I am local Hainanese, 26 years old, born in Wenchang. You maybe know Wenchang for the rocket launch, but for us it is famous for coconuts. My grandmother village is near Dongjiao, so many coconut trees there, that is why I choose this name.

Now I live in Haikou for work, but every weekend I like to travel around the island with my small motorbike, take some photos, eat some local food. I see this forum has many foreign friends interested in Hainan, so I think maybe I can share some places I know. My photos are from phone only, sorry, real place is always more beautiful haha.

If you have question about local places or food, welcome to ask me. Very happy to meet you all.

Hey there! If you have a pet, we'd love for you to be a part of our Haikou Paw-Parent Groups.

These groups are a great way to connect with fellow pet lovers and get access to helpful pet-related information.

At the moment, we have 4 awesome groups to choose from: Haidiandao, Guomao, West Coast, and Guoxing/Lungkun.

Join us and let's make our people-pet community even stronger and safer.

Thanks a bunch!

The sterilization surgery for cats and dogs is free.

Contact me to be added to the TNR wetchat group: WeChat ID: Kaidi2002usch

What is TNR and how does it work?

Animals are humanely trapped, sterilized, vaccinated, ear-tipped (the tip of the ear is cropped — an international standard marking for sterilized animals), and returned to their familiar territory.

Why is it effective?

• Sterilizing 70–75%+ of a colony almost completely stops reproduction.

• In an 11-year University of Central Florida study, the cat population dropped by 66%, with zero new kittens born after the first 4 years.

• Sterilized animals fight less, stop marking territory, get sick less often and live longer.

• Ear-tipping allows everyone to immediately see that the animal is already sterilized and doesn’t need to be trapped again.

Sterilization of stray animals is the most effective and humane way to reduce the population of homeless animals, prevent suffering, and break the cycle of new generations on the streets.

If you are looking for partners, suppliers, distributors, investors, clients, or joint-venture opportunities in Hainan, please make your post clear, specific and credible.

A good B2B post should include:

1. What you are offering or looking for

Briefly explain the opportunity. For example: distributor wanted, supplier needed, local partner sought, investment project, service provider, buyer request, or cooperation proposal.

2. Your sector

State the industry clearly: tourism, healthcare, education, logistics, food and beverage, import/export, technology, real estate services, manufacturing, consulting, or another field.

3. What kind of partner you need

Be specific. Are you looking for a licensed company, local operator, investor, manufacturer, sales agent, government-facing consultant, venue, supplier, or professional service provider?

4. Basic location and scope

Mention whether the opportunity is in Haikou, Sanya, Yangpu, Boao Lecheng, elsewhere in Hainan, mainland China, or cross-border.

5. What stage the project is at

For example: idea stage, company already registered, product already available, market testing, seeking first partner, ready to launch, or expanding existing operations.

6. How people should respond

Tell members whether to reply in the thread, send a private message, or ask for more details.

Please avoid vague posts such as “big opportunity, contact me” or “investors wanted, guaranteed returns.” Posts involving investment, finance, legal claims, licensing, land, medical services, crypto, MLM, or unusually high returns may be removed or edited by moderators.

The clearer your post, the more likely serious companies and professionals are to respond.

A Chinese phone number is often much more than just a SIM card. For many expats, it is linked to WeChat, Alipay, bank accounts, apps, government services, and verification codes. Losing access to that number can create real problems, especially if the number is later recycled and assigned to someone else.

Here are a few practical things worth knowing.

1. Your monthly data SMS may not show your balance

Many China Mobile users receive regular messages showing how much data they have used or how much data remains. These messages usually do not show how much money is left in the account.

To check your balance quickly, send an SMS to your carrier:

China Mobile: send YE to 10086
China Unicom: send 102 to 10010
China Telecom: send 1 to 10001

For China Mobile data usage, send CXLL to 10086.

