Healthcare

Haikou is home to 1,480 medical and healthcare institutions of various levels, and most of Hainan’s key Grade-A tertiary hospitals, including Hainan Provincial People’s Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Haikou People’s Hospital, Haikou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hainan Eye Hospital, and Hainan Modern Women’s and Children’s Hospital. It has also introduced domestic high-quality medical resources such as Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Fudan University.

Shopping

In Haikou, shopping is incredibly convenient. The city boasts the world’s largest standalone duty-free shop, namely CDF-Haikou International Duty-Free City, and popular shopping centers like CDF (Mova Mall), Haikou Meilan Airport Duty-free Shop, GDF Plaza, and TIMESDF Haikou Mission Hills Duty Free Town. These shops make it effortless for you to stock up on duty-free goods. Moreover, major shopping centers in Haikou can cater to your everyday shopping experience. The must-visit shopping destinations include Mova Mall, Wanda Plaza, Wuyue Square, Grand Shopping Center, International Trade Center (the location of shopping complexes such as Mixc, N Times Square, Friendship Sunshine City, and Shangbang Parkway City), Nanbei Fruit Wholesale Market, and Fishery Wharf Integrated Wholesale Market, etc. Furthermore, you can easily find exquisite souvenirs and local delicacies at Dongmen Market and Qilou Old Street at Shuixiangkou.

Catering

Haikou has developed 19 distinctive night markets and 85 “15-minute convenient life circles”. It offers a wide variety of cuisines, featuring not only local delicacies of Hainan Island but also specialties from all over China. Seafood from the ocean on the 20th parallel north, along with unique selenium-rich fruits and vegetables, are all available in Haikou. Of course, the most authentic cuisines can be found in local snack shops and traditional tea houses tucked away in the streets and alleys of Haikou.
The vitality of Haikou is not only found in the bustling streets during the day, but also in the bright lights at night. Haikou is a city that never sleeps, and the nightlife is colorful in such a coastal city. Accompanied by Haikou's landmark Century Bridge, Haikou's Outer Bund has a wide range of bars, specialty restaurants, fireworks night markets, etc. Fashionable themed shows and street performances take turns to entertain a great number of locals and tourists who are drawn to the area every day.

Ecology

Haikou enjoys a favorable natural ecological environment and a tropical marine climate, with an average annual temperature of 24.3 °C, an average annual precipitation of 2,067 mm. It embraces its greenery with a forest coverage rate of 38.47%, a greening rate of 42.7% in built area, and a green public area per capita of 12.5 m2. Its air quality consistently ranks among the best in key cities nationwide. Haikou was recognized as one of the first international wetland cities by the United Nations International Wetland Convention Organization in 2018, and the Haikou Wetland Conservation and Restoration Project won the annual award under the “Nature Guardian” category of the Paulson Prize for Sustainability in 2020.

Tourism

Nestled by Haihe River and the South China Sea, Haikou has obvious location advantages. It boasts a wealth of tourism resources, including picturesque coastal bays and inviting leisure tourism attractions such as the Wormhole Library, Mountain in the Sky, and Dongpo Old Pier. It is endowed with valuable ecological tourism resources, such as wetlands, mangroves, hot springs, volcanoes, and tropical wildlife. The city boasts historical and cultural attractions like the Qilou Old Street, Qiongtai Fudi, Temple of the Five Lords, and Hairui Cultural Park. In addition, Haikou offers renowned resort destinations like Mission Hills Resort, Fangyuan International Art House, Shili Chunfeng, and other rural experience attractions for healthcare and recreation. With favorable conditions for hosting large-scale performances and major events, Haikou is a coastal city that integrates leisure consumption, eco-living, and healthcare tourism.

Accommodation

A lavish array of hotels spanning diverse grades gather in Haikou. Many seaside resorts are distributed along Haikou Bay to the west coast, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience the beautiful coastal scenery of Haikou. There are a total of 40 star-rated tourist hotels in the city, including 17 esteemed international brands such as Hilton, Marriott, Hualuxe, Shangri-La, Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Sheraton, Langham, Pullman, Sofitel, and Westin. This prestigious collection constitutes 31.1% of the total number of star-rated tourist hotels in Hainan. These holes stand as the preferred choice for large exhibitions, performances, business and sports activities. Moreover, themed homestays and guesthouses scattered around scenic areas with unique and distinctive styles, are the most comfortable places for tourists to savor a leisurely and slow-paced exploration of Haikou.