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Hainan arts and culture

Coconut carving Haikou Hainan Qi lou old town
Arts and culture Featured The Haikou Guide 

A day in the life of Wu Mingju: Coconut carving master in Old Town Haikou

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Jake Canning 105 Views Featured mp, MP articles

This week we met with master coconut carver Mr Wu Mingju in Haikou to learn more about his daily life and coconut carving.

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Mission Hills movie town Haikou Kung fu expert Hainan
Arts and culture Featured The Haikou Guide Things to do 

A day in the life: Gary, Mission Hills Movie Town Haikou

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Jake Canning 418 Views Featured mp, MP articles

We met with Gary from Mission Hills Movie Town in Haikou this week to learn about his daily routine and life in the movie business

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Arts and culture 

West Fish leather crafting in Haikou

November 10, 2020November 12, 2020 Jake Canning 251 Views Featured mp, Haikou arts and culture, MP articles, Recommended

One of the only spots in town where you can learn the art of leather crafting in Haikou city

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Hainan island carnival events in Hainan a
Arts and culture Featured Haikou Foreign Experts Things to do 

17 events across 6 venues starting this month in Hainan

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Jake Canning 648 Views Featured mp, MP articles

The 2020 International Hainan Tourism Island Carnival is coming! This year is the 21st time the island carnival has come to Hainan. Activities and events will start from November 20.

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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

2020 spring oil painting exhibition by Professor Zhou Jianhong and students

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 Patrick 179 Views Featured mp, Haikou arts and culture, MP articles, Recommended

Professor Zhou Jianhong is vice chairman of the Hainan Artists Association, director of the Hainan Oil Painting Art Committee, former vice president of Hainan Normal University College of Fine Arts and master’s tutor.

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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide Things to do 

Urban Sketchers Haikou, one of the best ways to explore Haikou

October 30, 2020November 1, 2020 Jake Canning 297 Views Explore Hainan, Featured mp, MP articles, Recommended

Interested in sketching and exploring Haikou city? Why not do both and join the Urban Sketchers Haikou

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Win a 30,000 RMB prize with your design
Arts and culture Li Minority culture The Haikou Guide 

Win a 30,000 RMB prize with your textile design!

September 18, 2020October 29, 2020 Patrick 432 Views Featured mp, MP articles

Would you like to participate in a great event that allows you to explore an ancient Chinese textile treasure?

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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Haikou Qi lou old street

September 15, 2020September 21, 2020 Patrick 16127 Views Featured mp, Haikou tourist and shopping, Things to do Haikou

Haikou’s Qilou Old Street is perhaps the most impressive example of arcade architecture in all of China. To some extent, it is also the symbol of Haikou.

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Coffee, art and books in Old Town
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide Things to do 

Art, coffee and books in Old Town

September 7, 2020September 21, 2020 Jake Canning 371 Views Explore Hainan, Featured mp, Things to do Haikou

​Like coffee, art and books? Then the Qi lou bookstore maybe for you.

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Miniature exhibition in Haikou
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Miniature model exhibition now on display in Haikou

September 2, 2020October 29, 2020 Jake Canning 279 Views Featured mp, MP articles

Around 60 miniature scale models are now on display at the Baifang shopping center in Haikou

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Wangxia, oldest Li villages gets new lease of life
Arts and culture Li Minority culture The Haikou Guide 

Wangxia, oldest Li villages in Hainan get new lease of life

August 14, 2020October 29, 2020 Patrick 515 Views Featured mp, MP articles, Towns and villages

Wangxia, a mountain-locked town in the Changjiang Li autonomous county Hainan, is becoming a popular tourism destination as ecotourism development unveils the charms and resources of the Li culture.

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Pandemic poster Feature
Arts and culture 

Don’t Spit! Pandemic Posters over the last 100 Years

April 22, 2020April 24, 2020 Patrick 1346 Views Featured mp, Hainan health and welfare, MP articles, Recommended

over the last 100 years public health pandemic messages were communicated using a fundamental graphic medium: the poster.

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Arts and culture Mini Programme The Haikou Guide 

The Tian Hou Temple Haikou located on ancient streets.