Replies usually arrive within seconds. Commands can vary by province or plan, so if one does not work, try the carrier app or WeChat mini-program.

2. Old SIM cards can still be linked to your accounts

Many expats have used more than one Chinese SIM card, especially after moving cities, changing carriers, or replacing an old number.

The problem is that old numbers do not simply disappear. If a prepaid number reaches zero balance and remains inactive, it may eventually be suspended, deregistered, and recycled. A commonly reported timeframe is around 90 days, though this can vary by carrier and plan.

That matters because your old number may still be linked to important accounts. WeChat, Alipay, banking apps, delivery apps, and government services may continue using that number unless you actively change it.

For WeChat, there is a known process where a recycled number can be unbound from the previous user if the new user confirms the number has been recycled. For other platforms, such as Alipay and banking apps, the exact behaviour is less clear.

The safest approach is simple: update your phone number in important apps before abandoning an old SIM.

3. You can pay a small fee to keep an old number

All three major carriers offer a service called 停机保号, which means service suspension with number preservation.

With this service, calls and data are suspended, but the number is protected from recycling as long as the monthly fee is paid.

Reported monthly fees are roughly:

China Mobile: 8–10 RMB/month
China Unicom: 8 RMB/month
China Telecom: about 5 RMB/month

Fees may vary by province, plan, or registration type, so confirm with your carrier first.

Foreign passport holders can usually request this service, but it may require calling customer service or visiting a carrier store with your passport.

4. China Mobile users should set up 无忧行 before travelling

If you use China Mobile and travel outside China, the 无忧行 app can be very useful.

The app, published by China Mobile International, has a feature called 号码托管, or number hosting. Once activated, it allows your China Mobile number to receive incoming calls and SMS through the app over WiFi or mobile data, even without the physical SIM inserted or roaming active.

This can be helpful for receiving verification codes while abroad.

To set it up:

Download 无忧行 while your Chinese SIM is still active.
Log in with your China Mobile number and complete SMS verification.
Switch your phone from 5G or VoLTE to 4G.
Deactivate or remove the China Mobile SIM.
In the app, go to 电话/消息 → 号码托管 and activate the service.

Once active, incoming calls and SMS should appear in the app through an internet connection.

A few important notes:

The app is in Chinese only.
Outbound SMS is not supported.
Outbound calls may be charged.
If the physical SIM reconnects to the network, number hosting may deactivate.
It is much easier to set this up before leaving China.

China Unicom and China Telecom users should contact their carriers directly to ask what options are available for receiving SMS abroad.

Final reminder

Before throwing away or ignoring an old Chinese SIM, check what accounts are still linked to that number. Updating your bindings, preserving the number, or setting up travel access can save a lot of trouble later.

Looking for reliable, loving care for your pets while you’re away? Haikou Mengyou specializes in personalized, in‑home cat care and small animal boarding.

Services

• Daily or every‑other‑day home visits for cats

• Boarding for caged pets in our home

• Video updates provided after every visit

• Dog boarding referrals + transport service available

• Experienced with medication administration and vet visits if needed

About Us

April and her family have lived in Haikou for over 7 years. They’ve fostered more than 50 cats, and currently share their home with 6 cats, a dog, and 3 rabbits. With extensive experience in all kinds of pet situations, they treat every animal as family.

Pricing

• 50 RMB for up to 2 cats (within 3 km of Wangfujing, Xiuying)

• +10 RMB per additional cat or caged pet

• 10 RMB/day per caged pet for boarding in our home

• +1 RMB/km beyond 3 km from Holiday Beach

• 100 RMB per vet visit (if required)

My name is Damian, and I'm from Poland. I currently live and work in Vietnam, but I'm planning to relocate to Hainan for the long term.

Over 23 years of experience in sports, I have mostly work as mixed martial arts coach, helping beginners, athletes, and professionals improve their skills, performance, health, and confidence.

