The Mei she river Feng Xiang wetland park covers an area of around 200 acres and is capable of treating 5,000 tons of wastewater from the Mei she river each day. Last weekend The Haikou Guide, visited the park to discover what it's all about.

Guilin Yang is one of my favourite haunts at weekends, it's only 20 minutes from Haikou City, has a beautiful unspoiled beach that’s usually empty, has some nice nature walks if you know where to look and by and large has a really relaxed friendly atmosphere.

Chinese researchers hope to find at least one strain that can be grown nationally according to Mr. Zhang Guodong, executive director of the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center in Shandong province.

Forest authorities in Hainan have confirmed that a boa constrictor has died after attempting to swallow a 35 kg mountain goat, the boa itself was estimated to weigh only 25 kg.

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Hainan have sequenced and assembled the genome of the humble coconut, reports Xinhua last Thursday.

A couple who were arrested on suspicion of taking protected monkeys and keeping them as pets may be handed a five-year prison term. The man and woman are charged with illegally hunting nationally-protected animals.

Coral biologists with the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences are building a large pilot zone for coral planting in the South China Sea.

Rainforest coverage in Hainan Province is to stay above 62% according to new environmental protection regulation passed last month aimed at further improving Hainan's environmental protection and turning Hainan province into a national showcase area for ecological conservation.

Carvers in Seychelles have learned new techniques in coconut carving from two experts from China who were hosting several workshops in the island nation. Wu Mingju, the vice chairman of Hainan Folk Artists Association, and also the Hainan Provincial Successor of Coconut Carving Arts