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Hainan () is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The name "Hainan" also refers to Hainan Island (海南岛, ''Hǎinán Dǎo''), the main island of the province. Hainan is located in the South China Sea, separated from Guangdong's Leizhou Peninsula to the north by the shallow and narrow Qiongzhou Strait. For 39 years after the PRC's establishment, Hainan was part of Guangdong Province until in 1988 when the island became part of the newly created Hainan Province (海南省, ''Hǎinán Shěng''). The province has an area of and is China's southernmost province. Although it comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, (97%) of its land mass is Hainan Island, from which the province takes its name. The PRC government claims territories of the province extend to the southern Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands, and other disputed marine territory. Hainan Province is the largest Special Economic Zone established by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the late 1980s. There are a total of ten major cities and ten counties in Hainan Province. Haikou on the northern coast of Hainan Island is the capital while Sanya is a well-known tourist destination on the south coast. The other major cities are Wenchang, Qionghai, Wanning, Wuzhishan, Dongfang and Danzhou. ==Etymology== The name "Hainan" (海南) describes its location south of the Qiongzhou Strait, while the Leizhou Peninsula is also called Haibei (海北) as it is located north of the strait. Hainan Island was once called the Pearl Cliffs (珠崖, Zhūyá), Fine Jade Cliffs (琼崖/瓊崖, Qióngyá), and the Fine Jade Land (琼州/瓊州, Qióngzhōu). The latter two names gave rise to the province's abbreviation, ''Qióng'' (琼/瓊), referring to the pearls that were once abundant on the north coast of the island. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hainan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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