Lingshui 陵水Língshuǐ

About Lingshui

Lingshui, a Li autonomous county governed directly by the province, stretches along Hainan's south-east coast between Wanning and Sanya. Nanwan Monkey Island, a macaque reserve founded in 1965, is reached by cable car from the fishing harbour of Xincun, and Boundary Island (Fenjiezhou), a 5A island for diving, is named for the climatic divide between north and south Hainan. The coast also has the resort district of Qingshui Bay and a museum of the Danjia, Hainan's boat-dwelling fishing families.

What to eat in Lingshui

• Lingshui sour rice noodles (陵水酸粉)

Listed sites in Lingshui

5 sites in Lingshui are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.

• Boundary Island (Fenjiezhou) 分界洲岛 5A scenic area
  A small uninhabited island in Riyue Bay off Guangpo town, whose name, 'dividing-line island', refers to the climatic divide between northern and southern Hainan.
• Hainan Ocean Paradise 海南海洋欢乐世界 4A scenic area · on the map
  A marine-life theme park resort at Li'an, opened in December 2021 as R&F Ocean Paradise, covering about 2,000 mu (roughly 130 hectares) in five themed zones.
• Nanwan Monkey Island 南湾猴岛 4A scenic area · on the map
  A macaque reserve on the Nanwan peninsula beside Xincun harbour, established in 1965, where more than a thousand macaques live in the forest.
• Qingshui Bay (Clear Water Bay) 清水湾 4A scenic area · on the map
  A beach-resort district on Lingshui's coast with about 12 km of shoreline, fine sand and clear water.
• Former Lingshui County Soviet Government 陵水县苏维埃政府旧址 National heritage site · on the map
  A white-walled, tiled building in Yelin, built in 1921 as the Qiongshan Guild Hall.

On the map

Open Lingshui on the illustrated map to see its outline, its places and listed sites together, and to add them to a trip.

Learn more

• Wikipedia
• Official website
• Wikipedia (Chinese)