My areas of expertise include:

MMA (striking, grappling and beginner self-defence)

Functional movement and mobility

Breathwork and stress management

Recovery and regeneration

Group classes, private coaching and corporate wellness programs

I'm not only looking for employment. My main goal is to build long-term partnerships with businesses that want to offer something unique to their guests or clients.

I would be interested in working with:

Hotels and luxury resorts

Wellness and spa centres

Fitness clubs and sports complexes

Golf clubs

Surfing and diving centres

Retreat organisers

Health and rehabilitation facilities

Investors or entrepreneurs interested in developing new wellness or sports concepts

I believe there is growing demand for premium experiences such as:

Wellness retreats

Executive performance programs

Corporate team-building

Recovery and mobility workshops

Breathwork sessions

Martial arts and self-defence experiences

If you think my background could add value to your business, or if you know someone in Hainan who may be interested, I would be grateful to hear from you.

Thank you for taking the time to read my introduction, and I look forward to connecting with members of the Hainan community.

Please connect with me trough wechat : DamianMMA

If Your Pet Goes Missing

Please don’t panic, there are steps you can take right away. Call 110 to get the phone number for your district police station. They can help check nearby surveillance footage and may assist in the search.

To help others look for your pet, share:

• When and where your pet was last seen

• A clear photo, along with breed, gender, and age

• Your contact details

A microchip is one of the most reliable ways to bring a lost pet home. ISO microchips are available in Haikou, and I’m happy to guide you to the right place. You can contact me at WeChat: Kaidi2002usch.

Hainan's 2026 Investment Opportunity List, the 336-project handbook released in April for the National Social Organizations Hainan Tour, gives the clearest project-level view yet of where the Free Trade Port is directing investment.

For anyone tracking opportunities in Hainan, a few things stand out without needing to read all 80 pages:

• 336 projects in five blocks. Tourism, services and consumption still dominate by count, 225 of the 336 sit in the two largest blocks. But the money is distributed very differently from the project count.

• RMB 427.38bn in stated project scale across the 314 projects that give a figure. The weight is uneven: medical consumption, logistics, digital trade and industrial platforms carry most of the business signal, not the tourism projects the island is known for.

• One project dominates. The Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone is listed at RMB 50bn, almost twice the entire future-industry block (all 31 biomanufacturing, hydrogen, brain-computer interface and embodied-intelligence projects combined total RMB 26.59bn).

• The island splits into sector lanes. Haikou for business services and digital trade; Danzhou/Yangpu for ports and industry; Wenchang for aerospace; Qionghai/Lecheng for medical; Sanya/Yazhou Bay for seed industry and deep-sea tech; western Hainan for industrial and energy projects.

One important caveat: the handbook is not a prospectus and not a binding policy document. It states that project information is for cooperation reference only. The RMB 427.38bn should be read as indicative project scale, not committed or approved capital.

It shows where Hainan wants operators, capital and sector specialists to engage, it does not confirm that any single project is investable on acceptable terms. Project stage, land status, ownership structure and foreign-investor eligibility are not provided. The list opens doors; it does not unlock them.

The full breakdown, block-by-block figures, the city-by-city investment map, and the representative projects that show the direction is here:

Hainan’s 2026 Investment Opportunity List Shows What the Free Trade Port Wants Built Next - TropicalHainan.com

Discussion welcome

I am Emanuel 48yo Portuguese, practioner o Traditional Chinese Medicine and Massage, neurostructural integration techniques. I like Sanya and would realy like to have a space there to do Portuguese treatments in wellness, but i completely lost in the steps i have to take, how does it work taxes, visa, etc. I dont pretend to have a enterprise, i just would like to have a small studio were i can do some massages Portuguese style and were some friend of mine could do some relaxing and stetic Guasha and cupping when i am in Sanya (and i pretend to be perios of 3 months and then come back 2 months to my country and then go there more 3 months).

Any orientation and help would be very useful, thanks you in advance.