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Haikou arts and culture

Arts and culture Featured The Haikou Guide 

Chinese Masters display artworks at the Hainan Museum

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Jake Canning 34 Views Haikou arts and culture

​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, 2019November 27, 2019 Jake Canning 157 Views 0 Comments Haikou arts and culture, Hainan free trade zone news

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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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 640 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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The Vienna Classical Symphony Orchestra
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Vienna Voice Haikou 2020 Hainan New Year Concert

September 17, 2019September 18, 2019 Patrick 189 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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Hainan museum
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Hainan Museum, Haikou.

July 15, 2019September 17, 2019 Jake Canning 307 Views 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 426 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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Action Thriller ‘Strike Back’ on course to be shot in Hainan
Arts and culture 

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

May 20, 2019September 25, 2019 Patrick 257 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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Hainan Film Festival
Arts and culture 

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

April 28, 2019September 25, 2019 Patrick 266 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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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 529 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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Pablo-Picasso-1881-1973-Service-fruits
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Picasso’s “Luncheon on the Grass” & “Fruits from Provence” fetch 64 mln yuan at Haikou auction

December 26, 2018September 17, 2019 Patrick 392 Views Haikou arts and culture

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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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Master coconut carver and Mayor of Victoria, Seychelles revisit Haikou, a journey of 50 years

December 25, 2018September 17, 2019 Patrick 710 Views Haikou arts and culture

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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Arts and culture 

Haikou meets Picasso art exhibition and auction Dec 24 – 26

December 20, 2018September 17, 2019 Patrick 523 Views Haikou arts and culture

International art exhibition and auction with the theme of Haikou meets Picasso will be held from Dec 24th – 26th. Jonathan Nash a famed expert on Picasso’s artworks will deliver a keynote speech at the art salon.

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The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing in Haikou (1)
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra 2019 New Year Concert Haikou Jan 3rd & 4th

December 10, 2018September 17, 2019 Jake Canning 477 Views Haikou arts and culture

The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing in Haikou on January 3rd and 4th 2019.

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Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Wonderful coffee, art and books all in one great location in Haikou old town

November 27, 2018September 17, 2019 Jake Canning 1094 Views Haikou arts and culture

Qi Lou Bookstore, Haikou old town. Like coffee, art and books? Then the Qi lou bookstore maybe for you. Located

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Hainan longevity photo exhibition at the Hainan museum running until 23rd October
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Hainan longevity photo exhibition at the Hainan museum running until 23rd October

October 18, 2018September 17, 2019 Jake Canning 788 Views Haikou arts and culture

The Longevity photo exhibition will run until the 23rd October 2018 and is being held at the Hainan museum on

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LU Praise to perform at major cultural event in Haikou
Jobs in Hainan 

LU Praise gospel choir to perform at major cultural event in Haikou, November 18-24

November 11, 2017September 18, 2019 Patrick 966 Views Haikou arts and culture

LU Praise, Liberty University’s premiere gospel choir, is traveling to Hainan next week at the invitation of the China Chorus

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Hainan experts teach coconut carving techniques in Seychelles
Nature, wildlife & the environment 

Hainan experts teach coconut carving techniques in Seychelles

October 8, 2017September 17, 2019 Patrick 974 Views Haikou arts and culture

Carvers in Seychelles have learned new techniques in coconut carving from two experts from China who were hosting several workshops

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LinGao shipyard Shipbuilding Featured Image
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Lin’Gao Shipyard Shipbuilding Techniques Passed Down From One Generation to the Next

June 30, 2017September 17, 2019 Patrick 1132 Views Haikou arts and culture

The setting sun cast rays of dying light on the ongoing construction of five fishing vessels at Lin’Gao Port. Hainan

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hainans-intangible-heritage
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Hainan’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: Traditional Music and Crafts

June 18, 2016September 17, 2019 Patrick 1652 Views 0 Comments Haikou arts and culture

Wooden furniture Many types of tropical wood are used to manufacture furniture in Hainan. Yellow Flower Pear Wood (花梨木 Huali

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Hainan Coconut Carving
Arts and culture The Haikou Guide 

Hainan’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: Coconut Carving and Traditional Fire Making

February 9, 2016September 17, 2019 Patrick 2636 Views Haikou arts and culture

Firewood Chopping Dance The Firewood Chopping dance is one of the oldest and most popular types of dance in the

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Chinese Masters display artworks at the Hainan Museum
Arts and culture Featured The Haikou Guide 

Chinese Masters display artworks at the Hainan Museum

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Jake Canning

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

Hainan Free Trade Port Lecture a Resounding Success
The Haikou Guide 

Hainan Free Trade Port Lecture a Resounding Success

December 4, 2019December 6, 2019 Patrick
New Art Gallery opens in the Haikou FTZ
Arts and culture Haikou news The Haikou Guide 

New Art Gallery opens in the Haikou FTZ

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Jake Canning 0

Li Minority cultureView All

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

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

December 31, 2018September 6, 2019 Patrick

Li Minority people’s culture Hainan Island China, introduction It’s not known when exactly the Li Minority people arrived in Hainan

Cultural Festival Celebrations in Dongfang
Arts and culture Li Minority culture 

Cultural Festival Celebrations in Dongfang

April 9, 2019September 20, 2019 Jake Canning
Li Minority culture on Hainan Island, an in-depth guide, part 4, jewellery
Arts and culture Li Minority culture 

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

January 1, 2019September 6, 2019 Patrick

Good food guideView All

Top restaurants in Sanya, Mei Jie Chuan Wei Seafood Restaurant
Good Food Guide 

Top restaurants in Sanya, Mei Jie Chuan Wei Seafood Restaurant

March 7, 2016October 14, 2018 Patrick

Where to eat in Sanya, Mei Jie Chuan Wei Seafood Restaurant Mei Jie Chuan Wei is a delight to both

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
Top restaurants in Sanya, Sanya Dolphin Sports Bar & Grill
Good Food Guide 

Top restaurants in Sanya, Sanya Dolphin Sports Bar & Grill

March 7, 2016October 14, 2018 Patrick
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