Visa
Visitors come to Hainan Province for official business or less than 15 days' trip from countries and regions that have foreign relations or official business can obtain visas at Haikou or Sanya Customs.

Tourists from the following countries have the privilege of a free visa via travel agencies approved by Hainan. These countries are Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Philippines, India, Germany, UK, France, Australia, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Holland, USA and Canada, etc. Taiwan residents can apply for a throwaway permit at Haikou or Sanya Port. Residents of Hong Kong, Macau and overseas Chinese people can enter Hainan with a Returning Card or other approved valid certificate.

Upon entering Hainan, tourists must declare their luggage and articles at the Customs. Please Dial: 0898-851-6888 for detailed information on Chinese Customs.

Money
Tourists can have money exchanged to Chinese currency at the Bank of China and large hotels. The Ren Min Bi (Chinese currency) comes in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1

Dialing Code: 0898

Zip Code: 570000

Useful Numbers:
Tourist Complaint: 8008768188 (Free)

University:
Hainan University (http://www.hainu.edu.cn/enweb/): It is the largest and key university of Hainan Province. It has Foreign Language schools teaching English, Japanese and French.
Location: No. 58, Renmin Avenue, Haikou, Hainan

Hainan Normal University: Established in 1949, it is the oldest advanced institute of Hainan Province. And it is the key normal university in Hainan. Chinese Center for Foreigners of the university is approved by the State Council to enroll foreign students from Japan, Thailand, USA, Korea and Germany, etc.
Location: No. 99, Longkun South Road, Haikou, Hainan

 Minority Groups
As well as the Han people, there are a number of minority groups living in the province. The Li Ethnic Minority Group is the native group of Hainan. With a population of over 1.3 million, they inhabit the Mt. Wuzhishan and southwestern areas of the Island. The Li Minority has a close cultural relationship with Zhuang and Buyi minorities. Their most famous product, Li Brocade, has been greatly admired since the Tang Dynasty (618-907).