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Qionghai 琼海Qiónghǎi
The Wanquan River's mouth, the Boao Forum and Hainan's famous duck
- Type
- County-level Cityadministered directly by Hainan
- Region
- Hainan
- Listed sites
- 54 rated 4A · 1 national heritage
About Qionghai
Qionghai, a county-level city governed directly by the province, lies on Hainan's east coast, where the Wanquan River reaches the sea at Boao. Boao is the permanent venue of the Boao Forum for Asia, which holds its annual meeting on Dongyu Island, and its Cai Family House was built in 1924–34 by four brothers who were merchants in Indonesia. Upstream, Jiaji, the city's seat, is known for its duck, and Baishiling is a hill area with glass walkways and a via ferrata.
What to eat in Qionghai
- Jiaji duck (嘉积鸭)
- Coconut-shred grain cakes (杂粮椰丝粑)
Listed sites in Qionghai
5 sites in Qionghai are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Baishiling 白石岭 4A scenic area · on the map
A hilly area beside the Wanquan River covering 16.24 square kilometres, made up of four linked ridges with peaks, valleys, lakes and forest of about 90 per cent cover, the highest point reaching 328 metres. - Boao Forum for Asia Permanent Venue 博鳌亚洲论坛永久会址 4A scenic area · on the map
The permanent conference site of the Boao Forum for Asia, on Dongyu Island where the Wanquan River meets the sea. - China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea 中国（海南）南海博物馆 4A scenic area
A large museum beside the fishing harbour at Tanmen, opened in April 2018, with about 70,000 square metres of floor space. - World Tropical Fruit Window 世界热带水果之窗 4A scenic area · on the map
A tropical-fruit park in Dalu town that grows and displays some 680 fruit varieties introduced from Latin America, Australia and South-East Asia, with science-education displays alongside the orchards. - Cai Family House, Boao 蔡家宅 National heritage site · on the map
Four brick-and-concrete courtyard houses built between 1924 and 1934 in Liuke village by four Cai brothers, Chinese merchants in Indonesia, covering about 2,645 square metres in a regular rectangle facing west.
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