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Hainan arts and culture

The Vienna Classical Symphony Orchestra
Arts and culture 

Vienna Voice Haikou 2020 Hainan New Year Concert

September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 Patrick 840 Views 0 Comments Haikou arts and culture

Vienna Voice Haikou 2020 Hainan New Year Concert The Austrian Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Haikou will be made up of

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Haikou food festival
Arts and culture Good Food Guide 

Old Shanghai food festival kicks off at Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou

August 18, 2019May 11, 2020 Jake Canning 1168 Views Haikou food and drink

Food festival kicks off in Haikou On the evening of 16th August, 2019 general managers from forty different brand hotels

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Arts and culture 

Chinese Valentines Day – 七夕 The legend behind the festival

August 7, 2019May 11, 2020 Jake Canning 941 Views Holidays and festivals

Qi xi festival 七夕 or more commonly known as Chinese Valentine’s Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh

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Hainan gastronomic festival kicks off in Haikou
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International gastronomic season kicks off in Haikou

July 30, 2019September 23, 2019 Patrick 587 Views Haikou food and drink

From July to September, the Hainan gastronomic festival will be held all across the island, where residents and tourists can

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Hainan Film Festival
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Italian Summer Film Festival kicks off, runs until Aug 4th

July 29, 2019September 23, 2019 Patrick 668 Views Holidays and festivals

Hainan has just seen the opening of the Italian Summer, Film Festival, which is being held as part of the

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Hainan international film festival
Arts and culture 

2nd Hainan Island International Film Festival officially open new industry section H!Market

July 18, 2019April 24, 2020 Patrick 872 Views Holidays and festivals

The 2nd Hainan Island International Film Festival officially opens a new industry section named H!Market. It will become a permanent

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Hainan museum
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Hainan Museum, Haikou.

July 15, 2019May 7, 2020 Jake Canning 1405 Views Explore Hainan, Haikou arts and culture

If you’d like to know more about Hainan, it’s unique culture, history and its people then step inside the Hainan

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Wang Yao, World Press photo winner exhibits in Haikou feature
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Wang Yao, World Press photo winner, must see exhibition in Haikou

June 13, 2019September 23, 2019 Patrick 1012 Views Haikou arts and culture

Photo exhibition Haikou; World Press photo winner Wang Yao is currently holding a photo exhibition on the theme of “South

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2019 Hainan Island International film festival feature image
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2019 Hainan International Film Festival to be held Dec 1st to Dec 8th

May 20, 2019September 25, 2019 Patrick 1375 Views Holidays and festivals

The 2019 Hainan Island International Film Festival has been set to take place between December 1 and December 8 this

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Action Thriller ‘Strike Back’ on course to be shot in Hainan
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Action Thriller ‘Strike Back’ on course to be shot in Hainan

May 20, 2019September 25, 2019 Patrick 772 Views Haikou arts and culture

China Film Group and Taihang Pictures have teamed up to produce the Action Thriller “Strike Back,” a patriotic action film in

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Traditional Miao minority embroidery, costumes and villages
Arts and culture 

Rural tourism festival to be held in Ledong, Hainan from May 31st to June 1st

May 17, 2019September 25, 2019 Patrick 640 Views Holidays and festivals

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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Hainan Film Festival
Arts and culture 

A new theme park based on movies to be built in Hainan

April 28, 2019September 25, 2019 Patrick 932 Views Haikou arts and culture

A new theme park based on films from around the world is to be built in Haikou, Hainan. 100 countries

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Gull forces in Hainan
Arts and culture 

Lest we forget, in memory of “Gull Force Detachment” soldiers in Hainan

April 22, 2019July 31, 2019 Jake Canning 1447 Views

“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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Arts and culture Li Minority culture 

Cultural Festival Celebrations in Dongfang

April 9, 2019September 20, 2019 Jake Canning 1545 Views Holidays and festivals

Two traditional festivals celebrated over the San Yue San festival (三月三)Dongfang, Hainan island, China.

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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

International community in Haikou enjoy the Madam Xian Cultural Festival

March 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Jake Canning 1164 Views Holidays and festivals

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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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Discover Bo Tai village, one of Haikou’s ancient villages with a history dating back 800 years

February 26, 2019September 17, 2019 Jake Canning 1312 Views Towns and villages

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

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Lantern festival Haikou Hainan Island 2019 (1)
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Hundreds of Drones Light up Evergreen Park for Lantern festival

February 25, 2019September 20, 2019 Jake Canning 1176 Views Holidays and festivals

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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Coconut-carving-Hainan-feature-image
Arts and culture 

Qiongtai Normal University names Seychellois as special expert for coconut carving

January 8, 2019September 17, 2019 Patrick 1025 Views Haikou arts and culture

Seychellois Donatien Freminot has been appointed as special foreign expert of Hainan Provincial Arts and Crafts Society

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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 6515 Views

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 3893 Views

Li Minority people’s culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 3 textiles Hainan Island is considered as one of

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Bird watching Hainan
Featured Nature, wildlife & the environment The Haikou Guide 

Recording protected birds in the Haikou wetlands

January 20, 2021January 21, 2021 Patrick

There are 11 species of second class protected birds in China. Including brown-winged cuckoo, small cuckoo, white spoonbill, owl, black-winged kite, black kite, white-bellied harrier, brown-eared eagle, kestrel, peregrine falcon, black-faced spoonbill

Zhongkai village Hainan Haikou
Featured The Haikou Guide Things to do 

Zhongkai Village, Haikou City

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Jake Canning
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

Li Minority cultureView All

Li Minority culture on Hainan island, an in-dept guide, part 2 Li villages
Arts and culture Li Minority culture 

Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 2 Li houses & villages

December 31, 2018September 18, 2020 Patrick

Li Minority people’s culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 2 Li houses and villages Li Minority houses and

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
An introduction to Li Minority culture on Hainan Island China (6)
Arts and culture Li Minority culture 

Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 1 introduction

December 31, 2018September 18, 2020 Patrick

Good food guideView All

T'ang-Court-Langham-Hotel-Haikou
Good Food Guide Tourism news 

The Langham Haikou, T’ang Court Restaurant, Superior Fine Dining

May 21, 2017September 17, 2019 Patrick

Located on the 43rd floor of the Langham Haikou, T’ang Court Haikou is one of a chain of three restaurants

Western-style Food Festival in Haikou.
Good Food Guide The Haikou Guide 

Western-style Food Festival in Haikou.

August 8, 2019September 17, 2019 Jake Canning
Hainan Island Good food guide
Good Food Guide 

April, Stir-fried Cantonese dishs at Sea Pavilion restaurant IC Sanya Resort

April 15, 2017September 17, 2019 Patrick

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