Wenchang City, a city under the provincial jurisdiction of Hainan Province, was called Zibei County in ancient times and was renamed three times later. In 627, it was changed to Wenchang County. 1995, the county was set up as a city, and Wenchang city was changed.
Wenchang has obvious geographical advantages. Located in the northeast of Hainan Province, there are 17 towns with a population of 590,000, 60 kilometers away from Haikou, the provincial capital, and only 40 kilometers away from meilan airport. The convenient East Ring Railway passes Wenchang, which takes 24 minutes by train to Haikou and 20 minutes by train from meilan airport to Wenchang.
Wenchang is surrounded by the sea in the east, south and north, with the longest coastline of 278.5 kilometers and a sea area of 4,600 square kilometers. Wenchang Qinglan Port is a national first-class open port, and Mulan Port is a natural deep-water port and an important maritime hub connecting Southeast Asia. The "two bridges and one road" under construction will activate many coastal resources in the northeast of Wenchang and realize the development of Wenchang and Haikou in the same city; The Wenchang-Boao Expressway, which is about to start construction, will be connected with the eastern expressway and fully integrated into the important transportation network in the province.
Wenchang-Chengmai high-grade tourist highway horizontally connects Wenchang, Ding 'an, Chengmai and Lingao in the northern part of Qiongbei, realizing the sharing of ecological, tourism and other characteristic resources among the four cities and counties, and forming an one-hour economic circle centered on Haikou; Good location advantages and convenient traffic conditions make Wenchang fully integrated into the half-hour economic circle of the provincial capital, with great development potential.
Wenchang's Natural Resources
Wenchang City is rich in tourism resources, integrating eight tourism resources, namely sunshine, sea water, beach, vegetation, air, island, customs and countryside, and is one of the most important tourist destinations in Hainan Province. There is Tongguling, which is known as the first peak in Qiongdong and the wonder peak in the world. Tongguling has a total of 18 peaks, which are endless and beautiful. There are also the Wan Yunlong Underwater Nature Park (Coral Mountain) and various stone parks known as the Great Barrier Reef in China.
Wenchang has Coconut Bay and unique coastal coconut grove scenery; Gaolongwan with beautiful scenery; There is a magical and charming Fengjiawan, sparkling and the beach is white; Guanxin hot spring with good water quality and high water temperature; Bamenwan Mangrove Zone Rare Marine Forest Park; There is a world-renowned ancestral court of the Song family; Mulan lighthouse with the first tower in Asia; There are antique Confucius temples; There are seven islands better than fairyland.
The offshore waters are rich in marine aquatic products resources and vast in fishing grounds, facing the three major fishing grounds of Qizhouyang, Tonggu and Qinglan, with a long fishing period and a wide variety of aquatic products. Among them, there are more than 40 kinds of valuable grouper, mackerel, lobster, prawn, abalone, squid and sea cucumber. In addition, there are shallow coral reefs and eucheuma distribution areas. There are 6,000 hectares of coral reefs here, which are rich in algae and produce 250 tons of eucheuma and condensate every year. Up to now, there are 26,385 mu of mudflat culture, 5,000 mu of prawn culture and 642 mu of abalone culture.