Atlas
Hainan Island
Hainan is a large tropical island of coconut breezes and sea, remembered in Su Dongpo's verse as a homeland.
Prefecture: Danzhou
Province: HainanFishing boats rest beside Hainan’s palm-fringed bay, where a small coastal village sits between tropical forest and turquoise water.
Sculpture1
- Tianya Haijiao & Southern Pillar Rock in Sanya
Qing scholar Cheng Zhe's carved inscription and towering boulders mark this famed land's-end spot in Sanya, where giant rocks meet the endless blue sea.
Civic Building2
- Danzhou Dongpo Academy & Zaijiutang
During three years of exile in Danzhou, Su Dongpo taught, wrote and brought classical learning to Li and Miao students, making this academy a cradle of Hainan education.
- Haikou Wugong Temple & Qiongtai Academy
Honoring five renowned ministers, Li Deyu, Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Li Guang and Hu Quan, the Wugong Temple's hall is known as the First Tower of Hainan.
Natural Wonder1
- Wuzhishan Rainforest & Shuiman River
Hainan's highest mountain, Wuzhishan shelters a genetic treasure house of plants and animals where lowland monsoon forest gives way to montane cloud forest.
In its history3
- Li Sic. 280–208 BCE
Part of Hainan Island's history: Institution of County System. Qin chancellor and pupil of Xunzi who argued against reviving fiefs, proposed the burning of books, and was executed after Zhao Gao turned the Second Emperor against him
- Qin Shi Huang (Ying Zheng)259–210 BCE
Part of Hainan Island's history: Institution of County System. King of Qin who conquered the six rival states by 221 BC, took the title First Emperor and imposed commanderies, one script and uniform measures
- Wang WanDates unknown; chancellor of Qin in 221 BCE
Part of Hainan Island's history: Institution of County System. Qin chancellor who helped devise the imperial title in 221 BCE and proposed enfeoffing the emperor's sons as kings, a plan rejected in favour of Li Si's commanderies
Qin1
- Institution of County System
Abolishing feudal fiefs to establish 36 commanderies, constructing the centralized bureaucratic state.
Han1
- Han Establishes Zhuya and Dan'er Commanderies110 BCE
In 110 BCE, the Han established the Zhuya and Dan'er commanderies on Hainan, creating an early administrative framework there.
Song1
- Su Shi's Exile at Danzhou1097–1100 CE
From 1097 to 1100, Su Shi lived in exile at Danzhou and helped establish Zaijiu Hall for teaching and scholarly exchange.