BOAO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Boao, a beautiful coastal town in south China's island province of Hainan, boasts the permanent venue of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), a non-governmental and non-profit international organization founded to promote regional economic development and cooperation.
A small fishing village before, Boao now is a name card of Hainan. Since the founding of BFA in 2001, profound changes have taken place not only in the small town itself, but also in the livelihood of people in Boao. Let's see what Boao looks like in "Boaoer"s eyes.
Zhong Xian (L) and her husband Wu Jianfei play with their dog Da Fu at their homestay named "Hello Captain" in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. The couple opened "Hello Captain" homestay in 2015. Zhong is a local in Boao and Wu comes from central China's Hunan Province. They have seen great changes here in Boao through all these years and they hope the BFA could give more impetus to the development of the tourism and culture industry in Boao. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
Wu Jianfei displays a lamp he made with coconut shells at his homestay in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Zhong Xian (L) and her husband Wu Jianfei clear a working table at their homestay named "Hello Captain" in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Wu Jianfei clears a working table at his homestay named "Hello Captain" in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Li Shunyv packs food delivery at her restaurant in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023.
Li Shunyv is a Boao local in her 30s. She and her husband used to work outside, yet two years ago they returned and opened a restaurant to sell traditional Hainan cuisine. She is glad to see that her hometown is getting better and better all these years. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
Li Shunyu cooks at the kitchen of her restaurant in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
Li Shunyu shows a bowl of traditional Hainan food at her restaurant in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)■
