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unusual facts about Hainan Island



Fejervarya moodiei

It has in the past been often mixed with Fejervarya cancrivora; its distribution is not well known but includes the Philippines (its type locality is Manila, Luzon), Thailand, Hainan Island (China), and India.

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSLC), located near Wenchang on the north-east coast of Hainan Island, is a former sub-orbital test center currently under upgrade.


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Beijing Chaoyang Park

A temporary beach volleyball stadium was constructed at Chaoyang Park to host the beach volleyball events of the 2008 Summer Olympics, using sand shipped in from Hainan island.

Dongfang, Hainan

It is located on the western coast of Hainan Island facing Vietnam across the Gulf of Tonkin, and in 2004 had a population of 435,000.

Haikou

Haikou is situated on the north coast of Hainan Island, by Haikou Bay, facing the Leizhou Peninsula across the Qiongzhou Strait that stretches west from Beibu Bay near Vietnam to the James Shoal bordering the South China Sea to the west.

Long March 5

Instead, the rockets will be transported by sea from Tianjin to a new launch facility at Wenchang on Hainan Island.

Mission Hills Golf Club

When the World Cup resumed in 2011, the tournament moved to another property owned by the Mission Hills company, Mission Hills Haikou, located on Hainan Island, a tournament won by the United States' team of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland.

Qiongzhou

Qiongzhou Strait, strait between Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island, China.