Wuzhizhou Island Tourism Zone

About 2.7kilometers away from the village and 30 kilometers away from the city center in the north, the Wuzhizhou Island is located in the Haitang Bay in Houhai village, Linwang county, facing the Nanwanhou Island in the north and bordering the Yalong Bay called "the first bay in the world"in the south. It is next to the eastern highway and 38 kilometers away from the Phoenix Airport.

Wuzhizhou Island called "Guqizhou"in the ancient time, has an area of 1.48 square kilometers in the shape of an irregular butterfly with a length of 1400 meters from the east to the west and a width of 1100 meters from the north to the south which is 30 kilometers away from the city center. As one of the few islands with fresh water and rich plants around Hainan Island, it possesses more than 2000 kinds of plants and lots of precious trees like the Dragontree called the “giant panda in the plants”as well as some rare botanic landscapes, such as symbiosis, autoeciousness and so on.

The transport on the island is very convenient thanks to its advantageous location and the Eastern highway near it. And the biggest hovership in the country at the moment is able to carry 70 people at one time to the island.

The Wuzhizhou Island which is of a typical tropical maritime climate is endowed with a pleasant temperature all the year round, an ideal place for holidays, leisure, winter prevention, winter swim and other recreations.

There are more than 2000 different kinds of plants, arbors and shrubs growing on the island. And the altitude of the highest point in the southeast of the island is 79.9 meters with dangerous cliff, reef and surfing sea. As to land in the west and north area, it is relatively flat with soft and white sands on the beach. The sea water there is extremely clear with a high visibility of 27 meters. Besides, it is rich in nightlight snails, sea cucumber, lobsters, sierra fish, urchin, pomfret and colorful tropical fish. And the coral reefs which are fantastic and of different shapes in the seabed of the southern sea area are well-protected. Therefore, it is the best place for seawater entertainments, especially for diving. Two historical relics, namely the Matsu Temple and the Guanri Cliff are the must-see spots.