Meilan District, Haikou City
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- [Overview] Meilan District was formerly Zhendong District, located in the center of Haikou's old city (occupies two-thirds of the old city area). Haikou's earliest streets, villages, commercial ports and commercial areas were all formed here. On October 16, 2002, according to the approval of the State Council and the Hainan Provincial People's Government to adjust the administrative region of Haikou City, Haikou City made administrative division adjustments, abolished Zhendong District, and established Meilan District on January 1, 2003.
[Construction and Area] In 1950, Hainan Island was liberated. In June of the same year, the Haikou Municipal People's Government was established, and the predecessor of Meilan District, Zhendong District, was under the jurisdiction of Yong'an Town, Baisha Township and Dianbu Township. On October 16, 2002, according to the approval of Document No. 92 of the State Council [2002] and the approval of the provincial government to adjust the administrative area of Haikou City, Haikou City made administrative division adjustments, abolished Zhendong District, and established Meilan District on January 1, 2003. It was composed of the merger of the former Zhendong District and the former Jiangdong Town of Qiongshan City. It is one of the four districts under Haikou City and is known as "Dongmei (Meilan) Xixiu (Xiying)". Meilan District has 5 towns , including Lingshan, Yanfeng, Dajipo, Sanjiang and Xinbu, and 8 streets , including Bailong, Lantian, Hepingnan, Haifu Road, Boai, Baisha, Haidian and Renmin Road . In June 2005, Xinbu Town was reorganized into Xinbu Street, which governed Xinbu Island. So far, Meilan District has 4 towns, 9 streets, 52 neighborhood committees and 53 village committees under its jurisdiction. In 2009, the Xianlai Village Committee (office) was divided into 1 neighborhood committee and 1 village committee, that is, the original Xianlai Town Ruins was converted into a neighborhood committee, and the rural part was still part of the Xianlai Village Committee. In 2022 , Meilan District has under its jurisdiction, Bailong, Baisha, Boai, Haidian, Lantian, Haifu, Renmin, Xinbu and Hepingnan, and 4 towns in Lingshan, Yanfeng, Sanjiang, Dajipo, 57 neighborhood committees and 53 village committees, with a total of 110 village (neighborhood) committees, with 468 residential groups and 809 villagers' groups.
【Position Area 】Meilan District is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, with a north latitude of 19º45'15"-20º05'30" and an east longitude of 110º17'52"-111º42'36". It is located in the eastern part of Haikou City, the south bank of Qiongzhou Strait, and the estuary of the lower reaches of the Nandu River. It is partly across the sea and partly borders with Wenchang City in the east, partly borders with Fucheng Town in Qiongshan District in the south, bounded by Anhaixiu Road, Boai Road and Longhua District in the west, and ends at the beautiful beach in Baishamen in the north, borders the Qiongzhou Strait and across the sea from Hai'an Town, Xuwen County, Guangdong Province. Area code 0898, postal code 570100. The coastline of Meilan District is 118 kilometers long, accounting for 87% of the total coastline of Haikou City. Meilan District is 48.7 kilometers long in the southeast to northwest and 19.8 kilometers wide in the southwest to northeast. In 2022 , the total area will be 581.56 square kilometers, and the area of towns and villages accounts for 80%.
[Geological and Geomorphism] The geological structure of Meilan District is mainly marine and sea land strata after the Cenozoic era. There are 3 fault zones in the territory, including the Wangwuzhi Cultural and Education Deep Dao fault and the Magnoia to Puqian fault; the Dongzhaigang to Qinglangang fault zone in the longitudinal direction. The landform is mainly characterized by gentle terrain and lower altitude. Its characteristics are : a coastal step-shaped landform, with a high terrain in the south and low terrain in the north, tilting from southwest to northeast, with an altitude of less than 10 meters. The lowest point is the estuary of the Nandu River ( 0.4 meters ), and the highest point is the Jiadongling (151 meters) in Dapo Town, without mountains and rolling hills . Although soil types have regional differences , they have certain distribution rules. The soil types in the whole region include basalt brick red soil, volcanic ash young brick red soil, sand shale red soil, and band-shaped tidal mud. There are 7 soil categories, 15 subcategories, and 25 soil genera.