April 21, 2020May 11, 2020 Jake Canning 1034 Views Featured mp, Temples in Hainan, Things to do Haikou

The Tian Hou Temple Haikou also is known as the Goddess temple or Temple of the heavenly mother. It was

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lanterns day Festival
Arts and culture China wide news 

2020 Public Holiday updates announced

March 14, 2020October 29, 2020 Jake Canning 602 Views Featured mp, MP articles

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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Arts and culture 

Spring Festival Shopping in Haikou by Taisiia Timofieieva

January 20, 2020May 11, 2020 Jake Canning 703 Views

The taste of the upcoming Chinese New year is becoming stronger and stronger. The streets, shops and markets are now

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Hainan Museum
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Why the Hainan Museum is a must visit this week

December 29, 2019May 11, 2020 Patrick 809 Views Haikou arts and culture, MP articles

Visiting the Hainan Museum will actually make you feel good. Seriously, it will. A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive

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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Chinese Masters display artworks at the Hainan Museum

December 5, 2019October 29, 2020 Jake Canning 715 Views Haikou arts and culture, MP articles

​On November 23rd, the “Tianrong Haise – China Art Museum Collection Exhibition” was opened in hall 5 of the Hainan

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Arts and culture Haikou news The Haikou Guide 

New Art Gallery opens in the Haikou FTZ

November 27, 2019April 3, 2020 Jake Canning 859 Views 0 Comments Haikou arts and culture, Hainan free trade port news, MP articles

November 18th, the Haikou Bonded Culture and Art Museum opened its doors, welcoming visitors to explore the 4,000m2 of space

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Planned establishment of a Hainan Film Academy
Arts and culture Haikou news The Haikou Guide 

Planned establishment of a Hainan Film Academy

November 27, 2019April 3, 2020 Patrick 529 Views MP articles

According to a Hainan Provincial Department of Education announcement, Hainan Huiyou Film and Television Art Co., Ltd. have filed for

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Victor Sofronov, Russian painter exhibition in Haikou, Hainan island
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Victor Sofronov Exhibition in Old Town

September 19, 2019September 20, 2019 Jake Canning 1614 Views Haikou arts and culture

This week we met with Victor Sofronov, a Russian painter from Samara. Over the next month, Victor is displaying 23

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Taking the ferry from China to Hainan by car
The Haikou Guide Tourism news 

China Mainland to Hainan by car – How to

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Jake Canning

If you are considering coming to Hainan by car then this article is for you. Find out how many ferry run each day, cost of tickets and procedure.

Social security cards in Hainan China
Featured Haikou Foreign Experts The Haikou Guide 

Winter holiday time adjustment for primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Haikou & Sanya.

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Jake Canning
Horse riding in Hainan at the Haikou horse ranch
Featured The Haikou Guide Things to do 

A day in the life: Mr Jiao’s Horse Riding Ranch Haikou

December 30, 2020 Jake Canning

Li Minority cultureView All

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Arts and culture Li Minority culture 

Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 4, jewellery

January 1, 2019September 18, 2020 Patrick

Li Minority people’s culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 4, jewellery Jewellery plays an important part of costume

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Arts and culture Li Minority culture 

Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 3 textiles

December 31, 2018September 18, 2020 Patrick
Wangxia, oldest Li villages gets new lease of life
Arts and culture Li Minority culture The Haikou Guide 

Wangxia, oldest Li villages in Hainan get new lease of life

August 14, 2020October 29, 2020 Patrick

Good food guideView All

Top restaurants in Sanya Baan Rim Nam Pad Thai
Good Food Guide 

Top restaurants in Sanya, Baan Rim Nam at Anantara

March 7, 2016October 14, 2018 Patrick

An excellent Thai restaurant that offers strikingly original takes on both standard and more obscure Siamese dishes, the Baan Rim

The porch cafe lasagna haidian island
Good Food Guide 

A home-cooked style dining experience in Haikou.

October 22, 2019April 24, 2020 Jake Canning 0
top restaurants in Sanya Taco
Good Food Guide 

Top restaurants in Sanya, Sanya Dolphin Sports Bar & Grill

March 7, 2016October 14, 2018 Patrick

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