2nd Hainan International Film Festival to be held Dec 1st to Dec 8th
The 2nd Hainan Island International Film Festival has been set to take place between December 1 and December 8 this
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Arts and culture
Action Thriller ‘Strike Back’ on course to be shot in Hainan
China Film Group and Taihang Pictures have teamed up to produce “Strike Back,” a patriotic action-thriller film. Arclight Films is attached as co-financier
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Rural tourism festival to be held in Ledong, Hainan from May 31st to June 1st
A rural tourism festival will be held in Ledong, Hainan from May 31 to June 1. The festival which is to be held in Ledong
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Round Hainan RV road trip season 01 episode 04
Welcome to episode four of the Round Hainan RV Road Trip. This episode we continue to explore China’s premiere surfing spot, Ri Yue Bay, Shi Mei Bay and the amazing Tropical Rain forest Gardens.
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A new theme park based on movies to be built in Hainan
A new theme park based on films from around the world is to be built in Haikou. 100 countries will
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Lest we forget, in memory of “Gull Force Detachment” soldiers in Hainan
“The guards were very cruel and beat the chaps with iron bars, pieces of thick timber, rifles and many had to be carried back to camp by their mates.”
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Round Hainan RV road trip season 01 episode 03
Welcome to episode three of the Round Hainan RV Road Trip. This episode Jake and Patrick explore a German sausage making factory in Ding an, run by none other than “Kay The Sausage Guy.”
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Cultural Festival Celebrations in Dongfang
Two traditional festivals celebrated over the San Yue San festival (三月三）Dongfang, Hainan island, China.
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Round Hainan RV road trip season 01 episode 02
Welcome to episode two of the Round Hainan RV Road Trip. This episode Jake and Patrick explore Haikou Volcano Park,
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Round Hainan RV road trip season 01 episode 01
Welcome to episode one of the Round Hainan RV road trip. This episode Jake and Patrick explore Hainan opera in Haikou, visit an opera museum and try some local food
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International community in Haikou enjoy the Madam Xian Cultural Festival
On the 16th March 2019, more than forty international visitors and expats from twenty two different countries came together to attend
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Discover Bo Tai village, one of Haikou’s ancient villages with a history dating back 800 years
Botai Village, whose name in Chinese means “abundantly safe”, lies in Xinpo Town within the Longhua District to the South
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Hundreds of Drones Light up Evergreen Park for Lantern festival
On the 19th January 2019, Hainan held Lantern Festival parties throughout the island. In Haikou, the island’s capital, thousands of
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Qiongtai Normal University names Seychellois as special expert for coconut carving
Seychellois Donatien Freminot has been appointed as special foreign expert of Hainan Provincial Arts and Crafts Society
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Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 4 jewellery
Li Minority culture, Jewellery: Jewellery plays an important part of costume culture for all ethnic groups in Hainan Island. They are symbols of their enduring culture and also of adulthood and marriage.
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Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 3 textiles
Li Minority culture, weaving and textiles: Hainan Island is considered as one of the birth places of China’s textile industry. Spinning wheels and needles have been discovered dating as far back as the Neolithic period.
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Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 2 Li villages
Li Minority culture, villages: Li Minority villages were usually built on the plains, flat areas in valleys or on gentle mountainside slopes next to a river, surrounded by farmland and woodland.
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Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 1 introduction
Li Minority culture, introduction: It is widely held that the Li Minority were the earliest settlers on the Island. Historical records show that they were living and thriving on the island more than 7,000 years ago.
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Picasso’s “Luncheon on the Grass” & “Fruits from Provence” fetch 64 mln yuan at Haikou auction
The works by the Spanish painter, titled “Luncheon on the Grass” and “Fruits from Provence,” were auctioned for 34 million yuan ($4.9 million) and 30 million yuan ($4.4 million) respectively.
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Master coconut carver and Mayor of Victoria, Seychelles revisit Haikou, a journey of 50 years
Donatien Freminot was just a sixteen-year-old boy when, thirty-eight years ago, Master Lin Shixian taught him a form of art which would forever change his life.
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