Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island, Artificial island in Haikou Bay, China.
Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island is an artificial island under construction off Holiday Beach in Haikou Bay, Haikou, Hainan, China. As of April 2016, it consists of a roughly circular body of land with a bridge providing access to and from the shore. It is owned and being developed by HNA Group, which envisions it ultimately becoming a visitor attraction with hotels and taking the shape of a yin-yang symbol at about 266 hectares.
Nanhai Pearl Artificial Island is being built in Haikou Bay by the HNA Group, which owns the project. As of April 2016 the island was a roughly circular body of land linked to the shore by a bridge. Plans call for it to grow to about 266 hectares and take the shape of a yin-yang symbol.
The name Nanhai Pearl refers to the island's setting in the South China Sea (Nanhai) and its pearl-like form. The planned yin-yang outline is a design concept for the finished island, not a feature visitors can see today; as of April 2016 the island was a roughly circular body of land. HNA Group, the developer, also owns other artificial islands in Hainan, such as Ruyi Island and Huludao in Haikou.
Access to the island is by a single bridge from the shore at Holiday Beach in Haikou Bay. The island is a construction site owned by HNA Group, so check locally whether the bridge and any finished areas are open before setting out.
The island is owned and developed by HNA Group, the Hainan-based conglomerate. As of April 2016 it was still a roughly circular body of land linked to the shore by a single bridge, and the planned yin-yang outline and 266-hectare size existed only on paper.
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