关于海南的旅游胜地英语介绍

  ==Tourism==
AsHainanIslandisnotheavilyindustrialised,itsgreenery,togetherwithitsbeautifulbeachesandcleanair,makeitapopulartouristattraction。
  TheislandisaccessiblethroughferrylinkswithGuangdongprovince,aswellasairlinks。Therearetwoairports,MeilanAirportinHaikou,andPhoenixAirportinSanya。
  
InDecember2004,theGuangdong-Hainanpassengerrailwaylinkopened,connectingGuangzhouinGuangdongprovinceonthemainlandtoHainanIsland。
  Thecompletetrip,whichincludescrossingtheQiongzhouStraitbyferry,takesatotalof12hours。Theprojectcost$583millionUSandisexpectedtogreatlyenhanceHainan'stourismandeconomicdevelopment。
  ThisisimportantbecauseHainancurrentlylagswellbehindShenzhenandZhuhaispecialeconomiczones,whichborderHongKongandMacao,respectively。
  
HainanIslandisoftendividedintoeightregionsfortourismpurposes:Haikouandarea(Haikou,Qiongshan,Ding'an);theNortheast(Wenchang);theCentralEastCoast(Qionghai,Ding'an);theSouthEastCoast;theSouth(Sanya);theWestCoast(Ledong,Dongfang,Changilang);theNorthWest(Danzhou,Lingao,Chengmai);andtheCentralHighlands(Baisha,Qiongzhong,andWuzhishan/Tongzha)。
  
Haikouistheprovince'scapitalandcontainsinterestinghistoricsites。AlsoknownasCoconutCity,Haikouisamajorport。TheFiveOfficial'sTempleconsistsoffivetraditionaltemplesandhallsthatwerebuiltinhonouroffiveofficialsoftheTang(618-907)andSong(960-1279)dynasties。
  TheseofficialswerebanishedtoHainanforperiodsrangingfrom11daysto11yearsforspeakingoutagainstwhattheyfeltwerewrongpracticesbytheEmperors。
  (ItisperhapssignificantthattheestablishmentoftheFiveOfficialsTempleinthelate19thcenturycoincideswithatimewhenChina'sterritorialintegritywasunderthreat,andthatseveraloftheofficialshonouredherewereexiledforespousingaggressivepoliciesontherecaptureofthenorthofChinafromtheJurchensduringtheSouthernSongdynasty。
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XiuyingFortBarbettewasbuiltin1891todefendthesoutheasterncornerofChinaduringtheSino-FrenchWar。TheXiuyingFortBarbettecoversaboutathirdofanacre。
  Itsfivelargecannonsarestillintactandviewableatthesite。
HaiRuiTombisakeynationalculturalprotectionsite。HaiRuiwasacompassionateandpopularofficialofHainaneseoriginswholivedduringtheMingDynasty。
  Hewasfamousforhislifelonghonestyandhiswillingnesstospeakoutonbehalfoflocalpeople。Inlaterlife,HaiRuiwaspersecutedandfelloutoffavourwiththeemperor。
  HisadmirersbuilttheHaiRuiTombafterhisdeathtocommemoratehisgreatworks。Constructionofthetombbeganin1589。
PerhapsthebestknowntouristattractionsofHainanIslandareitsworldclassbeaches,luxurioushotsprings,andbeautifulscenery。
  Withwhitesandbeaches,tranquilgreenwatersandareasoflushvegetation,Hainanhasmuchtooffer。SometopscenicsitesareYalongbayNationalResort;DadonghaiTouristResort;QizhiShan(SevenFingerMountain),GuantangHotSpringResort,ShishanVolcanicGarden;WanquanRiver,BaishiRidgeScenicZoneandBaihuaRidge。
  VisitorsshouldbeawarethatoncetheygettoHainan,thereisadearthoftouristinformationinEnglish(orMandarin),sofindinghowtogettothetoptouristsitesisnotalwayseasy。
  Compoundingthisistheabundanceofinferiortouristattractionsthatarerapidlyspringinguptotakeadvantageofthenewtourismeconomy。
ChinaannouncedinOct。
  2007thatitwouldbuilditsfourthspacelaunchcentre,justaweekafteritfiredoffitsfirstlunarorbiter。Thenewlaunchcentre,tobebuiltonthesouthernislandprovinceofHainan,isscheduledtobecompletedin2012andstartoperatingin2013。
  ThelocationofthelaunchcentreinHainan,alow-latituderegion,willdisplacemorethan6,000residentsthatwillberelocatedtomakewayforthespacecentre,whichwilloccupy1,200hectares。
  Thesitewillbemainlyusedforlaunchingvariouskindsofsatellitesandlargespacestations,theplanhasbeenapprovedbythegovernment。A407-hectarespacethemedparkwillalsobeconstructednearthenewlaunchcentre。
  
SomeattractionsinHainaninclude:
QiongOpera
YalongWan(亚龙湾CrescentDragonBay),SanyaCity,southernHainan:seven-kilometrebeach。
  
Theprovincehasinitiatedavisa-upon-arrivalpolicyforforeigntouristgroupsfromtwenty-onecountriesin2000,inordertoattractvisitors。
  Itreceived380,000overseastouristsin2002。