[Climate Characteristics] Meilan District has a tropical , with an average annual sunshine of 2225.2 hours, rich in heat; affected by tropical marine climate and monsoon circulation, the climate is mild, with an annual average temperature of 23.3℃, an annual frost-free period of 346 days, and no ice and snow all year round; the annual average rainfall is 1639 mm, which is a semi-temperature climate with obvious dry and wet seasons; the regular wind is mainly northeastern wind and old wind, and belongs to the Pacific typhoon area, with tropical storms and typhoon active seasons from April to October each year.
[River Hydrology] Meilan District belongs to the Nandu River , with a length of 19 kilometers in Meilan District , a basin area of 1,300 square kilometers, and an annual runoff of 6.099 billion cubic meters. The main rivers flowing through the territory are: Meishe River , 31.4 kilometers long , with a basin area of 80.87 square kilometers, with a total drop of 130.8 meters; Haidian River, one of the sea outlet diversions of the Nandu River, belongs to the section between the tide boundary and the pure tide boundary , with a total length of 3.35 kilometers; Yawei River, a tributary of the Nandu River and a fork of the Henggou River , flowing all the way to Haidian Wuxi Road, which once divided Haidian Island into two, is now one of the main for flood discharge and pollution discharge in Haidian Island ; Yanfengdong River, which is 31.5 kilometers long , with a basin area of 76.7 square kilometers, with a total drop of 53.4 meters; Yanfengxi River , which is 20.3 kilometers long , with a basin area of 53.9 square kilometers, with a total drop of 51.6 meters, with an average ratio of the riverbed of 0.00106 ; Yanzhou River, the main stream is 50 kilometers long , the basin area is 253 square kilometers , and the riverbed is 236 square kilometers in Haikou , the average ratio of the riverbed is 0.0018 , and the total drop is 148.3 meters; Luoya River (Luowuxi) originates from Dongcheng Village , Yongxing Town, Xiuying District, and flows through Yongzhuang , Haikou to Ruxian Village , with a sea of people. The basin area is 57.5 square kilometers , the river length is 23.7 kilometers, and the total drop is 53.1 meters . Most of the rain-collection area belongs to the neighboring area of Haikou City; Furong River originates from Changheling, southern Lingshan Town, and goes to sea from Dalusong Village, Guilin Yangfarm . The basin area is 39.45 square kilometers, the main stream length is 20.7 kilometers, the average ratio of the riverbed is 0.00094 , the total drop is 39.6 meters, and the arable land elevation is generally 5-20 meters.
The reservoirs are mainly small reservoirs, among which medium-sized reservoirs include Fengtan Reservoir and Dingrong Reservoir; the small reservoirs include Jinwen Reservoir, Longwo Reservoir, Jiangyuan Reservoir, Jiafeng Reservoir, Suxunsan Reservoir , Tianwei Reservoir, Yacheng Reservoir, Guangyin Reservoir, Darong Reservoir, Xidai Reservoir, Longpan Reservoir, Luxia Reservoir, Boluo Reservoir, Potou Reservoir, Niuxia Reservoir, Linxiang Reservoir, and Maoshan Reservoir. Meilan District has abundant groundwater resources, but its distribution is uneven. Groundwater reserves are abundant along the Nandu River and the eastern coastal areas, while the rough slope area in the southeast is a poor area for groundwater resources.
[Mineral Resources] The mineral resources in Meilan District are mainly non-metallic minerals. There are mainly basalt stones for construction, distributed in the area of Dahu, Sanjiang Town to Xianlai, Dajipo Town; building brick and tile clay, distributed in the area of Meilan Village Committee to Sanjiang Town, and focused in Rending Village, Lingshan. The variegated clay of Xiuying Formation of the mine system is layered, about 900 meters long, 100-200 meters wide, with a thickness greater than 0.5 meters, and a reserve of about 79,200 cubic meters, which has been mined ; river sand is distributed in the riverbed and bank of Nandu River and its tributaries, and is mainly distributed in the sea port zone of Ruquan Village, Lingshan Town to Haidian Island , with a total length of about 30 kilometers and a thickness of 4-6 meters, which has been mined .
