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This Chinese City Is NOT What I Expected
Haikou, Hainan: Exploring China's Unexpected Tropical Gem
Hainan, the tropical island in the south of China, is a popular tourist destination for mainland Chinese and is often referred to as "China’s Hawaii." I started my trip to Hainan with a visit to its capital city: Haikou.
After spending time in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, arriving in Haikou — a tier 3...
Hainan, the tropical island in the south of China, is a popular tourist destination for mainland Chinese and is often referred to as "China’s Hawaii." I started my trip to Hainan with a visit to its capital city: Haikou.
After spending time in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, arriving in Haikou — a tier 3 city with a population of just 3 million — felt almost like a culture shock. I was genuinely surprised by the people, the markets, and the architecture as I wandered through the colourful streets of the Old Town.
Cori Ander's Hainan adventure begins in Haikou, a city that surprised her. From the bustling streets of the Old Town to the vibrant local markets, Haikou offered an unexpected cultural immersion. Explore this tropical paradise with Cori as she navigates charming streets, discovers hidden gems, and experiences the unique atmosphere of this lesser-known Chinese city. Get ready for a captivating journey filled with unexpected delights!
Hainan, the tropical island in the south of China, is a popular tourist destination for mainland Chinese and is often referred to as "China’s Hawaii." I started my trip to Hainan with a visit to its capital city: Haikou.
After spending time in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, arriving in Haikou — a tier 3 city with a population of just 3 million — felt almost like a culture shock. I was genuinely surprised by the people, the markets, and the architecture as I wandered through the colourful streets of the Old Town.
Cori introduces Haikou as the capital of Hainan Island and calls the island “China’s Florida.” He visits People’s Park around the middle of the day, saying it is about 30 degrees Celsius, hot and humid, and unusually quiet. He looks at a revolutionary memorial and reads a translated plaque using Google Translate. The translation says “King Dao Island”; he says he is unsure why and suspects it may be a translation error. He explains his understanding that the memorial honors Communist comrades who fought Nationalists in 1950. Cori crosses toward Haikou’s old town, noting that electric scooters are quiet and that pedestrians share sidewalks with them. He walks along local streets with restaurants, small shops, family businesses, a pedestrian street and market stalls. He describes the architecture as influenced by styles he associates with Europe and Southeast Asia, and says Chinese people who returned from overseas brought some of the buildings’ design. He says Haikou was used as a trading port but was never directly colonized, and that some old buildings are being preserved. He visits a wet market where he sees dried seafood, live turtles, snakes, frogs, meat, eggs and other goods, with electric scooters moving through the narrow lanes. Some of his identifications, such as the type of fish or intestines, are explicitly guesses. He later describes a payment problem: he says he can pay businesses with Alipay but could not pay one seller whose account was set up as a private person. He finds the old clock tower, which he says was built in the 1920s, destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and rebuilt. He does not give a filming month.
Cori explores Haikou on Hainan Island, starting at People’s Park before walking through the old town, pedestrian streets, local shops and a wet market. He comments on the heat, quiet electric scooters, the mix of architecture and the city’s local businesses. He describes a revolutionary memorial and the old clock tower, then talks about an Alipay payment issue he encounters as a foreign visitor.
Cori walks through Haikou’s park, old town, local streets and wet market, describing the tropical heat and quiet electric scooters.
Haikou Old Town Walk: Markets and Island Life in Hainan
1:14 Cori visits People’s Park around 1 p.m. and says it is about 30 degrees Celsius, hot and humid. He finds the park quiet at that time, but this is his observation during the visit.
5:29 Cori says electric scooters can be hard to hear and often share sidewalks with pedestrians. He warns walkers to watch for them, especially where there is little or no separate sidewalk.
14:41 The creator says electric scooters carry goods through narrow wet-market lanes and warns pedestrians not to get run over. Keep an eye out for moving scooters when walking through these alleys.
19:11 Cori says he could pay businesses through Alipay but could not pay a seller whose account was set up as a private person. This is his experience as a foreign visitor, not a general payment rule.
1:14 Cori visits People’s Park around 1 p.m. and says it is about 30 degrees Celsius, hot and humid. He finds the park quiet at that time, but this is his observation during the visit.
5:29 Cori says electric scooters can be hard to hear and often share sidewalks with pedestrians. He warns walkers to watch for them, especially where there is little or no separate sidewalk.
14:41 The creator says electric scooters carry goods through narrow wet-market lanes and warns pedestrians not to get run over. Keep an eye out for moving scooters when walking through these alleys.
19:11 Cori says he could pay businesses through Alipay but could not pay a seller whose account was set up as a private person. This is his experience as a foreign visitor, not a general payment rule.
0:00 Welcome to Hainan Island
2:06 Communist memorial
5:04 Old Town Haikou
7:08 Pedestrian Street
9:58 Local (wet)market
15:13 Exploring the Old Town
18:38 Local Shops
20:26 Old Clock Tower
0:00 Welcome to Hainan Island
2:06 Communist memorial
5:04 Old Town Haikou
7:08 Pedestrian Street
9:58 Local (wet)market
15:13 Exploring the Old Town
18:38 Local Shops
20:26 Old Clock Tower
chinahaikouhainanchina floridachinas floridaold townclock towertropical islandislandsouthern chinaholiday chinachina adventurechina vlogWhich city does Cori explore on Hainan Island?
He visits Haikou, which he identifies as Hainan’s capital.
What does Cori say about the weather at People’s Park?
He says it is around 30 degrees Celsius, hot and humid, during his midday visit.
What should pedestrians watch for in Haikou’s streets?
Cori warns that quiet electric scooters share sidewalks and narrow market lanes with pedestrians.
What does Cori see in the wet market?
He describes seafood, turtles, snakes, frogs, meat and eggs, while noting that some item identifications are guesses.
What payment issue does Cori describe?
He says he could pay businesses with Alipay but could not pay one seller whose account was set up as a private person.
What does Cori say about Haikou’s old clock tower?
He says it was built in the 1920s, destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and later rebuilt.
