Category: Towns and villages

On the island tiny of Bei Gang, Haikou, the once thriving elementary school is home now to only four students and four teachers.

Located in the volcanic area of Shi shan, Mei she village is home to ancestral temples, artillery buildings, ancient wells and stone houses.

Mei xiao village is located in Yongxing town, within the Yangshan volcano area South of Haikou City. It is one of the most famous...

Botai Village, whose name in Chinese means “abundantly safe”, lies in Xinpo Town within the Longhua District to the South East of Haikou. Dating...

If you are looking to get out of the city and explore the Haikou countryside then this is a great spot to put your head down for the night. Even better, it's situated amongst some of Haikou's oldest villages and major tourist attractions.

Water shortage has been a consistent issue for generations in the volcanic region of Shishan. People in the area used to put large pot vats under their roofs to collect rainwater for daily use. With the local terrain being hard volcanic rock it has always been difficult to dig wells.

The cave's lava tunnel runs to 780 meters long, 3-4 meters high with a width of around 20 meters. Parts of the tunnel roof have collapsed in places allowing light to stream into the tunnel below like a window, open to the dense woodland above.

Situated on the northwest outskirts of Haikou, Bofu Village retains much of its original appearance. Stone arches, cobbled streets, temples, ancient houses and other architectural monuments mirror the timeline of Chinese history over the last millennium.

Sanya Baiyue Ethnic Culture Village is an authentic cultural park which has preserved a lot of cultural architecture, totem poles, statues, and paintings. There's a museum, Hainan drama, Lingao puppet show, Danzhou singing and other performances which showcase original Hainan culture.