'''Wenchang''' (____) is one of the provincial of Hainan Province in southern China and is located at the north-east coast of Hainan Island. Is the centre of Han settlement and the place where standard Hainanese is spoken. It is also one of the main sources of Hainanese migration overseas (Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand).
Wenchang City has a total area of 2,403 sqkm and a population of 520,000. Wenchang City borders on the sea in the east, south and north and adjoins Qiongshan City and Ding'an County in the west and Qionghai City in the southwest.
It has been more than 2000 years that people live and work in the area where Wenchang City is located now. It is the hometown of many overseas Chinese, of culture and the charming scenery of coconut forest. Wenchang is rich in tropical tourist resources, boasting 20 famous scenic spots and historical sites.
Get in
It takes about 30 minutes by car from Haikou to Wenchang.
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'''Wenchang Satellite Launch Center''' (WSLC) near Wenchang City on the north-east coast of Hainan Island. This is a former sub-orbital test center and currently under upgrade. It is the fourth and southernmost space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) of the People's Republic of China. It has been specially selected for its lowest latitude, only 19 degrees north of the equator, which would allow a substantial increase of payload mass, necessary for the future manned program, space station and deep space exploration program. Therefore, it will replace the obsolete Xichang Satellite Launch Center upon completion of upgrade works. Furthermore, it will be capable of launching the new heavy lift CZ-5 booster currently under development. Rail tracks of inland Space Centers will not allow the delivery of the new 5 meters core boosters, which Wenchang will, as it is served by a sea port. Initial launches of the CZ-5 booster from Wenchang were, as of early 2008, expected in 2014, one year after the intended commissioning of the Wenchang Center.
'''The Confucius Temple'''. The temple is one of the best preserved examples of ancient architecture in Hainan. The temple was first built during the 11th century, after repeated renovation and expansion since the Ming Dynasty. The temple is also one of the biggest and most impressive examples of ancient architecture in Hainan.
The '''Marvelous Tonggu Ridge'''
The Beautiful '''Dongjiao Coconut Groves'''
The white-sand bathing beach at '''Gaolong Bay'''
The '''Mangrove Forest'''
The ancestral '''Home of Song Qingling'''
The '''Ancient Hainanese Village at Wencheng GuSongCun'''
Do
Explore a '''Hainanese village''' - Discover an ancient, unique, beautiful, non-commercial traditional Hainanese village at GuSongCun (______), a hidden gem in Wenchang city. Experience the living customs and luminous culture of the Hainanese. The villagers are extremely accommodating and organize everything for visitors, including local ancient town tours, beautiful Tong Gu Mountain tours to view the entire north-east coast of Hainan Island, beautiful non-tourism-polluted beaches, the very unique traditional villagers fishing near the GuSongCun bay (depending on the season). The village houses are bright and in beautiful undiscovered & isolated beaches. Private guided arrangement can be organized with villager ____? (Zhou Ann-Long), tel. +86 138 7615 8836 (Mandarin speaking). The fee is very cheap, around 50-100 RMB per/person depending on the number of guests. Tip more to the villager if you really enjoy the journey. Seafood is very fresh & cheap too. Worth a visit.
Visit an '''abalone farm'''. Take a tour to the northeast coast of Hainan Island - WenChangShi,LongLouZhen (_____s,?_O?) to visit a Commercial Abalone Farm and & experience the shallow water diving for wild abalone. Our first abalone epiphany was that abalone are not bi-valves like clams or oysters. They are snails. Gross, yet cool. The farm produces almost 100,000 abalone a year. The water is changed daily, dumped out through fine membranes to catch the microscopic babies which are then laid back in clean water. The hoses are also used to inoculate the tubs with algae-plugs of green stuff are allowed to form in the hoses and then blown into the tub to make seaweed slushies. Visitors can buy the fresh live abalone at a very reasonable local farmer price (around 100RMB per 400g!). Most of the abalone production is delivered fresh. Live abalone can survive for 30 hours. Farmer contact: __?(Zhou Yi), Address: Wen Chang Shi, Long Lou Zhen, Gu Song Cun ( _C_____C_____s_C?_O?_C?_C_______C______). tel. +86 130 7891 5777 (Mandarin speaking). Wonderful experience!
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Eat
'''Long Lou Zhen''' (?_O?) is famous for abalone & seafood. It's also known as Abalone Town.
'''Seafood''' - Fish, crab, sea-urchin, sea-ear (abalone), etc.
'''Wenchang Chicken''' - Famous local chicken
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Sleep
Several range of hotels are available at this city. Local book cheapest than the foreigners. Price are negotiable (100 - 200 RMB).
Get out
There are buses to various cities on the island, including Haikou and Sanya.