[Animal Resources] According to preliminary statistics, there are 159 species of birds in the region, mainly distributed in the mangrove National Nature Reserve. Among them, rare and endangered birds belonging to the national second-class protected birds include yellow-billed egret, black-faced spoonbill, white spoonbill, black-billed gull, small reed dried thousand birds, etc., a total of 16 species. Among the 227 species of migratory birds listed in the "China-Japan Agreement on the Protection of Migratory Birds and Their Habitat Environment", there are 75 species of migratory birds in Dongzhai Port. Among the 81 species of migratory birds listed in the "China-Australia Agreement on the Protection of Migratory Birds and Their Habitat Environment", there are 35 species of migratory birds in Dongzhai Port. There are many birds in Dongzhai Port, which can be called "bird paradise". There are 27 species of insects. The main domestic animals include buffalo, ox, pig, sheep, dog, cat, rabbit, and the main poultry include chicken, duck, geese, turkey, and pigeon. There are 57 species of fish recorded in the sea area of the jurisdiction, such as eels, grouper, bass, etc., most of which have high economic value. There are also 92 species of large benthic animals, all of which have high economic and edible value, mainly including sand silkworms, mud cloves, oysters, clams, snails, shrimps, crabs, etc.
[Plant Resources] Meilan's jurisdiction includes casuarina, eucalyptus, mazan, pine, coarse fruit, crabapple, neem, and other timber forests, including rubber, betel nut, lychee, longan, yellow skin, jackfruit, rosewood, teak, agarwood and other economic forests. Vegetation is mainly shrubs and grass. Natural vegetation is mainly a common and wild shrub grass plant population in the southern tropical regions. The main vegetation includes the coastal mangrove communities distributed in the northeast coastal areas, the sparse tree shrub communities distributed in the southeast, the savanna communities distributed in the east and southwest, the sparse tree shrub grassland communities distributed in the east of the Nandu River, and the tropical coastal sandy communities and tropical coastal grassland communities along the northern coast. The built-up areas of the city are mainly artificial vegetation . Artificial vegetation consists of various cultivation species of tropical vegetation .
[Tourism Resources] Meilan District has unique location and obvious advantages in tourism resources. It has a 118-kilometer golden coastline known as one of the eight most beautiful coasts in China. It is the third largest Dongzhaigang National Mangrove Nature Reserve in the world and the first in Asia and the Dongzhaigang Qiongbei earthquake site. It is the political, economic and cultural central urban area of Hainan. Meilan District has the urban scenery of the Haikou Tourism and Shopping Central Trade Zone, which integrates tourism, shopping, leisure and entertainment, with Haifu Avenue and Haixiu Avenue as the axis. It also has the "one corridor, three pieces, and four characteristics" Mangroves tourism film from Jita City to Dongzhaigang, Sanjiangwan green ecological village film, and rough slope red tourism film are integrated into a first-class rural slow-moving sightseeing belt in the northern part of Qiong. In addition, it also has rich marine tourism resources, such as Guilin Ocean Seaside Scenic Area, Undersea Village Ancient Village Site Scenic Area, Haikou Bay Coastal Scenic Area, etc.; the historical and cultural style of the Ancient Archway Street, the quaint folk customs of the ancient village of Daojun, and the experience of the glorious years of the war years when entering the former residence of the General Lin Yihua of Taiwan, all of which belong to Meilan District's characteristic land tourism resources.
[Population] In 2022 , the permanent population of Meilan District was 872,700 (731,700 urban population). The urbanization rate in the whole district is about 83.84 %. The birth rate in the district was 9.27‰; the mortality rate was 5.14‰.
[Ethnic and Language] Meilan District is a home for multi-ethnic groups to develop and live together. Among the population living in the area, the Han people are the main ones, and the ethnic minorities include 43 brotherly ethnic groups including Li, Miao, Zhuang, Hui, Tibetan, Tujia, Mongolian, Buyi, Kazakh, Uyghur, etc., which live in a mixed manner, unite and harmony, and develop in an integrated manner. The language is diverse, mainly Hainan dialect, and is popular in Mandarin and Cantonese.
[Religion] The main religions in Meilan District include Buddhism, Kipism, and Catholicism. Each religion has religious venues and religious activities are carried out normally . There are 8 religious activity venues approved for registration , including 4 Buddhist activity venues , 3 Christian activity venues, and 1 Catholic activity venue.
