tomb-sweeping day, Labour day, Dragon boat festival, National day and the Mid-autumn festival holidays are as follows.
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Baishamen Park and beach
If you are coming to Haikou then you really should visit Baishamen park, it’s a great place to hang out with family or friends. Whether you are going to relax, go for exercise or take the kids out to play.
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Evergreen Park
Evergreen park is the largest park in the city and is one of four major parks in Haikou, first opening its gates on the 3rd January 1996. The park sits adjacent to Guomao.
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Peoples Park
People’s Park is situated pretty centrally within Haikou city. The park is free to enter and will take around 2-3 hours to walk around its 350 acres.
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Watersports on Xi xiu beach
Windsurfing, kiteboarding and sailing all take place on Xi xiu beach. There’s also a few clubs along the beach for gear rentals and lessons.
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Drunk Bear – Guomao
Drunk bear is a hidden gem, it has one of the widest selections of worldly beers. Part decorated with bottle caps glued to the wall, and enough room downstairs for 10 drinkers at a stand-up bar, it has a small hole in the wall vibe.
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Tiki Cocktail Bar- Guomao
A Long-island, White Russian or Sex on the Beach whatever your weapon of choice Tiki bar is the place to go for well-mixed affordable cocktails.
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