Hainan is the second largest ocean island and the smallest land province in China. It occupies an area of 35,000 square kilometers - 13,510 square miles, much of which is made up of tropical primeval forests, mountain ranges, rivers and beaches with nearly 600 species of animals. It's great mineral reserves are rich in oil and natural gas, zirconium, titanium and oil shale to name a few.

Because of the mild climate, and favorable environment, Hainan is regarded as a long life island. Many young seek the island attempting to be one with nature, the old seek its natural beauty and comfortable surroundings. This abundance of sunlight, heat and water is also a huge benefit to farmers as crops can be cultivated any time of year and many yield produce two to three times each year. Grain crops, which have the highest distribution and highest yield in Hainan, include rice, upland rice, shanlanpo rice, wheat, sweet potato, cassava, taro, maize, Chinese sorghum, millet and beans. Hainan's industrial crops include sugarcane, hemp, peanut, sesame and tea. Hainan is rich in a variety of fruits such as pineapple, litchi, longan, banana, plantain, citrus, mango, watermelon, parambola, and jackfruit. This rich island land can boast a produce of over 120 different kinds of vegetables. along with numerous tropical crops such as rubber plant, coconut palm, oil palm, betel palm, pepper, sisal hemp, lemon grass, cashew, cocoa and others. It is also rich in medicinal herbs. There are over 4,000 different kinds of plants growing on the island and over half can be used for medicinal purposes.