China News Service, Haikou, December 9 (Wei Xianghui) The sea breeze is blowing, the coconut trees are whirling, and it is the warm winter peak season for tourism in Haikou. On December 8, under the guidance of the Network Communication Bureau of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission and sponsored by China News Network and the Cyberspace Administration of Hainan Provincial Committee, the “Rivers and Mountains Are Picturesque” online theme publicity event (Hainan) interview group came to Haikou to visit China’s Lei Qiong World Geopark Haikou Park, Qilou Old Street, cdf Haikou International Duty Free City and other places witness the charm of a modern island city with greenery and vitality.
Volcano Geopark: The ecological beauty comes into play
China Leiqiong Global Geopark Haikou Park, located in Haikou City, Hainan Province, is the only coastal volcanic geopark in China. The interview team saw many citizens, tourists and students participating in study activities in the park.
According to the staff, the park has more than 40 Quaternary volcanoes and more than 60 lava tunnels; there are as many as a thousand species of various plants. Rare plants such as rosewood and agarwood are listed as protected species by the country. There are tens of thousands of acres of tropical native and subtropical plants. It is a rainforest with a vegetation coverage rate of more than 85% and is known as the “Green Lung of Haikou”; it is famous for its typical volcanic origin, diversity of types, graceful form, rarity of mineral springs and complete volcanic ecology. Nationally important geological heritage.
The picture shows an aerial photo of the Haikou Campus of Leiqiong Global Geopark in China.Photo by China News Network reporter Luo Yunfei
In recent years, as people pay attention to exploring local ecological and cultural tourism resources, its reputation has gradually increased. Tourists and people come here to explore and experience the five major volcanic features including geology, ecology, architecture, culture and food. Many people visit again and again. “This place can be used as a ‘natural oxygen bar’, and you will be healthy if you come here often.” said a citizen tourist.
In addition to the beautiful scenery, the special food is also a major attraction of this park. Glutinous rice cakes and colorful cakes are two must-try snacks for tourists. The fire goat meat is not overly spicy, the skin is tender and the meat is thick, fragrant but not greasy, the Shishan black tofu is tender and delicious, the aroma of the beans is refreshing, and the volcanic coffee is rich and attractive. Shaohaikou citizens went to Volcano Park for morning tea on weekends.
Qilou Old Street: Restore the historical charm
“This should be the place where you can best understand Hainan’s unique culture.” A tourist from Heilongjiang said that he has been traveling to Hainan since early December. Qilou Old Street is his and his friends’ favorite place. While drinking coconut water, you can enjoy street performers singing Hainan folk songs; at night, the lights shining on the quaint arcade buildings give people a feeling of traveling through time and space.
The Qilou Old Street, with its long history and unique architectural style, is Haikou’s city cultural business card. These arcades bear witness to Haikou’s former glory as a commercial port and also condense the city’s century-old development history.
The picture shows the Qilou Old Street in Haikou filled with tourists.Photo by China News Network reporter Luo Yunfei
It is understood that most of the buildings in Qilou Old Street were built by overseas Chinese who returned from Nanyang in the early 20th century and learned from Nanyang architectural styles. With the vigorous development of maritime transportation and commerce, it has gradually formed a style that is inclusive of Nanyang style, Eurasian characteristics and Qiongbei characteristics. In June 2009, it was rated as one of the first batch of “Chinese Historical and Cultural Streets”.
History and culture are the foundation of Haikou Qilou Old Street, but to attract more tourists and consumers, modern cultural tourism creativity needs to be integrated. In recent years, the relevant departments in Haikou have renovated and renovated the old arcade streets, strengthened business planning, and skillfully integrated cultural elements into the construction and development of the blocks during investment promotion and other aspects.
Walking along Qilou Old Street, you can see a variety of cultural exhibition venues. During every traditional festival, Qilou Old Street will hold intangible cultural heritage skills displays, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, lectures and other activities. Citizens and tourists can come here not only to relax and unwind, but also to gain a sense of cultural gain.
cdf Haikou International Duty Free City: Unleash the new vitality of duty-free consumption in Hainan’s outlying islands
As the world’s largest single duty-free store, since its opening, cdf Haikou International Duty Free City has satisfied customers’ needs with one-stop entertainment, leisure and shopping, and has become a popular tourist check-in spot in Haikou. In addition, the duty-free city uses various methods such as the island tax-free policy and government consumption coupons to stimulate consumption, introduce abundant traffic to Hainan’s tourism retail industry, and drive the development of surrounding related industries.
The picture shows customers purchasing goods in cdf Haikou International Duty Free City.Photo by China News Network reporter Luo Yunfei
In April this year, duty-free shopping on Hainan Islands added “purchase now and pick up” and “guarantee pick up now” pickup methods, saving time in queuing to pick up goods. Staff at cdf Haikou International Duty Free City said that after the introduction of this policy, the passenger flow of the duty free city increased. Traveling customers value the price of duty-free products and the convenience of immediate use, while residents on the island can enjoy shopping in the duty-free city before traveling.
cdf Haikou International Duty Free City covers an area of 280,000 square meters, with 4 floors above ground and 2 floors underground. It is the world’s largest single duty-free store built by China Duty Free Group, a subsidiary of China Tourism Group. Relying on Hainan’s outlying island tax-free policy, cdf Haikou International Duty Free City gathers many of the world’s top brands, introduces fashionable and trendy brands, and leverages the advantages of the complex to cultivate diversified consumption formats.
In the future, the Haikou International Duty Free City project will integrate various business formats such as duty-free commerce, taxed commerce, high-end offices, high-end hotels, and talent communities to meet the complex functional needs of business travel and leisure, vacation residence, office art exhibitions, etc., and create a new link between Hainan Free Trade Port and Hainan Free Trade Port. The construction of international tourism consumption center has injected new vitality. (over)
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2023-12-09 11:08:00
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