Bo'ao
博鳌镇
Boao
Town
Downtown Bo'ao
Downtown Bo'ao
Bo'ao is located in Hainan
Bo'ao
Bo'ao
Location in Hainan
Coordinates: 19°09′38″N 110°34′51″E / 19.16056°N 110.58083°E / 19.16056; 110.58083
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
County-level cityQionghai
Area
 • Total12 sq mi (31 km2)
Population
 • Total10,000
 • Density840/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
571434
Area code0898

Bo'ao/Boao (simplified Chinese: 博鳌; traditional Chinese: 博鰲; pinyin: Bó'áo) is a town located next to the eastern coastal city of Qionghai in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China, near the mouth of the Wanquan River where it discharges into the South China Sea. The town is 17 km (11 mi) away from Qionghai, 105 km (65 mi) away from Haikou and 180 km (110 mi) away from Sanya.[1][2] Bo'ao is famous for the Boao Forum for Asia, an international organisation whose venue is permanently located on Bo'ao's largest island, Dongyu Island (Chinese: 东屿岛).[3]

Transportation

Bo'ao railway station serves this town.

Map including the Bo'ao/Boao area (1963)

Song about Bo'ao

In 2018, French singer Dantès Dailiang and Chinese singer Eva release two songs in four languages (Chinese, Russian, French and English) and two music video clips about Bo'ao.[4]

See also

References

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