Central Hainan Highlands

Hainan's interior, made up of Wuzhishan, Qiongzhong, Tunchang and Baisha, dominated by tropical rainforest, Li and Miao villages and mountain countryside.

Under the five-region tourism division of Hainan, the Central Highlands region includes Wuzhishan City, Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Tunchang County and Baisha Li Autonomous County. It is the mountainous heartland of Hainan Island and also the core distribution area of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. As for the definition, note that in this dataset the "Wuzhishan · Baoting" destination is attached to Baoting and falls within the Greater Sanya region, so the only member of this region in the data is Qiongzhong, although Wuzhishan City still administratively belongs to this region. Core highlights include the tropical rainforests of Wuzhi Mountain, Hainan's highest peak, and Limu Mountain; Baihualing Waterfall and Li and Miao villages such as Shihan Village in Qiongzhong; the meteorite crater and tea plantations of Baisha; and the primeval forest around Yinggeling. The traditional Li and Miao festival around the third day of the third lunar month each year is the most ethnically distinctive, offering a chance to experience customs such as bamboo-pole dancing, shanlan rice wine and long-table feasts. A classic plan is to take the central route from Haikou to Sanya, stopping a night each in Qiongzhong and Wuzhishan for rainforest hikes and village visits; two to three days are recommended, and it can be linked with a Sanya resort trip. For transport, there is no airport or high-speed railway in this region, so you need to self-drive or charter a car from Haikou or Sanya via the central expressway; mountain roads have many bends. When hiking in the rainforest, stick to official trails, take care against slipping after rain, and watch out for mountain leeches; some protected areas require reservations or a guide.

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