[Hainan Bayin] One of Hainan's main local instrumental music, Lingshan Town, Meilan District is the key investigation and protection unit of Hainan Bayin. Hainan Bayin is named after its use of eight major types of musical instruments. The eight major categories of musical instruments are : strings, zithers, flutes, tubes, flutes, gongs, drums, and cymbals. Hainan’s commonly known as the eight-tone music includes both instruments, music and bands. Hainan Eight music has rich music, divided into four categories according to habits: big blows, gongs and drums, clear sounds, and opera drums. More than 500 music passed down from history have been included. It has the legacy of ancient Chinese music since the Han and Tang dynasties and has high music research value.
[Hainan Doll Opera] One of the opera performance art varieties with Because it was produced earlier than the Hainan opera genre - Qiong Opera, the Qiong Opera artist called the doll opera artist "senior brother". In Hainan, the hand-held wood team had appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. In 1930, Chen Mingshu's "Hainan Island Chronicles" recorded: "The drama is in Hainan, and there was a performance of the hand-supported wood troupe in the Yuan Dynasty. "The hand-supported wood troupe is commonly known as "doll play".
[Sanjiang "Dancing Tiger"] Sanjiang, located 37 kilometers east of Haikou City , was named after the three streams - Meimin River, Honghua River and Luoniu River crossingthe territory from south, north, and middle to east. Since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains immigrants and the tiger dance that migrated southward were implanted intoits beautiful water and soil. Tiger dance performance is an ancient folk art with a long history. It is said that it was introduced , especially in the Sanjiang area. There were many tiger dance teams in Luowu Village, which were relatively famous. By 2022 , Sanjiang Town had 6 teams of the Dance Tiger Team , with 150 participants participating in the performance. The Tiger Dance Team mainly performs by playing tigers and fighting tigers. During this period, he also played the role of Land God and Land Woman to help him liven up. The Dance Tiger Team originally served the "Military Po" festival in the second month of the lunar calendar every year, and helped Mrs. Xian go out to the temple to promote the lively and powerful force. After the founding of New China, it also created an atmosphere for major mass activities. The Dance Tiger Team has always been famous for its wonderful performances, excellent kung fu and grand scenes. It is very popular among the masses and overseas Chinese. Whenever villagers hold wedding events or overseas Chinese return home, the Dance Tiger Team will be invited to perform to cheer up the fun of the show to celebrate.
[Sanjiang Lady Xian Cultural Festival] Originally known as Junpo Festival. Military slope, also known as military slope, is called "Naojun slope", "Faijun slope", "Jijun slope", "March slope", etc. This traditional festival spontaneously emerged by the people has been said to be 1,300 years old, and its origin is generally believed to be to commemorate Lady Xian. The people regularly "decorate" every year to accept the review of Mrs. Xian, expressing their determination to resist foreign aggression and defend their country. While "preparing the army", there must be a batch of agricultural products sold and a batch of entertainment programs staged, which is also an expression of the people's wish to live and work in peace and pursue a happy life, and it will comfort the spirits with it. During the Lady Xian Cultural Festival, in addition to dressing up and eating military meals, some of the most Hainan-style folk activities were displayed, such as wearing a stick, crossing a volcano, climbing a knife ladder, patrolling a Pozu, dancing a lion and picking green.
[Local Specialties] The Thai Black Diamond Wax planted in Meilan District is the largest wax planting base in the country and an important tropical fruit demonstration base for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs . The main local special products in the country include salted duck, Qukou seafood in Yanfeng Town, and Lingshan powder in Lingshan Town. Sanjiaoning sweet potato is the first variant of sweet potato to enter Hainan. It is currently planted in large quantities in Yanfeng, Lingshan, Sanjiang and Dajipo towns in Meilan District, with an area of about tens of thousands of acres. The main production area is located near the mangrove forests of Dongzhaigang. The soft and salty sandy land is very suitable for the growth of sweet potatoes. Because the sand contains sea salt, the Meilan Triangleen sweet potato absorbs the salty flavor, forming a unique sweet and salty texture. It is very attractive and is deeply loved by islanders and foreign customers. It has a good reputation in the market and has become a famous agricultural product brand in Meilan District.
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