HAIKOU, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A scenic highway circling the main island of south China's Hainan Province opened to traffic on Dec. 18. The highway is 988 kilometers in length and has 45 viewing platforms, 25 parking areas, 66 roadside parking belts and 14 electric vehicle charging stations.
It runs through 12 coastal cities and counties, 64 coastal townships and more than 1,200 villages.
The highway loop connects the province's 31 level-A scenic areas, 21 coastal tourist resorts, seven maritime sports bases, 61 traditional Chinese villages, 27 prehistoric cultural sites, three historic towns, nine intangible cultural heritage towns and 40 tourist sites popular among social media celebrities, which will help promote the development of Hainan's tourism industry.
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Supervisors: Lai Xiangdong, Chen Liangjie
Planners: Wang Jianhua, Liu Changlin
Coordinators: Zhou Zhengping, Wang Qingqin, Meng Tao, Zhang Keren
Photographers: Pu Xiaoxu
Editors: Ma Jinrui, Wang Yiliang, Fu Tian, Sun Xiaotian, Zhu Weixi, Zhang Chuanqi
China Story Studio
